An excerpt from Business Insider -
Californians should be embarrassed by how much they hype overrated In-N-Out Burger
By Dennis Green
In-N-Out makes a good burger, to be sure. It's flavorful, tasty, and fresh.
But I've had much better burgers. In fact, in a face-off I conducted, Shake Shack clearly beat out In-N-Out in the burger category. It wasn't even close.
So what is it that would keep me coming back to In-N-Out when there are objectively (in my mind) better options? It can come down to only one thing: psychology. Namely, the scarcity effect and the bandwagon effect. And the two are intertwined.
http://www.businessinsider.com/in-n-out-is-overrated-2016-10
Friday, October 21, 2016
Wednesday, October 19, 2016
Grounds For Divorce
Man divorces wife for ‘deceiving him’ by wearing too much make-up
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/man-divorces-wife-for-deceiving-him-by-wearing-too-much-make-up
http://www.thenational.ae/uae/man-divorces-wife-for-deceiving-him-by-wearing-too-much-make-up
Um. I Don't Know.
This article features a guy who thinks kids should be allowed to play, even in risky situations.
It seems to me it's going from one side of the ditch (think helicopter parents) to the other side of letting kids do what they want when they want to do it.
There needs to be a middle ground that allows for some freedom, but safety, too.
What do you think?
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/23/magazine/the-anti-helicopter-parents-plea-let-kids-play.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share
It seems to me it's going from one side of the ditch (think helicopter parents) to the other side of letting kids do what they want when they want to do it.
There needs to be a middle ground that allows for some freedom, but safety, too.
What do you think?
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/23/magazine/the-anti-helicopter-parents-plea-let-kids-play.html?smprod=nytcore-ipad&smid=nytcore-ipad-share
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
Monday, October 17, 2016
To FLOTUS, With Love
From the New York Times Magazine -
Four folks, heavyweights in their own right, have written tributes to Michelle Obama.
Well worth the read.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/t-magazine/michelle-obama-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-gloria-steinem-letter.html
Four folks, heavyweights in their own right, have written tributes to Michelle Obama.
Well worth the read.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/17/t-magazine/michelle-obama-chimamanda-ngozi-adichie-gloria-steinem-letter.html
Book Art
Check out this extraordinary art form from discarded books.
Amazing!
http://www.upworthy.com/this-woman-makes-incredible-art-from-discarded-books?c=upw1&u=6861cbea6edfdfe5a709ee39ad3c14b64135e61f
Amazing!
http://www.upworthy.com/this-woman-makes-incredible-art-from-discarded-books?c=upw1&u=6861cbea6edfdfe5a709ee39ad3c14b64135e61f
Hey Y'all
Excerpts from Atlas Obscura -
Y’all, You’uns, Yinz, Youse: How Regional Dialects Are Fixing Standard English
The real enemy? "You guys."
By Dan Nosowitz OCTOBER 13, 2016
There is perhaps no greater argument that American English is a deeply flawed, infuriating, and difficult language than the simple phrase “you guys.”
“You guys” is the most common way Americans refer directly to a group of people; it is a de facto pronoun, duct-taped together.
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In “standard American English,” meaning, essentially, schoolroom English, the second person pronoun is “you,” for either singular or plural. Talking to your spouse? Use “you.” Talking to your spouse and his or her entire family, at the same time? Use...well, also use “you.” It is a huge, strange weakness in American English: when someone is talking to a group of people, we have no way of indicating whether the speaker is talking to only one person or the entire group.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/yall-youuns-yinz-youse-how-regional-dialects-are-fixing-standard-english
Y’all, You’uns, Yinz, Youse: How Regional Dialects Are Fixing Standard English
The real enemy? "You guys."
By Dan Nosowitz OCTOBER 13, 2016
There is perhaps no greater argument that American English is a deeply flawed, infuriating, and difficult language than the simple phrase “you guys.”
“You guys” is the most common way Americans refer directly to a group of people; it is a de facto pronoun, duct-taped together.
~~~~~~~~~~
In “standard American English,” meaning, essentially, schoolroom English, the second person pronoun is “you,” for either singular or plural. Talking to your spouse? Use “you.” Talking to your spouse and his or her entire family, at the same time? Use...well, also use “you.” It is a huge, strange weakness in American English: when someone is talking to a group of people, we have no way of indicating whether the speaker is talking to only one person or the entire group.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/yall-youuns-yinz-youse-how-regional-dialects-are-fixing-standard-english
Sunday, October 16, 2016
Diversity on the Track
An excerpt from The Undefeated -
NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez shares inspirational story at My Brother’s Keeper event
Ambassadors from NBA Cares and NASCAR talked about their journeys and the importance of diversity BY RHIANNON WALKER
Four-and-a-half years ago, Daniel Suarez had aspirations of becoming a NASCAR driver, but didn’t have the means to achieve that goal. At the time, he wasn’t in the United States — he was living with his parents and two sisters in Monterrey, Mexico.
