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Dad of 3, husband, liberal, no - more liberal than that, geek in many ways, writer, former physics teacher, consultant, maker of puns. He/him/his

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Young, single me wishes he had a twentieth of a clue as old, married me does at how to meet people. It’s not a useful skill now. All’s well that ends well and all that, but I wish he knew he wasn’t as hopeless as he thought he was.

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Book readers are the best people to develop crushes on.

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Hugs. Sorry about your rough day.

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Just saw a message pass on a professional message board from someone named Anna Ng, and I'm relieved to know that she does not want the world, she just wants my half.

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Hey, who is this snappy new writer for Wonkette? Let me just click on this link and enjoy a well-reasoned, well-written expose that will horrify me.

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At least that’s what David Cameron thought.

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It's the nightmare that keeps on giving.

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Yeah, it's pretty much the exact opposite of a response that would help convince anyone to consider becoming vegan. "Not only do I have to give up food I enjoy and figure all that out, but I have to deal with assholes like that!"

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Being a vegan or not isn't a protected class, so I guess that person could just post "non-vegans not allowed to eat here" sign at their restaurant if this is their attitude.

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They go way beyond even the standard “rich old white guy” shit.

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If I work until I'm 67 (when I'd get full Social Security benefits), I've got another 16 or so years left of full-time work. The biggest thing the previous roughly 35 years have shown me is that I have no idea what the upcoming 16 years will hold.

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and at a multi-billion-dollar global corporation. Some of the jobs were great. Two were awful, ethical nightmares for me. One was great until it was epically not great. I've got former bosses and colleagues I'd love to work with again and others I'd run into traffic to avoid. (not really. maybe.)

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Of those 22 jobs, only six were taken with the idea that they could last as long as they were mutually beneficial. The others were all designed to be short-term. I've worked retail, done temp work in warehouses and factories, taught at elite institutions and community colleges, worked at a startup

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Ruminating on this, I thought about all the jobs I've had, going back to my 16th birthday. I've had 22 different jobs with 19 different employers over 35 years. At my current job, I've worked with 12 different clients. I've gotten to see bits and pieces of how a lot of places work.

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As of today, I've been at my current job for 5 years. That was after a period of a lot of turbulence where I had four full-time jobs in three years. Before that, I'd had the same job for 12 years, and the changing jobs was getting to me. I really needed the stability, and I'm glad I found it.

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I think that would make me ill.

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A thread about the value of the fine structure constant in Quantum Electrodynamics. (1/137)

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I will bang this drum forever: in THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE FREE: THE GERMANS, 1933-45 Milton Mayer interviewed 10 ordinary Germans after WW2 to learn how fascism took hold. There was never a moment when everyone woke up:

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Those are life lessons, indeed. Some I could have guessed, but others … I’ve never actually been anywhere and someone present me illegal drugs. And yes, I went to college. :)

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Goddamnit, people. America is not worth all these fucking fireworks.

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I cannot wait until this weekend is over. I am so sick of the explosions.

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I’m just looking forward to being able to text things about like birthday gifts for the kids. I’m not anticipating adult content.

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We will likely now that they have their own phones.

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My wife’s phone has been synced to the kids’ iPad for the last decade. Never once has such a photo been sent.

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Oh yeah, these are going on the stop signs in the neighborhood

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The Chicagoan in me assumed this was about a hot dog.

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Dayum! In two ways. Lots of sun, eh?

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I’m less positively inclined towards the teenager wearing the t-shirt reading “Roses are red, Kamala’s not black, Joe’s got dementia, and Hunter’s on crack.”

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On the other hand, am I proud of my ~16 yo son for instantly recognizing the awesomeness of the live band playing “Fortunate Son”? Yes. Yes I am.

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Listening to seven year olds do karaoke and butchering Taylor Swift songs was a panacea of musical perfection compared with the preteen boys doing their version of jingoistic masturbation known as “Proud to Be An American.” Yes, I’m at a 4th of July event. No, I’m not filled with patriotic spirit.

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Other than the banana, that sounds good. :)

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