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A major issue with our traffic system is that we are allowed to self-sort ourselves into lanes. The problem occurs because people are clearly deluding themselves about where they belong. In my...
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Since the beginning of the year (excluding the few days when our dishwasher was broken), I've been making an effort to keep the kitchen counters and sink clear of dishes. It sounds so simple, but we're...
View Articlereproducible effect
A couple friends sent me this article, saying they'd read it and thought of me. Replace the dogs with cats, and it is right on. Well, except that, unlike the writer, I'm not sure I ever want kids. One...
View ArticleI think this might be a new record
People are now harassing my brother - my brother! - about when I'm going to have kids. My parents and brother went to a family reunion today, which I didn't attend. And then this evening my brother...
View Articleneonatal nazi
This weekend we went on a short trip with my family, and Sunday morning found us sitting around a table in the hotel eating the continental breakfast. The woman who worked there (to refill the bagel...
View Articlenobody warned me about this
Well shit. My breasts have gotten smaller. This was so not part of the plan.
View Articleeye-yi-yi
I like my eye doctor. I really do, despite the fact that I consider eye drops to be a torture device. And I think my eye doctor likes me, despite the fact that I am totally Rachel Green at...
View Articlehaving reservations
What is up with restaurants not taking reservations? The past couple years I've noticed that this is becoming more and more of a trend, and I find it highly annoying.Most fine dining restaurants still...
View Articlemedia mongers
Everyone is buzzing about the death of Heath Ledger, and the media coverage is completely rankling me. Every time there's a new detail released, it gets splashed around in headlines that, the very next...
View Articleacademic archetypes
Last week at EMT class our instructor was reviewing a concept when Gail raised her hand and inquired, "Is this going to be on the test?" And then she turned to me, slightly horrified, and whispered,...
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