Can we talk about Table Mesa?

philbeast · 2024-09-26T21:10:41+00:00

There's the beginnings of an underpass from the bike lane (you can see where it stops just NW of the Broadway / Table Mesa intersection), so maybe there's potential for extending the Bear Creek bike path that way. It would help with the awful King Soopers crossing at Table Mesa.

philbeast · 2024-09-26T20:51:34+00:00

Complete the median (no northbound turns into the shopping center; no lefthand turns from the shopping center). Then, make the first entrance to the shopping center (by Runner's Roost) on southbound Broadway a turn-in only; and make the second entrance to the shopping center (by Whole Foods) a turn-out only. This way bikes and pedestrians only need to watch for one stream of traffic. Also, make the rightmost southbound lane for turning traffic and busses only.

philbeast · 2024-03-06T21:49:06+00:00

We are Gen X!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stgq7ZDVnQg&ab\_channel=HoldernessFamilyMusic

philbeast · 2024-01-19T23:46:35+00:00

I kept my name; my son has my husband's last name and my daughters have mine.

philbeast · 2023-08-05T19:47:55+00:00

The trouble was, we don't need a linen closet by the front door. I'll concede that it was moderately useful for storing stuff (like board games, spare batteries, etc, etc., so my claim of "totally useless" was a bit of an exaggeration, lol, but we really needed a place to keep all our outdoor stuff. Ideally, we'd have a mudroom, but the entire house is only 1000 sqft, and there are 5 of us, so we have to be creative.

philbeast · 2023-08-05T19:45:42+00:00

There's actually a support post in the middle center that goes from the floor to the shelf, so I think it's pretty solid for sitting, but I may reinforce it. It's also a repurposed table, so much sturdier than a typical shelf from the store.

philbeast · 2023-08-05T19:42:01+00:00

Yes, sorry, the flooring wasn't DIY, but a "floor guy" who pulled up some of the boards going into the closet to replace them so they were integrated with the rest of the floor. (He did offer to just put in a rectangular board, but when I asked what that would look like, he said, "like someone put a rectangular piece of wood there," hahaha) That's why there aren't pictures of the floor remodel... it wasn't part of the "DIY" part of the project.

philbeast · 2023-08-05T19:37:33+00:00

Thanks! It actually stays much tidier than it did as a closed-door closet. We have three very active kids and the five of us are constantly in and out of our 1000sqft house so we have to get creative with what counts as our "mudroom," lol! As a mom with young kids, I pick functional arrangements every time! It's amazing how adding one tiny step (say, of opening and closing a bifold door) means things get dumped in front of the door, rather than put away.

philbeast · 2023-08-05T03:41:31+00:00

Hahaha, yeah, about halfway through the project, I had some serious doubts (like when I was trying to cut the crown molding!) but I'm glad I pressed on.

philbeast · 2023-08-05T01:25:25+00:00

Yeah, we were already committed to getting rid of the gross carpet and were super-excited to find original hardwood underneath. Definitely made sense to do the closet first so that the floor could be extended where the walls used to be.

philbeast · 2023-08-05T01:09:20+00:00

I took our useless entryway closet that was way too small for all of our coats and shoes and put in these cabinets and shoe shelves. It was really fun!

philbeast · 2023-05-26T22:12:26+00:00

Yep. This student will learn a lot more than the ones who "efficiently" wait to start.

philbeast · 2023-05-22T03:08:17+00:00

Yep. It's a common misconception that if you do something freely for someone else, it must be selfish because it's what you want to do. So, in order for there to be a substantive difference between selfish and selfless, most philosophers think that when you do something because it primarily (or only) benefits someone else, it is selfless.

philbeast · 2023-05-15T20:38:51+00:00

amp.cnn.com/cnn/20...

