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1. about 2 hours ago on Edge City

   Our town had a all-level family bike ride. My husband went as he is more interested in the scenery than racing, and figured it’d be low key, but the only other people ZOOMED off in their spandex and fancy bikes. What would they have done if an eight year old had arrived on a pink one-speed? “Sorry kid, you’re not a Serious Cycler… you’re on your own.”

2. about 2 hours ago on Amanda the Great

   Trouble is, too many people have wanted to propagate the species… if we had only a thousand people in the world, sure, go forth and multiply. But Earth is bulging, with the population nearly tripling in my lifetime alone, and as a physicist said years ago the biggest danger is how people do not understand geometric progression. I decided at age 13 (see: first Earth Day, ZPG) to not have kids after reading The Baby Trap, which urged people to stop and really think about this decision and not just blindly follow society’s dictates. I would not have been a good mother, especially with the role model I had. Plus the poor kid would have had to been born with glasses on… ouch… and if she wasn’t a bright liberal agnostic sciencefiction-loving nerd, well, my mother disowned me for getting glasses I liked and that she didn’t, so, disowning if they’re not like u is what one does, right? ;) Seriously, it’s vital one looks deeply within to see if one is cut out for parenthood. It’s not bad to say one has different priorities or interests or abilities. And it’s vital to save the planet…

3. about 6 hours ago on C'est la Vie

   2 puns in one! Gold star

4. 2 days ago on Crabgrass

   The winner of the state best teacher award years ago had an essay in The Sun magazine about just that – how the history of schooling was designed to create good quiet workers for society, content with the status quo.

5. 2 days ago on Amanda the Great

   Otherwise known as the Emergency Backup Human?

6. 4 days ago on Edge City

   Did they have them in 2009?

7. 4 days ago on Crabgrass

   I had this in my head today…

8. 4 days ago on Globetrotter

   I forget what job her mom may have, but if it’s anything medical, maybe she can point out something is way wrong.

9. 4 days ago on JumpStart

   I figured his being a fan was the reason for this storyline.

10. 4 days ago on JumpStart

    I’m sure only Joe and maybe Crunchy and Ruiz were at the wedding, not the entire police force, much less a junior officer like Peterson.