We see exceptional intelligence as a blessing. So why, asks Maggie Fergusson, are so many brilliant children miserable misfits? 1843 I recently read a piece in the magazine 1843 called The curse of genius that really resonated with me. (1843
My favorite stuffed animal as a kid was Baby Simba. I got him for Christmas one year and just loved him to death. I was obsessed with the Lion King. I had Lion King birthday cakes. Yes, plural. I had
I remember back in the day when I was 12 or 13 and I had my first email account. One of the things that was popular at the time was this sort of chain email that was a bunch of
all of the Libertarian candidates on the ballot. For the races that the only option was a Republican or Democrat, I voted for some of each based on a small amount of research into the candidates and their stances. I
I guess silence doesn’t really have a sound, but somehow it’s still something that we listen to. It is so hard to come by. I am always listening to the noises around me. Our new house has new noises. The
This week (and pretty much all of the last month) has been dedicated to moving. We are all settling in nicely. It has been an incredible amount of work, but also super rewarding. I feel so fortunate and blessed to
Every family has: An alcoholic (or 7) Lots of moms (that turn into grandmas and look out for everyone) And dads and grandpas too Somebody who voted for Trump Somebody who most definitely did NOT vote for Trump… and a
I have been on the fringes of computer programming for a long time. My dad is a programmer and has been since before I was born. I work providing customer support for his program. As a math major in college,
It isn’t really called a purple moon. It’s a Super Blood Blue Moon. An event that hasn’t happened since sometime in the 1800’s and won’t happen again until sometime in the 2030’s. I read the exact dates in the newspaper
Too often we want to pass laws to solve problems. If there’s a school shooting, people say, “Let’s make guns illegal”. People that are against abortion say, “Let’s make it illegal.” Whatever the problem (or perceived problem) is, there’s somebody
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