There’s an episode of Reveal about this: https://www.revealnews.org/episodes/affir… it’s an illuminating piece on how the UT program works, why it’s important and the surprise that many students from lower performing high schools who earn places at UT because of the top 10 rule don’t end up enrolling there.

I got a tick in my armpit yesterday walking the dog in my neighborhood. The northeast is rife people. It is gross. Plenty of deer in parts of Jersey. You do not need to be woodsy or ever hike to get Lyme. You just need to walk across a stretch of grass. Which happens.

That she’d see it as an HONOR!!!

I don’t think they let her get to the pushing stage— that was part of why they couldn’t wait for another epidural. Most still births are vaginal birth because of the better chance of a full recovery, especially for women who might want to try for another pregnancy. C-sections are common but still have more risks, even…

I mean it’s different when it’s your kid mostly because you are too sleep deprived to notice.

There is no doubt that politics and corruption are happy bedfellows. I don’t think the supreme Court is as corrupt, but maybe I am naïve. I do know there’s no overturning citizens united with aTrump nominee or three on the court. Here’s the thing: I voted for Nader and discovered the hard way that there is actually a…

It is most likely that 3 supreme Court justices will be nominated by the next President. It’s not just the executive branch at stake. A third party candidate has even more hurdles in general election than Sanders faced trying to infiltrate the two part system as a third party. A third party victory in this election…

It does drive me crazy that Bernie (and co) is shocked that he—as an anti - establishment candidate who has only been a member of the party since conveniently 2015, the year he declared—has encountered some speed bumps from the establishment. Wasn’t this point #1 on the “smuggling a third party candidate into a two…

And it might give a few new angles/life to a very tired franchise

My favorite boyfriends are a 7 for all mankind josefina. Also good: Paige Jimmy Jimmy ❤ and rag and bone Dre and Frame le Garcon(but seriously, size down. I love mine but they stretch too much). On the cheaper end, I’ve found great pairs at loft, but some years the denim is better than others. Also lots of people like…

I used to consider it a routine weekenr of pms—first the bloating and mood swings, then the pregnancy test taking and acne. Then the cramps...

I def would wear paper bag waist shorts, so cute and pretty flattering too if your waist line is still there just not so firm as the last time the fad passed through

Make Deborah Madison’s All Bean Chili with black beans and small red beans and then come back to me. Your black bean conversion story has yet to be written...

If you get Lyme’s now, you’re much more likely to be tested and diagnosed. This wasn’t always the case and the longer it is in the body, the more damage it does. Even still, it’s common for docs to recommend a low dose antibiotic initially when most people will need 30 days. I know an 11 year old who was diagnosed…

I just decided to binge on it this February. The first three seasons are top notch. 4-5 have strong moments and still a lot of pull. The last stretch is indeed a stretch. Coming into the middle of this recent and final season, a couple of things are obvious: the writing is so perfunctory and Margulies got really…

I for one am just surprised to learn Shoney’s still exist.

le petit wow

Also, all the people who said if they can’t vote for Bernie, they’ll vote for Trump. White middle aged male.

The guy from Midnight Oil was my patron saint in the dance floor

And that would be so much more fun. I was excited when I heard the then and then immediately sad because I knew that we’d end up with a lot of sequin and foil and done. Sigh.