Besides that, he didn’t come from a racing family. His father was the only one in the household working, so there wasn’t money for Suarez to pursue his dream initially. What his father did have was expertise in repairing cars, so when Suarez was in elementary school, his dad provided him with the tools for go-karting in 2002.
Eleven years later, Suarez’s biggest obstacle wasn’t having a car, sponsorship or recognition, it was finding a way to Charlotte, North Carolina, where NASCAR’s headquarters is based, and learning how to speak English. He had the official papers from NASCAR, so Suarez drove 26 hours cross-country from Mexico to Charlotte in a 1994 Volkswagen Beetle.
Fast-forward to 2016, and Suarez won his first race in a final-lap coup past Kyle Busch, which made him the first Mexican-born driver to win in a NASCAR national touring series. And just this month, the 24-year-old nabbed his second victory in the round of 12 in the Chase at Dover in October, making him eligible for the round of eight.
http://theundefeated.com/features/white-house-host-latinx-students-to-discuss-my-brothers-keeper-preview-undefeatedconvo/
NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez shares inspirational story at My Brother’s Keeper event
Ambassadors from NBA Cares and NASCAR talked about their journeys and the importance of diversity BY RHIANNON WALKER
Four-and-a-half years ago, Daniel Suarez had aspirations of becoming a NASCAR driver, but didn’t have the means to achieve that goal. At the time, he wasn’t in the United States — he was living with his parents and two sisters in Monterrey, Mexico.
Besides that, he didn’t come from a racing family. His father was the only one in the household working, so there wasn’t money for Suarez to pursue his dream initially. What his father did have was expertise in repairing cars, so when Suarez was in elementary school, his dad provided him with the tools for go-karting in 2002.
Eleven years later, Suarez’s biggest obstacle wasn’t having a car, sponsorship or recognition, it was finding a way to Charlotte, North Carolina, where NASCAR’s headquarters is based, and learning how to speak English. He had the official papers from NASCAR, so Suarez drove 26 hours cross-country from Mexico to Charlotte in a 1994 Volkswagen Beetle.
Fast-forward to 2016, and Suarez won his first race in a final-lap coup past Kyle Busch, which made him the first Mexican-born driver to win in a NASCAR national touring series. And just this month, the 24-year-old nabbed his second victory in the round of 12 in the Chase at Dover in October, making him eligible for the round of eight.
http://theundefeated.com/features/white-house-host-latinx-students-to-discuss-my-brothers-keeper-preview-undefeatedconvo/
Black & Jewish
An excerpt from NPR -
Black, Jewish And Avoiding The Synagogue On Yom Kippur
By LEAH DONNELLA
Last time I worshipped in a synagogue was Sept. 5, 2014. And I won't be going today.
That might surprise my friends, who put up with my bragging ad nauseam about how Jewish I am.
You got a great deal on plane tickets? Reminds me of the time I took a free Birthright trip to Israel. Going skating? I haven't been on skates since my bat mitzvah reception, held at the roller skating rink in Villanova, Pa. You say you love the musicals of George Gershwin? Ha, that sounds just like Gershenfeld, my mother's maiden name, which is also my middle name, which means "barley field" in Yiddish, the language my ancestors spoke in Eastern Europe.
Some of this is just me being obnoxious. But it's also a way to claim a part of my identity that's hidden from most people. I'm a black woman. No one ever assumes I'm Jewish. When I talk about Judaism, people look at me in a way that makes me feel like I'm breaking into my own house. Especially the people inside the house.
http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2016/10/12/496868502/black-jewish-and-avoiding-the-synagogue-on-yom-kippur?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
Black, Jewish And Avoiding The Synagogue On Yom Kippur
By LEAH DONNELLA
Last time I worshipped in a synagogue was Sept. 5, 2014. And I won't be going today.
That might surprise my friends, who put up with my bragging ad nauseam about how Jewish I am.
You got a great deal on plane tickets? Reminds me of the time I took a free Birthright trip to Israel. Going skating? I haven't been on skates since my bat mitzvah reception, held at the roller skating rink in Villanova, Pa. You say you love the musicals of George Gershwin? Ha, that sounds just like Gershenfeld, my mother's maiden name, which is also my middle name, which means "barley field" in Yiddish, the language my ancestors spoke in Eastern Europe.
Some of this is just me being obnoxious. But it's also a way to claim a part of my identity that's hidden from most people. I'm a black woman. No one ever assumes I'm Jewish. When I talk about Judaism, people look at me in a way that makes me feel like I'm breaking into my own house. Especially the people inside the house.
http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2016/10/12/496868502/black-jewish-and-avoiding-the-synagogue-on-yom-kippur?utm_campaign=storyshare&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social
Catching Up With Big Sister
Diversity in Space
https://www.wired.com/2016/10/new-american-space-boom-astronauts-diversity/?mbid=nl_101416_p1&CNDID=#slide-5
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