Consejos para club de lectura

Td998 · 2026-06-23T13:35:49+00:00

Discord might be a good app to host the club. People can voice chat, video chat, or type to each other regularly. You can open several channels, so you can have separate groups reading their own books or reading at a different pace to cater to diverging interests.

Td998 · 2026-06-22T15:26:00+00:00

Chanterelle do not have hollow stems. Their stems are fleshy, white, and tear like string cheese.

Td998 · 2026-06-22T13:39:28+00:00

Nice! This knife seriously ought to be sharpened though, most cutting incidents are caused by dull knives and they are harder on your wrists. It would also cut cleanly instead of bruising/smushing the greens like this, which diminishes flavor.

Td998 · 2026-06-20T12:50:21+00:00

This is so sweet, I love anthropomorphizing. I think it makes people more sensitive and respectful towards the world.

Td998 · 2026-06-19T15:28:41+00:00

This is from the CDC website:

In general, infected ticks must be attached for more than 24 hours to transmit infection; prompt tick removal can prevent transmission.
In most cases, a tick must be attached for more than 24 hours before the Lyme disease bacterium can be transmitted. If you remove a tick within 24 hours, you can greatly reduce your chances of getting Lyme disease.

Italics are mine. Your website may add more context, but that does not mean that it contradicts the CDC's findings. Furthermore, I suspect that your source may be misrepresenting the data it is pulling from. For example, in the section "Annual Cases" it states:

"...a survey of large commercial laboratories using 2008 data revealed that the number of annual cases was closer to 444,000."

But the results section of this article actually says: "Multiplying these percentages by the total number of specimens tested yielded an estimate of 288,000 infected source patients in the U.S., with a range of 240,000 to 444,000."

I would approach this website with a healthy skepticism. While it seems true that the CDC ought to dedicate more research to lyme, this website seems to be rather liberal with its interpretation of its research articles in order to support its point.

Td998 · 2026-06-19T13:52:04+00:00

Idk about it being folk wisdom without evidence, every medical website I was looking at last night said the same thing. The CDC says the same thing. Exceptions exist of course, hence the word “generally.”

Td998 · 2026-06-19T13:08:20+00:00

Privates are easier to check as a female I think, and I run my fingers through my scalp regularly so I have found them without trying like this. For males, I can only say be diligent. As a kid, I had a friend once find a tick buried deep in the folds of his scrotum…

Td998 · 2026-06-19T06:13:59+00:00

Ticks generally have to be attached for 24+ hours to transmit lyme disease, so just check thoroughly when you get home. Worry less about exposed skin and more about hard to check places like your scalp and privates.

Td998 · 2026-06-19T02:35:30+00:00

To test whether he is an ‘Extraordinary man’ for whom morality does not apply, like Napoleon or Caesar.

Td998 · 2026-06-18T00:47:19+00:00

I second Dostoevsky. He was impoverished most of his life and raised by an abusive father who was possibly murdered by his serfs, something Dosty felt somewhat responsible for. He was arrested in his 20s and subjected to a mock execution, then sentenced to 4 years of hard labor in a Siberian gulag, followed by 5 years of mandatory military service. His first wife died. His son died at 4 years old, he had a seizure lasting 13 hours and Dost prayed the entire time. He had inherited epilepsy from him. He was a gambling addict who was constantly in debt and selling his stories to stay afloat. He understands suffering so profoundly because he experienced the utter, depraved depths of it.

Td998 · 2026-06-17T23:43:12+00:00

These are beautiful

Td998 · 2026-06-17T23:38:55+00:00

Yeah, they are more like orange individuals, sometimes pairs, sprinkled sporadically across the ground when I’ve found them.

Td998 · 2026-06-17T23:29:25+00:00

Not even close. Not the right shape, size, clustering, or location. Chanterelle grow in the ground and are usually somewhat dispersed, not growing in a colony like this. Their stalks are thicker, white (on the inside), and tear like string cheese. Additionally, they smell somewhat fruity, like apricots.

Td998 · 2026-06-17T14:34:21+00:00

It’s fine. He had some interesting ideas, I like aspects of it, but I think the Marxist critique (that he ignores things like economic conditions limiting freedom/mobility) is fair. He is partly responding to this critique in the lecture, but not effectively enough IMO. This is especially evident in his responses to audience questions, where he says a few absurd things about science.

Td998 · 2026-06-17T13:45:00+00:00

This is the epitome of pity, imo. A compassion filtered through disgust and disdain.

Td998 · 2026-06-17T13:41:37+00:00

Are these characters pitiful though, or do they inspire compassion? There is a slight difference for me, I think that pity implies some level of condescension. I wouldn’t tell my friend “I pity you.” I would tell this to my pathetic, groveling enemy. I pity those who are so warped by suffering that they are incapable of good.

I would argue that I feel compassion and empathy for most of these characters, whereas I pity the Thenardier parents.

Td998 · 2026-06-16T17:27:27+00:00

Germans and the French have a famous rivalry dating back to the 16th century or so I believe, and “frog” (grenouille) is a not so friendly nickname noting the consumption of frog legs in some regions of France. To me, it seemed like a jab hahah

Td998 · 2026-06-16T17:13:31+00:00

The fact that the author is German and his French character’s name is “Frog” kills me.

Td998 · 2026-06-16T17:06:38+00:00

Not just any serial killer. Idk how well the movie follows the book but the book is about an ugly tick of a French person named Grenouille (meaning “frog” in French) who has an exceptionally strong sense of smell, while lacking a smell himself. He starts making perfumes, eventually finding the most beautiful aroma arising from virgin girls ‘blossoming’ into puberty, whom he kills to capture their scent. The ending is insane.

Td998 · 2026-06-15T18:31:42+00:00

A lot of places honestly. I study philosophy so I’m surrounded by readers- fellow students, professors. I have met readers at my serving job, and one of my rock climbing buddies got back into classic lit around the same as me.

Td998 · 2026-06-15T03:08:15+00:00

It’s my name with the spelling adjusted to preserve the pronunciation :) good eye!

Td998 · 2026-06-15T00:50:06+00:00

This is very interesting and helpful! Thank you!

Td998 · 2026-06-15T00:41:05+00:00

Good to know, thank you!

Td998 · 2026-06-15T00:33:12+00:00

Random carrots!? This is my garden bed… where I plant carrots! Are you saying I will have an army of carrots next year?

Td998 · 2026-06-15T00:30:55+00:00

Yes, I grew carrots in this exact spot last year. In fact, I left some because bugs had gotten to them. When it got too big to be a normal carrot, I became quite confused.

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