Mine was so bad. I realize I have no idea where it is, which seems a bit unusual. I wonder if my mom got rid of it--she did try to talk me out of it at the time.

I’m wearing cloth masks when going outside, but I have a few questions. What is the best filter to insert into the mask? I know that people are swearing by HEPA filters, but I can’t find HEPA filters that aren’t made of harmful materials. Secondly, when it comes to washing these things, is it effective to bake masks…

I discussed my reasons for continuing to want to have children now that there’s a pandemic. I didn’t discuss my foundational reasons for wanting to have children. I am not prepared to do that in a comments’ section since it has been something that I’ve been actively thinking about for the past ten years and is a…

As a history teacher, I think that there’s never a good time to have children, though I won’t pretend that a pandemic is ideal. But the world is always ending. People have had children and enjoyed parenthood in far more difficult historical circumstances. My own parents and relatives struggled while the rest of…

Thank you! Definitely awful timing because it puts us right on the fence, but worse for friends who are older and/or need a sperm donor or IVF.

I got my IUD out just before the pandemic struck and now we’re not using protection. We’re not actively trying (as in: tracking ovulation), but we’re open to getting pregnant. I’m only two years out from a “geriatric pregnancy,” so it doesn’t make sense for us to wait it out: there could be complications from COVID now…

The one time I had Chipotle I didn’t get sick, but I really disliked it? Even as a student on a budget. That food was bland unless you doused it with hot sauce and, in my opinion, not worth the calories.

I assume they thought that, by going to LA, the tabloids would be distracted by bigger celebrities. I don’t think they realize how appealing they are to American tabloids, but they’ll soon know, and that’s a shame. If they really wanted to get away from it all, they should have stayed in Vancouver or somewhere where…

Instead of killing the rooster, why not bring it to a farm? Or set the thing loose in the countryside so he has a fighting chance? Personally, I don’t cut my neighbor any slack if he decided to move to a property that bordered a working farm. Not that Rooty was a working rooster--we didn’t keep chickens. 

We lived in the country. Our neighbor shot our pet rooster with a bow and arrow. In the winter. There was blood, an arrow, and feathers left in the ditch where he was shot, but no bird. I have always wondered if they ate our rooster. RIP, buddy, we miss you.

I’m still on my LAST iPhone SE, but I’m conflicted about upgrading. I got my last cell phone in 2017, so I recognize that it’s probably time to upgrade. On the other hand, I love how small my phone is. The battery life does suck in the winter, and in the time of coronavirus I’m not going to bother updating my phone…

That’s probably true, but I wouldn’t give two shits if my school ID were out on the web somewhere. You can get more identifying information about me on the faculty page of our school website.

I can only speak for my students, but they don’t learn well independently. It’s hard for me to sympathize with since I have always been bookish, but a lot of kids can’t read something, internalize it, and learn from it. They need reinforcement through discussion and lectures and activities in the classroom. You can…

I have absolutely no hate for this woman but it must be said, IF we’re unnecessarily dragging her, that her engagement announcement photos ARE bad. That is all.

My students do this on Zoom and it fails them constantly. I’ll call on them and they’re not at their computer. I’ll tell them to go into breakout rooms, and one of them won’t join because they’re on a loop. I’ll end class early so they can start their homework and one of them “stays” in the classroom because they’re…

I kind of think that Gray has gone off the rails on Twitter, but you can’t just hit her with sexist AND racist AND classist insults. If your candidate has won, you shouldn’t be firing any insults back. I’d tell Biden supporters to stop embarrassing themselves, but anyone who gets on the internet to troll for him is…

Mine is bad enough to doxx me, but it’s vague enough to mention that one shouldn’t try to go from 0 to Thanksgiving Dinner in one leap.

I loved that book in high school. I had a small shelf of my “good books.” That one was on the shelf for a long time.

I did not love the first two episodes of this series--it moved really slowly in the beginning--but it’s great now. These last two episodes have been stellar, but I was blown away by Boone when I watched it on Wednesday.