I talked last week about the paradox that resisting asshole behavior sometimes requires it. Those in power have constructed society so that only they (commonly rich, white, men) can get away with being jerks and that doing this allows them to stay in power. This kind of abuse is something Read more…
I read an article recently that talked about how in many ways societies misogyny extends to more than just women. It focused on political parties, equating the Democrats to feminine characteristics and Republicans to masculine characteristics. The idea being that Republicans get away with certain behaviors because they are the Read more…
I was talking to my son the other day about how the body uses food for fuel to grow. Now, it’s pretty obvious when you think about it, but my brain had never made the connection that we are literally, what we eat. Our bodies use the mass of food Read more…
I came across this the other day: Then later, I also came across this article (and link to study) which found that all the “dark” personality traits are all linked back to: In other words, all dark traits can be traced back to the general tendency of placing one’s own goals Read more…
Football season is upon us. And I have to say, I’m not really that enthusiastic. I mean, I want to be. I’ve watched the Gators play for near twenty years now. It’s a fall tradition. But it’s so boring. Which is funny, because that is the accusation normally thrown at Read more…
I just read an article where I learned about the next best ultimate weight loss plan. According to this article on How Stuff Works, drinking 64oz of ice cold water a day burns 70 Calories just from your body warming the water up. That’s all well and good. An extra Read more…
Back in January, my car started experiencing some problems. It was a 2006 Toyota Prius that I got when I got my first teaching job. The big red master alert came on and the car lost power while on the interstate. I managed to coast into a gas station. Restarting Read more…
When we moved last year it was with full knowledge that the AC in our new home was 16years old. In Texas, that’s quite ancient for this area given the AC is running 24hrs a day for nearly 8 months out of the year. As we anticipated, the AC failed Read more…
Growing up, my family was pretty big on chain restaurants. McDonald’s, Chili’s, Outback, Pizza Hut. These were all our primary source of food not cooked at home by my mother. We were a pretty stereotypical middle class 80’s family. I’m not really sure when things changed for me. But sometime Read more…
Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. I’ve never understood anti-immigrant sentiment. Why do so many people fear and hate immigrants? I really don’t get it. I was reading an article that talked about ICE and it described Read more…