I have twin sons, and one day, one of them heard a recording of himself and was so surprised at how different he sounds. We then explained that each person sounds different from how we think we sound. He then wondered aloud why his brother sounded the same in the recording as he does normally, and NumbersGal and I…

I truly believe that almost anyone can learn. I offer a juggling club at my school where students can learn to juggle (I volunteer and do not get paid for it).

So serious suggestion to a not-so-serious post:

Good grief. Your reaction was totally uncalled for. Grow up.

Edited because you already answered a question similar to mine below. I will have to read all the way through next time!

Your second point is actually the most important. Some family friends of mine have a little girl who would sometimes give me a hug, and one time she didn’t want to. Her mom was a little put off, and I said it was fine, that I wasn’t offended and that I didn’t want the girl to feel like she needed to hug someone she…

I completely agree. I grew up on free and reduced lunches, Head Start, Pell Grants, and some scholarships that I earned. I am also a white male, so those things came easier for me. I am a teacher now, and I would place my family and I in middle class now, and we are able save for college, plan for things, etc. Like…

Part of that maybe that there is very little actual courting of the middle class. The talk is always about minimum wage and while I think that is important, I don’t think it resonates with the middle who are in jobs that are above minimum wage but still don’t see those things affecting them.

Yeah, I was a very late bloomer. Probably 16-17 before I started. I wasn’t really that interested in girls much until about that pint either.

You know, I was maybe rooting for I’m a bit, but after the way he talked to Ty during the finale episode, I’m back on him being an asshole.

Reminds me of the cardboard Millennium Falcon I made back in the day. I wanted that ship so bad and never got it.

I can confirm this as an “Old” who would stay up and watch Carson when he was young (teens).

It was insanely difficult. I am 43 (and white), and grew up with a kids show called “Captain Kangaroo” in which Cosby did this little educational bit called Picture Pages. Then, I loved watching Fat Albert growing up, found his stand up albums hilarious, and watched him be the best possible father on the Cosby Show.

See…

Yes, you need to be reasonable. $11k was 20 years ago. I would probably up that number to $16,000 or so now, MAYBE $20k at most, but it would need to be a good paying career afterwards.

I’ll agree with you—find a career that will make you happy! But I think that is a separate issue of whether you decide to take on college debt or not.

I avoided going in to teaching for the first 3 years of college (another reason for needing 5 years to finish). I knew that I would love being a teacher, but I wanted a…

I disagree with this. The education is not worth going into debt if you want a job that will not allow you to pay it off.
I accrued $11000 in 5 years of college for a degree in math and a degree in education (I also worked a lot, had a small Pell grant, and a scholarship). My wife and I paid it off in our first year of…

I love how you continued to play the straight man in the 2nd reply!

I hope you keep this up! I would love to see more of these articles!

We were told at a Scout camp in Kentucky that if a tick had bitten in to the skin to wash the area with soapy water, and the tick will “stand up” so that only the head is attached. Obviously the soapy water makes the skin a little slicker, but we were told that it also covers the tick’s breathing hole, so that the…

Any suggestions for making that happen if you are not so mechanically inclined?
I have a 2007 Ram 1500 with about 110,000 miles that I would like to last for several more years. I don’t drive a tone of miles, maybe 7000/year. I do tow our Boy Scout trailer 5-6 times per year. I keep up with recommended maintenance.