Never drink out of a black person’s glass or take a bite of their food without permission.

Yep. I’ve been saying this especially about Earth-based SF for years. For example, a show like Stargate SG-1, while awesome in a lot of ways, is gonna get criticized for its uber-white representation of the American military. When you’ve got other galaxies and aliens and stuff, to not ground the story in such a basic…

Calling your representatives works. No really, it works, sometimes even under this monster parade of an administration.

I love the podcast route. When I was most up on the latest music trends, it was from listening to Jim DeRogotis and Greg Kot on Sound Opinions out of Chicago Public Radio and John Schaefer’s Soundcheck and New Sounds out of WNYC. I also kept an eye on NPR’s All Songs Considered, but I find Bob Boilen, et. al. so…

My mom pushed Spelman so hard, and I had to keep telling her I wasn’t going to an all women’s college, LOL. I don’t know why she just didn’t fall back to Howard then—that probably would have worked. I think I would have simply had different experience at an HBCU, rather than a better one. Being part of a large…

I love Smith, too, although it is really white and so expensive. I hear it was 72K per year now. That hurts so much.

I think you’re right about location being a HUGE factor. People should think about where they want to spend that time (and what might be the opportunities after they graduate).

That was my experience too. No one in my family had gone to college, so we didn’t even have a vocabulary for choosing based on the college experience. Looking back on it, it seems crazy, but being all about the best program (which for me was a top tier program at an okay college) was the best thing for me and I have…

One of the last cases I worked on involved the courts telling prosecutors to stop charging certain theories of 2nd degree homicide (like depraved indifference murder) and manslaughter together. It’s too confusing to the jury.

Seven Seconds is basically the longest Law & Order episode ever.

Uh, of course, I read the article.

Their burgers are the best, hands down, but those fries. It makes me kinda angry how not tasty the fries are.

Murder isn’t the only concern with regards to that issue. The gun is incorporated in the threats used in those situations.

You can’t build trust in a relationship unless you’re willing to actually discuss values that are important to each party. That space is earned, not dictated. And they’ve both identified this as a notable issue for them. There may be very valid reasons for her distance from gun ownership, just like he has his in the…

I’m glad I haven’t had to deal with folks like that. Because they wold get told about themselves. I’m all about celebrating new experiences, but there’s only so much one can take.

I agree. I don’t even tell my siblings how to raise their kids. Or my friends who I suspect could use some guidance. But when my buddies didn’t know shit about swaddling or cleaning breast pumps or wearing a sling, of course, I’m going to share my two cents.

Your parenting advice if you’ve never had children

Such a good idea. Although my friend’s daughter vetoed Great British Bakeoff as too much for grown-ups. Instead, they watched Nailed It. It’s great for showing that getting better at certain activities, even if your first attempts are disasters, can be a fun learning experience.

That’s kinda my thought on it. He’s fine. Not great, not apocalyptic, just your garden variety status quo that this country has been perpetuating for decades. And even on the left, I find Joe Biden to be slightly more palatable than Bernie Sanders because he’s more effective as a consensus builder that gets things…

Congrats on the soon to be JD! Almost done!