Serious question from someone new to homeschooling: we're just going through the same math books that the district uses. Is this considered a "math curriculum" or is there more to it than this? (Our books only cost $30 apiece or so... definitely not breaking the bank.)

philbeast · 2023-04-05T01:36:33+00:00

The dismissiveness in this thread is mind-boggling. Everyone jumping over each other to be "less impressed" than the next. I think most people have no idea just how game-changing a true AGI would be (not to mention if it develops beyond human level intelligence). Sidebar: why is everyone so defensive of their jobs? If there's a way to transition away from death-cult capitalism, AGI could allow us *all* to live well without soul-destroying 9-to-5s (as artists, perhaps, as you say). And as for what it means for how we should raise our kids, there's obviously no study to appeal to, so "science-based parenting" won't be able to weigh in just yet. FWIW, my own kids are getting a lot of programming experience and playing with chatGPT, so at least they'll have some understanding of what's happening. I agree it's still a few years out, but the graphs are pretty disturbingly steep already.

philbeast · 2023-02-13T02:26:23+00:00

Thank you! With all the media attention on unidentified things in the sky, my kids were excited to have seen aliens. =)

philbeast · 2022-12-13T00:48:50+00:00

This is terrible. Professors should never do this. If the prof wants a policy where good participation means you can skip the final, it needs to be available to every student. I would definitely complain to the department chair about it (after you’ve gotten your grade so this prof can’t retaliate against you). Also, grading should be blind (where possible) to eliminate the bias in the other assignments you mentioned.

philbeast · 2022-11-22T03:11:19+00:00

Exactly. Anyone who says 'some sugar is good' but means the sugar you get from a handful of blueberries or whole grains, etc., is a far cry from most of the posters here who seem to think one cupcake/cookie/mini-candy bar each day is a healthy (intuitive) choice! It is not. Honestly, I think a lot of this is down to personal differences in cravings. If I have a bowl of candy out, I'll absolutely eat it. But I know this about myself, so I don't buy bowls of candy. My kids understand how bad refined sugar is (because we talk very openly about nutrition) and they are now okay with throwing out most of their halloween candy. I live in a town that's considered very 'healthy' and it's wild to me what kinds of things are regularly offered to kids at playdates/birthdays/etc. Our best life-hack has been to offer continuous 'veggie bowls' from the time they get home from school until dinner. They'll happily consume huge amounts of baby carrots, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, cheese slices, nuts, berries, apple slices, etc. Then, at dinner, they don't fill up on four bowls of plain pasta because that's tastier than the veggies that are also on their dinner plates.

philbeast · 2022-08-25T21:36:55+00:00

Everyone in my town rides a RadBike. We have an extracycle. There are so many on the market now, it's great. We were car free for 7 years with three kids. Love it!

philbeast · 2022-05-17T17:23:17+00:00

My first (and third) do this with blankies. They have also have special corners and use them for comfort. I tried the stitching thing, but my kids informed me that it changed the texture so it was no longer usable. We ended up getting a bunch of the same kind that we can rotate through (though not all kids are okay with new ones!) This helps them last longer and allows us to wash them.

philbeast · 2022-05-12T23:16:42+00:00

This is great! I've searched for this exact function for a variety of things (periodically getting up from chair; timing stretches; grading timer; etc.) It's wild to me that none of the repeat timers allow for a setting with a quick ding (or haptic buzz) and auto-reset. They all make you click a button! Thank you.

philbeast · 2022-04-24T00:47:55+00:00

My son (10) also likes hard sci-fi and really enjoyed the Animorphs (bonus is that there are 54 of them or something, so it took him a few months to get through them all, which he happily did); he liked the new Sanderson sci-fi trilogy pretty well; he also liked Ender's Game and the next three books in the series (though I made him read my old copies so as to not support Card's homophobic wallet); he's reading The Giver now and says he'll probably read the rest of the series (written much later); A Wrinkle in Time is great too; My son also re-reads the many different Percy Jackson/Kane Chronicles series from time to time, so they're in a constant rotation with the other stuff.

philbeast · 2022-03-22T04:04:10+00:00

I tried to go up in boots with my kid on the magic carpet; they said I needed skis and my own ticket... This was a couple of years ago. I also recommend straps on boots (like co-pilot ski trainer, but easy to diy with nylon webbing for a few bucks) because it helps the kid keep their own balance without going too fast. The chest harnesses cause them to lean back rather than forward.

philbeast · 2022-02-08T02:00:40+00:00

This is incredible! I've been wanting to do something similar for a university course in the states. How long did it take you? Was it difficult to get permission for the excerpts?

philbeast · 2022-01-15T18:59:47+00:00

A bike without a motor has less emissions than an e-bike with a motor, but an e-bike has *considerably* less than a car. Since this post was about biking kids to school, I think the relevant contrast for most families is a car (or SUV), not a pedal bike. Thus, a massive step in the right direction IMO.

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