It's funny because we all grew up with oily jars of various kinds of achaar including garlic from the regular old ethnic Indian store. So we can't help but find the humor in the woman from Brooklyn selling her fancy achaar.
The woman they ripped off is 1st generation Indian-American.
Yeah I don’t understand why the potential seizure element of this is being breezed over. Whenever there are flashing lights on a show or at a concert etc there is always a warning so why shouldn’t that be part of the email.
I always though the issue was with more of a strobe light type effect - these aren't blinking that rapidly so I wouldn't have associated them with seizures. That said, I and probably most people in this thread are privileged that we haven't had to deal with seizures so I really wouldn't feel comfortable making claims about what would or wouldn't cause one.
Generally, flashing lights between the frequencies of five to 30 flashes per second are most likely to trigger seizures. In order to be safe, the consensus recommends that photosensitive individuals should not be exposed to flashes greater than three per second.
Post by redheadbaker on Apr 2, 2024 13:58:39 GMT -5
DS (12 years old) just rewatched all three season of The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett.
Now he's watching Bad Batch, Gravity Falls, Adventure Time, any Scooby Doo series he finds (original, A Pup Named Scooby Doo, Scooby Doo Guess Who, etc).
If he just wants background noise, sometimes he'll put on the How to Train Your Dragon series, Race to the Edge.
Oh, plus, he and DH just started watching every Godzilla and King Kong movie ever made.
Post by redheadbaker on Mar 29, 2024 16:54:19 GMT -5
DS is in 6th and has missed 1 day for illness, and left early 1 day for a doctor appointment. We're lucky that he doesn't have a chronic illness.
Like Velar Fricative, I won't pull my kid from school for a trip to Disney.
I don't agree with striving for perfect attendence at all costs even if you go to school sick (my mom's approach was, you're going to school unless you're throwing up, and she ended up sending my brother to school with pneumonia). A mental health day here or there, ok. Keep them home when they have a contagious illness, obviously.
But pulling your kid out for family vacations that could be taken any time isn't great, either. Yeah, I get that they're cheaper. That's not really a compelling reason for me (we can't afford to travel during any time of year, so ... no sympathy from me.)
Post by redheadbaker on Mar 29, 2024 16:02:17 GMT -5
I was curious, so I looked up how long it would take to take public transit, bike, or walk to work (6.5 miles away). It would take longer to take public transit than to bike!
They won't consider illness an excused absence without a note? Is that common? Ours doesn't require a doctor's note unless the absence is for three or more consecutive days.
This is correct, no doctor note no excused absence. I always notify the school when DD is sick, the absence is always unexcused. It's hit or miss even with a doctor's note. If they get sent home sick from school, that day and the following day are excused, it seems the policy encourages parents to send sick kids.
That's such bullshit. Not every illness needs to be seen by a doctor. Why waste the parents' money and the doctor's time?
DD got a truancy letter in K and we had to have an attendance meeting, all her absences were due to illness, we didn't go to the doctor for them so the school considered them unexcused. I can't afford $300 each time DD has a bad cold or stomach bug. At the attendance meeting they wanted a plan to improve DDs attendance, I said I guess I could send when she's sick, infect everyone and let you send her home to get the excused absence. They didn't seem to like my plan, but at least I haven't been called for a meeting again.
They won't consider illness an excused absence without a note? Is that common? Ours doesn't require a doctor's note unless the absence is for three or more consecutive days.
Post by redheadbaker on Mar 28, 2024 18:57:57 GMT -5
H turns 50 later this year. I'll probably do a surprise party at my parents' (bigger house, and more accessible for my cousin who uses a wheelchair) with a "Cold One for the Old One" theme (basically, beer. Lots of beer.)
Post by redheadbaker on Mar 23, 2024 12:14:01 GMT -5
I think it's normal to grieve the loss of the child as you knew them. I think I would also cry because of how hard I know their life was going to be going forward.
Post by redheadbaker on Mar 21, 2024 19:33:14 GMT -5
I hate hate HATE the constant ads for sports betting while I'm watching a game on TV. It's even worked into the commentary during the game and during pre- and post-game shows and intermission reports.
