We don’t believe 14 year olds are smart enough to drive cars, drink or vote. Many of us don’t believe they should be tried in a criminal court of law or imprisoned. She wasn’t saying the word to hurt someone, so yeah, based on blanket beliefs of culpability and age I’m gonna go with she can’t be put in front of a… Read more
Michael Ann Dobbs
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Oh no, not a degree! I totally agree with you about that — going to Harvard is a Veblan good.
Well they can’t tell Harvard. But we could teach some basic economics in this country so people know what a Veblen good is.
Elizabeth Warren’s think tank/lawyers seem to think that student loan forgiveness doesn’t require congressional approval. I figured Biden’s keeping that in his pocket in case he hits too much obstruction. It’ll jolt the economy nicely at 10,000 and a lot and 50. If Georgia hadn’t gone Dem and they were fighting for… Read more
Tabletop Role Playing Games are like Dungeons and Dragons with figurines and sometimes maps or terrain pieces and the like. But they can be science fiction based, or like gothic horror or something if that’s more interesting! You can check out Tabletop WitchCRAFT on youtube (my kid’s favorite) or design your own 3d… Read more
My mother’s hobby is decorating/building dollhouses. She’s actually really good — she made a practice beach house and sold it at a charity auction for several hundred dollars. Read more
That’s what I was thinking! Looking to move and a couple places have balconies and this would fit on a fire-escape sized balcony and in my tiny Brooklyn apartment (folded up). Read more
Isn’t this where you stock up on all the comic books/short novels and tell the kid that as long as I don’t hear you after eight you can stay up as late as you want, but if I come in here I’m taking away (whatever). Read more
Isn’t this where you stock up on all the comic books/short novels and tell the kid that as long as I don’t hear you after eight you can stay up as late as you want, but if I come in here I’m taking away (whatever). Read more
I know several families who had nanny’s when their kids were little and the babies/toddlers were on a 10-10 sleep schedule. The parents loved getting out of the house with no craziness. Kids would just wake up with the nanny there. Parents had hours after work to actually hang out with the kids. Really easy to travel… Read more
You should revel in your child’s sleep! Read more
Or, and hear me out on this one Sam, you buy a cargo bike. I’ve got a Yuba and it can carry 440 lbs. Its steel frame is sturdy (if heavy), its slightly smaller wheels keep the cargo (my five-year-old) carefully balanced. And I use (free!) Fresh Direct bags and some cargo nets to carry everything. Read more
Stacy Abrams has been asking companies not to leave Georgia. I suspect she called Ryan Coogler up personally. Read more
One of the things that happens with scripts written “on spec” especially for effects heavy shoots is that the entire script may not exist until shooting is underway, while whole sections have been locked down as the visual effects artists get to work. A whole 10 minute sequence on film may read “Batman and Superman… Read more
We use timers for that. Five minutes before we need to leave and when we need to leave. Today my kid ended up waiting for me!
Just did the Easter Basket shopping! In the past I’ve definitely done sunglasses, stickers and chalk. Last year I got my daughter a flower press! Read more
I had to double check, but Caroline hasn’t done Strictly Ballroom yet! We definitely her take on that one. (And also the original Japanese Shall We Dance.)
Yes, the interesting story is definitely hers.
Using jar for dressing is also one of the best ways to get a young toddler (18 months +) involved in cooking. Use a plastic screw-top jar, fill it up and hand it over. Kids love to shake them!
Getting companies to pay workers fairly is something a high tax rate can contribute to! In the days before the idea that a corporation existed only to create dividends, a high enough top tax rate could actually encourage CEOs (and others) to pay themselves less, so they could actually have more take home pay. And then… Read more