MarkW Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 It's at least borderline racist. Race is a social construct to begin with. It's not genetically supported. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I'm back from my first day of the 10K app. Four 10 minute runs separated by 1 minute of walking (plus warm up and cool down). Definitely further than I've ever gone before. I'm not too worried about doing the whole program; I would just like for a 5K to seem easier, lol. Anyway, I feel great! 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renai Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I work on this issue daily. It was a bit irritating that I couldn't put my child as a "Black Hispanic" in the state prek database. She's either black/not Hispanic, or Hispanic. Oldest coined the term blaxican. I told her that couldn't be right on some level, and please don't say that in public. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Openhearted Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Good morning! Twins still have fever. The lady I help take care of was taken to the hospital last night for difficulty breathing. Her troponin levels are high indicating a cardiac event. So she was transferred to a bigger hospital farther away. I wish I could be with her, but I don't want to leave the twins while they are sick. Dilemma.....Dilemma........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Good morning! Twins still have fever. The lady I help take care of was taken to the hospital last night for difficulty breathing. Her troponin levels are high indicating a cardiac event. So she was transferred to a bigger hospital farther away. I wish I could be with her, but I don't want to leave the twins while they are sick. Dilemma.....Dilemma........ :( 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Good morning! Twins still have fever. The lady I help take care of was taken to the hospital last night for difficulty breathing. Her troponin levels are high indicating a cardiac event. So she was transferred to a bigger hospital farther away. I wish I could be with her, but I don't want to leave the twins while they are sick. Dilemma.....Dilemma........ (((Dawn))) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Note to my children for future interactions with their significant other: Do not, under any circumstances, wake up the person you love with the information that old cat has had a "pooping incident" in the front room and doesn't she just really, really want to get out of the warm bed after she had a rough night sleeping, and clean that up? Really not the way to start your day. :glare: 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Good Morning! No dentist appointments today! The sun is out and I think we will go for a bike ride before lunch. I dreamed last night that my head was being stuffed into the space between the bed and the nightstand. Couldn't sleep much after that. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I kept having dreams two nights ago with very loud noises in them, but that was after 3 days of barely sleeping (about 6 hours total I think). Last night I went to bed early and didn't have any dreams I can remember. Better but still prefer the good dreams that I get when I sleep enough. Maybe next vacation... ;) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) (((Dawn))) When I take my pill, I sleep. When I don't, I don't. I will keep taking it because sleep is important. Edited May 21, 2016 by texasmama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) Someone in tech has been messing with the posting stuff. We now cannot delete posts, and when I corrected a spelling/punctuation of my post above, it said my post had been edited, which I dislike. Edited November 19, 2015 by texasmama 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Ack. I tried it again. Dislike. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 That notification is the biggest and most obnoxious editing notification I've ever seen. It's not like people going back and adding spam or changing their post is really that big of a deal. I think the tech guy is bored. I mean, sometimes kids will post "Hey I love panda bears does anybody else love panda bears??!" and then after a couple of hours of exuberant agreement like "Yeah they're great, I love them!!!" they'll go back and change "panda bears" to "Nazis" or whatever. But c'mon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Tex, I have heard of windows that have blinds in between the panes, (Internal blinds?). Maybe that would work for your odd father. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 It was a bit irritating that I couldn't put my child as a "Black Hispanic" in the state prek database. She's either black/not Hispanic, or Hispanic. Oldest coined the term blaxican. I told her that couldn't be right on some level, and please don't say that in public. Wow, that's odd. Ours you get two races and one ethnicity. This means that if one parent is Native / White and the other black and the native/white parent is also Spanish speaking, you can be black, white, Indian, Latina. But then when I report you to the national science foundation you suddenly become "mixed, underrepresented minority". The NSF needs aggregates due to privacy concerns so they can't allow double counting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) I want the editing notification gone. Hurrumph. Lynn, we have a door like that with embedded blinds so I will need to see about windows. Edited May 21, 2016 by texasmama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuga Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I am used to editing notifications. I always post edit so I don't care. I go back and add stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiewindmomma Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Most of the major window companies have windows with internal blinds. We looked into them because of allergies. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I like the smell of my own farts. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Hey I didn't post that! Look out, she's out of control! