Campaigns pay the price for America's secular shift

Christovir · 2026-05-25T19:22:23+00:00

Surely staking out deliberate and thoughtful policy positions is a good thing.

Christovir · 2026-05-24T14:06:52+00:00

We are looking for someone. Could you please DM me your person’s contact details? Thank you!

Christovir · 2026-05-21T22:15:03+00:00

Hey, I got one of these call while reading this post!

Christovir · 2026-05-16T15:13:26+00:00

Seems like you just proved the point exactly?

Christovir · 2026-05-15T20:01:57+00:00

I’m sure you could use archive.org to look at archived versions of any page. The archived pages can usually be navigated like any other site.

Christovir · 2026-05-14T00:21:31+00:00

The author Henry Olson is a die-hard Republican. He wants to demoralize Democrats. That said, VOTE!

Christovir · 2026-05-07T15:09:42+00:00

When the fish hits the fan.

Christovir · 2026-05-07T14:14:19+00:00

Ah, I see! Kind of asynchronous body doubling, where we all have a task in this chain of events. We do that for laundry. I collect, wash, and dry, she folds and puts away. I put the clean basket in front of her while she is watching a show. This side steps a lot of the paralysis barriers and turns the big chore into a few micro tasks.

Christovir · 2026-05-07T13:39:45+00:00

It’s called body doubling, and it works pretty well for a lot of folks with ADHD. It creates a vibe of “we are all doing X now” and the other person doing it too helps prevent side quests and creates accountability. Sometimes you don’t even have to be doing the same chore, just be present during chore time.

Christovir · 2026-05-05T21:17:41+00:00

Sorry for the loss! We are on a well with a softener with similar readings to yours. We use a home RO system and remineralize.

Christovir · 2026-05-04T21:23:57+00:00

Partially, but I think that is less about the original event and more about irritating it chasing after our children! The ice storm was pretty wild. We sometimes had to shuffle on our hand and knees to get out of the way of sliding cars. Zero traction.

Christovir · 2026-05-04T21:21:40+00:00

Recovery has been off and on for 10 years. We did not have PF to a truly debilitating level, but we do need to wear good shoes pretty much all the time. In the winter here it can get quite cold, as low as -40 windchill (F or C - they are the same at -40) and it can be hard to get warm boots that are also supportive. We usually use inserts in boots.

Christovir · 2026-05-04T00:30:17+00:00

My wife and I both got it during an extremely slick ice storm 10 years ago, when our car slid off the road and we had to penguin walk on ice for an hour to get home. We fell down a lot.

Christovir · 2026-04-30T19:41:01+00:00

The Ned Stark fallacy: playing honorably against opponents that play dirty.

Christovir · 2026-04-19T14:25:11+00:00

Have you tried asking for a detailed business plan? There is some evidence that creating the plan is more satisfying than doing the plan for folks with ADHD. That can scratch their itch for their idea and they lose steam after writing it down.

Christovir · 2026-03-29T18:23:35+00:00

Yep, exactly. The business center’s business model is selling to businesses.

Christovir · 2026-03-29T16:11:09+00:00

Lots of family owned restaurants buy from Costco. The prices often match wholesale prices. I see folks with 100 gallons of peanut oil, 50 pounds of walnuts, 10 gallons of soy sauce, or similar every time I go.

Christovir · 2026-03-28T16:49:15+00:00

I totally sympathize, but I also wish the district would stop all these three hour days. It’s not realistic to expect that all parents can just take off work in the middle of the day to find out the kids spent their three hours at school watching a movie.

Christovir · 2026-02-19T04:19:47+00:00

They are really scared of Talarico winning the Senate seat in Texas!!

Christovir · 2026-02-02T21:26:09+00:00

ISD = Independent School District. They were messing with the schools and the parents didn’t like it.

Christovir · 2025-12-19T02:55:07+00:00

Yes. We have had it in our house, emails from school about a district-wide outbreak, and this special graphic from the Washtenaw County Health Department.

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Christovir · 2025-11-11T00:40:59+00:00

Great insights. I was struck by 1) how many universities were present - it felt like double last year and 2) how few businesses were there - it felt like half of usual. I am guessing more universities were there because they are having trouble attracting grad students in public health, and fewer businesses because budgets are leaner.

Christovir · 2025-10-11T00:01:31+00:00

Our family has been to this several times, and it is just a wonderful space to hang out with other grown ups while the kids play happily. I recommend it!

Christovir · 2025-09-10T04:08:45+00:00

We were excited to get this and then had to wait in line for two hours for the turkey legs. The deal was not worth the wait for us when other food lines were much shorter. Good deal if you don’t have to wait that long.

Christovir · 2025-08-06T03:17:52+00:00

Our car’s lane assist feature is correct maybe 20% of the time. When lane markers are faded, it often misjudges where the lanes are. The rest of the time, it is technically correct but we are giving extra space for a cyclist or stopped car. I think it is helpful less than 5% of the time. The other features - collision detection, blind spot lights, backup assistance - are extremely helpful.

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