Post by redheadbaker on Mar 19, 2024 19:22:08 GMT -5
Since the pandemic, each student is issued a Chromebook beginning in Grade 1 (not kinder). The school says this is because "we live in a technology and media-driven environment, marked by access to an abundance of information, rapid changes in technology tools and the ability to collaborate and make individual contributions on an unprecedented scale. Effective citizens and workers must be able to exhibit a range of functional and critical thinking skills, such as: information literacy, media literacy, ICT literacy (Information, Communications and Technology). The ability to navigate the complex life and work environments in the globally competitive information age requires students to pay rigorous attention to developing adequate life and career skills, such as: flexibility and adaptability, initiative and self-direction, social and cross-cultural skills, productivity and accountability, leadership and responsibility."
DS is currently in 6th grade (last year of elementary school). There is a content filter and firewall, though they don't say explicitly what is blocked -- I'm not sure if YouTube is blocked or not. Devices are not permitted at lunch/recess. Students are expected to bring it home every night, charge it overnight, and bring it back to school each day.
How much it is used in class varies from grade to grade and class to class.
Post by redheadbaker on Mar 13, 2024 10:44:44 GMT -5
All dogs are individuals. Your best bet is to make a list of your preferences: - activity level - what level of grooming you're willing to deal with (like, can you afford to pay for grooming every two to three months for a long-haired dog? or do you prefer something with short hair that just needs nails clipped every once in a while) - size - cuddliness -- do you mind a lap dog, or do you prefer one who isn't Velcroed to your side?
And take that to a shelter or rescue and ask them for recommendations.
Our pit bull mix (in his younger years) would have ticked all those boxes.
In her State of the Union rebuttal, Sen. Katie Britt’s delivery made the substance of what she was saying hard to pay attention to. In the last two days, her awkward smiles and erratic changes in tone have inspired parodies and ridicule.
And it made it all the easier to miss important things.
Luckily, Jonathan Katz wasn’t. He noticed something that didn’t sound right to him. And he dug.
So she's a lying liar who lies...Who wudda thunk?
I didn't watch....was it live or edited. I've seen videos comparing her "normal" voice vs. the rebuttal and she seemed totally different.
In her State of the Union rebuttal, Sen. Katie Britt’s delivery made the substance of what she was saying hard to pay attention to. In the last two days, her awkward smiles and erratic changes in tone have inspired parodies and ridicule.
And it made it all the easier to miss important things.
Luckily, Jonathan Katz wasn’t. He noticed something that didn’t sound right to him. And he dug.
I read Kristin Hannah's new book The Women as well. Agreed with redheadbaker , it was heavy. I enjoyed the book very much (it is also my era, I like book based on those decades and the Vietnam War in particular) but the ending was a tad...eh. The other 480 pages made up for it. This made me go back and take a look at other books by her and also finished True Lies and am now reading Home Front. I typically get tired of one authors writing style after about the third book but am finding that not to be the case with her. (I also had Friday off and spent the majority of my 3 days reading as H was working on his truck all weekend....)
I really like Kristin Hannah books but I find this to be the case a lot - its like she doesn't know how to end a book. I actually liked the ending of The Women more than most of her books. The Great Alone was fantastic 80% of the way through and then kind of fell off a cliff. I also didn't like how The Four Winds ended. I'll keep reading her though - she picks interesting eras and locations.
Have you read The Nightengale? That's my favorite of hers.
Post by redheadbaker on Mar 3, 2024 18:14:17 GMT -5
Oh, and I also recently read The Measure by Nikki Erlick. It was thought-provoking, sometimes infuriating (as in, the characters' actions), and heartwarming. I'm still thinking about what I would do if it really happened.
Post by redheadbaker on Feb 29, 2024 21:20:08 GMT -5
It's been a while (DS is in 6th now), but when I did the mystery reader, I think I read "Dragons Love Tacos," "We Don't Eat Our Classmates," and a Pete the Cat book.
I have never heard the term "mystery reader" before. But I sympathise because other people's kids also stress me out. Although slightly less now that DD is 8.
It's fun! Usually a parent, sometimes a grandparent, signs up to read to the class, but the kids don't know who's coming.
Post by redheadbaker on Feb 27, 2024 18:02:54 GMT -5
The woman I see for electrolysis only takes cash or checks. I usually pay with cash, but if I can't make it to the ATM before my appointment, I'll write a check.