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Okay, that is really weird. I am going to report this to the authorities if it continues! I assume it is a mid-point to somewhere, but I hope it is short-lived cuz that ain't right. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Getting ready for the season... Your Majesty: I love you; you know I do. And I respect you and your abundant knowledge and wisdom. But isn't there an etiquette rule about absolutely No Christmas Hula Until After Thanksgiving? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I'm back from my first day of the 10K app. Four 10 minute runs separated by 1 minute of walking (plus warm up and cool down). Definitely further than I've ever gone before. I'm not too worried about doing the whole program; I would just like for a 5K to seem easier, lol. Anyway, I feel great! Galloway Method, Bay-Bee. Got my fat butt through a marathon. :thumbup1: #Isaidbutt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Good morning! Twins still have fever. The lady I help take care of was taken to the hospital last night for difficulty breathing. Her troponin levels are high indicating a cardiac event. So she was transferred to a bigger hospital farther away. I wish I could be with her, but I don't want to leave the twins while they are sick. Dilemma.....Dilemma........ :sad: and :grouphug: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Okay, that is really weird. I am going to report this to the authorities if it continues! I assume it is a mid-point to somewhere, but I hope it is short-lived cuz that ain't right. :huh: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 It was a bit irritating that I couldn't put my child as a "Black Hispanic" in the state prek database. She's either black/not Hispanic, or Hispanic. Oldest coined the term blaxican. I told her that couldn't be right on some level, and please don't say that in public. Current forms have been more and more inclusive. My kids often put down mixed race or even other. What irritates them and me is that it would be pc for them to put down their non-white race but not their white race. Smacks of the "one drop" rule to me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Current forms have been more and more inclusive. My kids often put down mixed race or even other. What irritates them and me is that it would be pc for them to put down their non-white race but not their white race. Smacks of the "one drop" rule to me. :iagree: But....google "Halle Berry and one drop rule" to see how far around the circle our hysterical obsession with race has taken us. And now: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) Our hysterical American obsession with wedge issues in general. Quite a few historical figures in the US who I respect compared the division of US citizens on as many dividing lines as could be imagined to the sort of propaganda tactics that European fascists (say, in the 30s and 40s) used to employ. And now :X for me too, I guess. Edited November 19, 2015 by MarkW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Oops, got distracted by seriousness. Can't have that... Good Morning, Everyone! How 'bout a little Awesome Sauce to start your day? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 :huh:The edit line during quoting and the fact that other people can attribute their edits to you, not that most people would believe that possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 The edit line during quoting and the fact that other people can attribute their edits to you, not that most people would believe that possible. Wow. That's not good. (Thanks for explaining. I missed the preceding stuff.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Wow. That's not good. (Thanks for explaining. I missed the preceding stuff.)Get with the program! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoJosMom Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Dude! I was still mid-coffee! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Dude! I was still mid-coffee!Ahhhhh. Now I understand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Good morning all! Lynn, congrats on the run. Be careful, you might just become a marathoner. Every marathoner I know set out to run a 5K and they don't know what happened after that. Mark, stop complaining about our forum. My dream involved me and my people (no clue who these people are) were being held captive by a cult. Many died during the escape. R.I.P random people. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Good morning all! Lynn, congrats on the run. Be careful, you might just become a marathoner. Every marathoner I know set out to run a 5K and they don't know what happened after that. Mark, stop complaining about our forum. My dream involved me and my people (no clue who these people are) were being held captive by a cult. Many died during the escape. R.I.P random people. Isn't that interesting. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 It's at least borderline racist. Race is a social construct to begin with. It's not genetically supported. I disagree. We've been separated so long that we have vast biological differences, far beyond that of skin color. To ignore that is dangerous. I went to school with a boy that was half black and half white. He was hit by a truck and his paperwork said he was black. He died on the table and the doctors said that if they knew he was half white they would have used a different medication. He might not have died. Different races or nationalities is a beautiful truth that needs to be embraced. I hate political correctness. It's dangerous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) I disagree. We've been separated so long that we have vast biological differences, far beyond that of skin color. To ignore that is dangerous. I went to school with a boy that was half black and half white. He was hit by a truck and his paperwork said he was black. He died on the table and the doctors said that if they knew he was half white they would have used a different medication. He might not have died. Different races or nationalities is a beautiful truth that needs to be embraced. I hate political correctness. It's dangerous. There are populations who have highly specific genetic markers that make them