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    Crowns (the dental kind). Is this a racket??

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    I have a fair number of crowns. I'm very grateful for them, because I'd have a mouthful of missing teeth otherwise.

    Yes, they are expensive, but a lot of skill goes into making and placing them. You're also paying for the materials and the technology. 

    Most of mine have lasted for years. IIRC, I have had two break. 

    When a tooth has had a lot of work, sometimes there's just not much left to work with. It's a crown or removal at that point. I did have a very back molar removed instead of getting a crown on it. It doesn't bother me and the extraction was much less expensive, of course.

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    More on Brave Books

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    14 minutes ago, pinball said:

    Here’s a good breakdown of the book, Drama.

    https://www.picturethispost.com/drama-banned-book-review-for-the-book-and-against-the-ban/

    After reading this, I’d support the book being available in 7th grade and up.

    I don’t think it’s appropriate or necessary for younger grades

    Also, from Common Sense Media: "Middle school characters talk about crushes and dating and kiss on the cheek and lips on a couple of occasions. Mentions of breakups and asking someone to the school dance, as well as scenes of dancing close together."

    Do you support making all books about kissing and dating available to only 7th grade and over?

    More on Brave Books

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    12 minutes ago, Danae said:

    Even if I believed her ridiculous story, which I do not, someone who developed a porn addiction from seeing a drawing of a scene one would expect to see in a church when the pastor says “you may kiss the bride” is not someone with the moral character or discerning judgement to be advising anyone on book choice.

    Yes. The picture in question:

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    And the school board voted to restrict access to this book for kids in 8th grade and lower. SMH.

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    Does a comforter exist that meets these criteria?

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    1 hour ago, HomeAgain said:

    Sounds like you might look at something like a thick mink/microplush blanket.  I have no idea where we got ours, but it's so lovely and soft, washes well, and keeps the bed looking neat.  It has just enough weight to be calming.

    We have used these for bedspreads because they are nice and heavy and soft. I look at the weight of the blanket when purchasing. Lots on Amazon--just search for "Korean mink blanket." 

    The downside is that when you buy one big enough for a queen or king bed, they are very heavy to wash. My machine can do it, but just barely.

    ETA: I am tempted by Vellux blankets--similar feel but lighter.

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    More on Brave Books

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    From Judd Legum on Twitter: "Earlier this month, a mysterious woman appeared before a school board in Texas and claimed that, when she was 11, she READ A SCHOLASTIC BOOK THAT SPARKED A DEBILITATING PORN ADDICTION. We investigated. And it's ABSOLUTELY WILD what is happening."

    Long story short, the woman works for Brave Books (publisher of political propaganda masquerading as children's literature). She encouraged the school board to ban Scholastic books and book fairs. Her "testimony" was promoted by both Brave Books and SkyTree Book Fairs, a conservative alternative to Scholastic Book Fairs. (Unsurprisingly, the president of SkyTree Book Fairs recently worked for Brave Books as well.)

    Read the whole story here: https://x.com/JuddLegum/status/1729866145975418994?s=20 [ETA: This is a Twitter thread; a fuller story is available here: https://popular.info/p/mysterious-woman-tells-school-board.] 

    Scary times. 

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    If you have corelle dishes...

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    The ONLY drawback to Corelle is their tendency to shatter into tiny slivers of "glass confetti" if they do break. Thankfully that doesn't happen very often, only once every couple years for me. I hate cleaning it up and always vow to try something different...but always end up sticking with my Corelle. I've used it my whole married life.

    Lightweight, easy to fit in cupboards, easy to fit in the dishwasher, easy to find replacements, nice-looking, inexpensive, non-chemical leaching. I doubt I will ever buy anything else. I had a whole set of white Fiestaware and never used it.

    Let's talk about modern playground safety

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    53 minutes ago, Indigo Blue said:

    I can’t see those arguments as a sound and practical basis for lowering the standards of playground safety. Do you agree?

    There would have to be a way to weigh potential benefits and risks. It could be done via a mathematical formula, I think. Difficult but not impossible.

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