You’ve dismissed the idea of punitive dress codes, but you refuse to recognize the number of critiques of your “non-punitive” dress codes that point out that this policing of student dress you’ve advocated is still punitive. You’ve caught yourself in a logical loop where you’re assuming the conclusion in the premise,…

It’s literally a rule that dropping the ball is balk. It’s not about intent (at least with this particular form of balk), but black letter rule.

I remember when he went to Cleveland and there were some veiled reports out of the Diamondbacks about how relieved they were that his weird ass was gone.

No, actually, I don’t. I see you willing to punish children unfairly and arbitrarily so that they learn that life is unfair, as if these kids don’t already know that.

I’m sorry you’re going through this. If he’s not going to participate in the relationship (except for negatively), I think you gotta move on.

THANK YOU. I agree that she needs to have the discussion with him at a non-gaming time, but he needs to be on board with the solution, and take some responsibility for his half of the relationship. If not, then nothing she plans is going to be good enough. He’s already making excuses when she tries to initiate sex;…

We had a math teacher like this. It was well-known that if you sat in the front in a low cut shirt or a short skirt, you would get better grades in his class than if you didn’t. We all accepted it as a fact of life and some of us took advantage of the bump in points by letting him look. It only occurred to me later in…

Having your math teacher say “Student, are you in dress code? It looks like you aren’t.” is only minorly disruptive and one would hope that the experience, once properly contextualized in the social skills class, would provide a tangible understanding of how even just being percieved to be out of dress code can…

“I think a lot of it is people not understanding the significance of the little things that are incredibly hard to do”

I like Edible Arrangements in lieu of flowers, but don’t show up to my dinner party with food. There’s already a menu, and I don’t have the fridge/table space to accommodate a fruit bouquet. Send it the next day to say “thanks for having us” or something.

Some of the sunscreens available have a primer/matte function as well, if you want to combine two products into one. I like this one:

The point of the article isn’t to prove the candidate can do the job, it’s to help candidates who have the skills get through the interview process by coming across as positively as they can.

I rescue greyhounds and the organization I got my current needlenose from has the policy of taking the dog back if something happens to me and no one can take him on. I also have a provision in my will giving a financial payment to whichever friend or family member takes him, to encourage them to do so.

Happy Endings is on Hulu and I’m surprised by how well it holds up. I love everyone in that cast.

First thing I did when I was looking for a new place was check Next Door to see if there were any “walking while Black” reports. I need to be in a neighborhood where the existence of Black people is not a suspicious incident.

My sister owns her own company, and doesn’t expect tips for her regular services because, as you say, the money goes right to her. If you hire a service, though, instead of a sole proprietorship, a tip would be a good idea as it goes to the workers.

I just went to Scottsdale for the first time and I was struck by how intensely white it was trying to be. The effort in maintaining that level of charade was really stifling.

Keep in mind, also, that your work devices can be subpoenaed or confiscated as part of discovery in litigation, which means that your personal information could be made available to people outside the company as well. I personally keep my devices totally separate so that there is no chance that work shows up on my…

Ugh, my absolute pet peeve in speeches is when someone spends the opening 30 seconds talking about how brief they’re going to be or how they know they’ve only got a minute or two left.

The article is about storytelling, not writing.