susceptible to certain medical issues, which represents something like 0.00000000001% of their genome. So yes, there's medically expedient information to be known about people of African ancestry. The same is true for people of Irish ancestry, or Jewish, or people whose parents suffered from X. This will all become much less about nationality and much more about your parents and grandparents as the decades go on, so I argue that it's equally dangerous to equate this with the fictional concept that there are different "races" of human being instead of understanding how genetics actually work, in this case specific to sequestered populations. It's interesting to think about the fact that had there not been so much segregation and xenophobia in our world history, these sorts of sequestrations would already be obsolete, probably a hundred years or more ago. Especially interesting when you consider that these issues seem most acute in the specific populations I mentioned above, in the context of world history. Then after we get done throwing punches over the above, we can get started on peanut allergies and so on and the selective/genetic issues surrounding those things... :p Edited November 19, 2015 by MarkW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Tex has been made The All Powerful Editor. #dontmesswithtex 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I went for a ride on my birthday bike. It was nice. I will now go floss. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I am soooooo withit today! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 There are populations who have highly specific genetic markers that make them susceptible to certain medical issues, which represents something like 0.00000000001% of their genome. So yes, there's medically expedient information to be known about people of African ancestry. The same is true for people of Irish ancestry, or Jewish, or people whose parents suffered from X. This will all become much less about nationality and much more about your parents and grandparents as the decades go on, so I argue that it's equally dangerous to equate this with the fictional concept that there are different "races" of human being instead of understanding how genetics actually work, in this case specific to sequestered populations. It's interesting to think about the fact that had there not been so much segregation and xenophobia in our world history, these sorts of sequestrations would already be obsolete, probably a hundred years or more ago. Especially interesting when you consider that these issues seem most acute in the specific populations I mentioned above, in the context of world history. Then after we get done throwing punches over the above, we can get started on peanut allergies and so on and the selective/genetic issues surrounding those things... :p My hatred of political correctness isn't about medical issues. That's something I've only recently learned about, but to my understanding it's much greater than you say it is. I admit that I could be wrong, but I don't think so. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 There are a lot of people who write exhaustively in support of the concept of nationality as critical to the existence of the human race. If you have a look at those supporters and the groups they tend to be affiliated with, I think you'll find that the connections tend to be rather unfortunate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Tex has been made The All Powerful Editor. #dontmesswithtex The power is going to my head as we speak. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Here's the thing: the genetic variation between you and a black person is, percentage-wise, comparable to the genetic variation between you and your white neighbor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 There are a lot of people who write exhaustively in support of the concept of nationality as critical to the existence of the human race. What does this mean? That people should only marry their own nationality to (as Darwin put it) preserve the races? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 The power is going to my head as we speak. I blame texas for all of my posts going forward. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 (edited) Oops, got distracted by seriousness. Can't have that... Good Morning, Everyone! How 'bout a little Awesome Sauce to start your day? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1F0lBnsnkE That was about the most awesome thing I've seen in a while! :) Squeeeeeee! And a happy Booya to all! This booyah is dedicated to Dawn and her sweet childs, may they get well soon! And to the Great and Powerful Texeditor! Sing it with me, you know you want to! This is the thread that never ends, It just goes on and on my friends. People started posting not knowing what it was, And they'll continue posting forever just because... This is the thread that never ends You'd best come join it with your friends 'Cuz it will replace Facebook as the latest web-based craze And everyone will post here instead for the rest of their days This is the thread that's always there They'll cheer you up so don't despair The group is growing well as more people start checking in And we'll keep sucking them in because our cheer is addictive This is the thread that never ends... Edited November 19, 2015 by Susan in TN 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkW Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 What does this mean? That people should only marry their own nationality to (as Darwin put it) preserve the races? Among other things. Unless you believe this, then the medical concerns regarding genetic ancestry are a temporary situation. They have only survived this long because of various periods of historical segregation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 Here's the thing: the genetic variation between you and a black person is, percentage-wise, comparable to the genetic variation between you and your white neighbor.But there are certain treatments that are better for certain people. That's what happened to Ryan (possibly). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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