tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post2291738691274231951..comments2024-02-05T05:15:04.759-08:00Comments on Wandering Scientist: Words Fail MeCloudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-32369516118798179872014-08-12T16:58:26.751-07:002014-08-12T16:58:26.751-07:00Thank you for speaking about. I feel very much the...Thank you for speaking about. I feel very much the same way. I've experienced casual, dismissive, and hateful racism directed at me or my family my entire life, and that's wearing enough; I still have the privilege of sometimes getting the benefit of the doubt in certain situations. <br /><br />I can't imagine living a life where I would never have that cushion of consideration, where I would always have to be on my guard with the people who are meant to *protect*. Meanwhile, these are my friends and neighbors who have to constantly fear for the safety of their families and their friends. It's just unacceptable that we've changed nothing in the past decades in this regard. Revanchehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07293868300535734672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-90145822912414633382014-08-11T16:45:43.579-07:002014-08-11T16:45:43.579-07:00Heartbreaking.
Husband and I were discussing it ...Heartbreaking. <br /><br />Husband and I were discussing it a little at dinner tonight, and my 7-year old piped up saying that the circumstances of the shooting made no sense (even a 7 year old understands that! Yeah, I know, perhaps we talk too openly about the news in front of our children).<br /><br />Hopefully nicoleandmaggie are right and your 7-year old will calm down a little when school starts! All this unstructured free time is wearing on everyone at my house! (And btw, that image of Petunia in the shower is so adorable. It's heartbreaking the way you juxtapose the lovely descriptions of your family with the Mike Brown story).bean-writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574157518553636032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-65384884766007719852014-08-11T11:58:58.260-07:002014-08-11T11:58:58.260-07:00At least one of my friends started perimenopause e...At least one of my friends started perimenopause even before that. No one has mentioned it to me yet, so I guess I'm not there yet. We all get our turn, though.Tragic Sandwichhttp://www.tragicsandwich.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-58013645370232548632014-08-11T10:44:54.156-07:002014-08-11T10:44:54.156-07:00I don't think any of us know what to say about...I don't think any of us know what to say about Mike Brown. I certainly don't. But it was clear from my Twitter feed that the silence of white people on this was adding more hurt... so I felt like I had to at least say I see what is happening. <br /><br />On the other topic: I am only 42, so I'm a bit surprised to find perimenopause starting, but the symptoms match really well. I'm going to my doctor in a couple of weeks to talk about it and learn more. Some of what I've read indicates that the perimenopause phase can last as long as 10 years, and that is... disconcerting. Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-66354817848234712972014-08-11T10:40:13.634-07:002014-08-11T10:40:13.634-07:00Hmmm, Pumpkin had some cool and interesting camps ...Hmmm, Pumpkin had some cool and interesting camps this year. I'll have to think about whether she had better behavior during the ones that were clearly teaching her new things or not.Cloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317847285050447789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-21189751642688490342014-08-11T07:09:02.919-07:002014-08-11T07:09:02.919-07:00I don't even know what to say about Mike Brown...I don't even know what to say about Mike Brown, except that I feel so much sorry for all those who knew and loved him.<br /><br />Regarding the first part of your post, I have done the math, and the odds are quite good that Baguette will go through puberty when I am going through menopause. Poor Mr. Sandwich.Tragic Sandwichhttp://www.tragicsandwich.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29235839.post-43125181382910837052014-08-11T06:26:55.660-07:002014-08-11T06:26:55.660-07:00:( It sucks so much. Everyone should have the pr...:( It sucks so much. Everyone should have the privilege of not being shot on sight. Not just white people. <br /><br />On a lighter note: My husband is very hopeful that our 7 year old's current behavioral concerns will go away once school starts up again and his brain is being engaged. *I* don't remember being so difficult at age 7, but maybe my parents would disagree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com