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Just finished Jim Dodge's Stone Junction last night. I really enjoyed it; I'm a slow reader, and I love taking my time with books; even as I took my time with this one, I finished the book in a week, but I'm sure I'll keep thinking about it for a long while and will re-read parts of it...

Since this isn't a thread strictly about "goals/challenges," I'm taking the liberty to mention a terrific book I recently had the fortune and pleasure of reading. Meghan O'Gieblyn's God, Human, Animal, Machine (subtitle Technology, Metaphor, and the Search for Meaning). It deals with the ways in...

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I'm not an active user. I did however tell myself that I'd post in one of the annual reading challenge threads. I missed the boat in 2021, but it's December 2022 now, and I'm pretty happy that the pandemic didn't negatively affect my reading habit(s). 2020 was definitely slow on the reading...

Thank you! :)

Wow, it's great to see a reading thread in full swing. I haven't been able to read all that much since March, so I don't know how you guys are doing it. I mostly re-read books, didn't really being new ones. Nonetheless, I picked up two works of non-fiction late last month, and I'm glad to be...

Around 12, if I'm not wrong. Two of them reported breathlessness, and my friends and I were worried it was going to be a serious case, possibly requiring intubation. But it didn't get to that. Both of them are in the 30-35 age group--one of them overweight. Studies are showing that being...

I really does look situational, and I sincerely hope that's all it is. Power to you! :)

I do not have a number in my mind. However, I do have one goal. I would like to finish "College Physics: A Strategic Approach" before the end of 2019. I took this up only last month, and I realized very soon that I was out of my depth. It's not part of course work. I was just feeling bad about...

This is an interesting bit of trivia (although die-hards may object my use of the word "trivia" here). I didn't know this until I ran into this thread. Today I Learned: When Cinderella Was Born!

There are two different approaches available. A psychiatrist might rely on scans and reports to arrive at a diagnosis. Treatment might include medication, which more often than not, have many undesirable side effects. An analyst, on the other hand, might talk to tour son to get him talking...

It depends on the sector/industry. Most places will also tell you beforehand whether or not you'd be paid. As many have said here, tech internships pay quite a bit, and so do internships in the pure sciences fields. Digital media internships are a mixed bag: some pay really well, others do not...

Nope. Cos I'm from Seattle.

I did not peddle solutions. I was just talking about how things are. My discussion began with media as the starting point, and how it represents the carnivalization of politics and democracy. This statement of mine implicates people, too. You're missing my point, and restating the same thing...

Hey, all! I agree: what I say sounds like I'm really just blaming the media. What I meant is that in the case of capitalism, especially in relation to profit-driven media, demand is created via excess supply. This, in fact, is one of the key features of capitalism. Notice: I am not blaming or...

Hi, there! :) My point was that what the people want/need is manufactured by the media. The media is manipulative, to say the least. This is not to say that "people" are innocent. This is not a blame game. The point of this is to understand what those who criticize instant results are saying...

In relation to the original post: The media rushes to report trends, predictions, and half-baked "results" solely because it is profitable. Elections, especially if they are seminal--such as Presidential elections--are extremely fruitful events for media houses. The emergence of mass media...

I love them both cold, right out of the fridge. But I'd never eat either for breakfast. I'd love cold fried chicken on a windy afternoon by the beach!

I'd say I miss Mickey and company, too. I've always wanted more of that, but didn't know if I was the only one who felt that way.