Teach a man to fish and he . . . never mind, he's dead.

My US city does this. Says it's federally funded.

It's been going on for a long time, too. I took my kids to a rec center playground in the early 2000s, and someone came out of the building and announced lunch. We didn't go in with the others, but then she came over to us and said all kids get to eat, doesn't matter who, as long as they're children.

One of these days, my weird bike turn signaling is going to make it onto this sub. I can feel it.

What do you mean "in the east coast"? In the eastern half of the continent, sure, but not right at the coast.

Well, it would be kind of weird if only part of the bed shook. I think that would freak me out a bit.

I never thought much of them until 1989. That one got my attention.

You got that right. Brick houses are definitely not what you want to be in during an earthquake. You don't even want to be sleeping in the living room next to a brick chimney.

It's kind of hard to make cannibalism work for any length of time, anyway. You have to feed the people you're feeding to the people. It's not like some of them can eat grass.

It's "Greg Abbott is a little piss baby." At least get the quote right.

You usually use it to describe someone who has just found out their birthday party has to be canceled, or found out they didn't make the volleyball team. It makes it sound like they're just disappointed that she died.

Relaxed Max

They were using the word "rainbow" as a descriptor rather than the type of fish. Melanotaeniidae is the family of rainbowfish, a single word.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cirrhilabrus_finifenmaa

I've also had an exterminator tell me that gophers will chew a cat's arm off. Just saying.

Then you know the students weren't fighting anyone either.

It's important to note that the parent volunteer who started the whole thing has been barred from volunteering again. For anyone who thinks this has anything to do with student misbehavior, it doesn't.

Read the whole article.

It took six months to crack the code, according to the article.

I don't really think that's a substitute for an in-person visit, though. He needs the whole picture. I mean, sure, I could call him and give him a list, but I'd prefer to have someone to see once a year or so who can keep track.

I know someone who had a nearly fatal heart attack at 35. He didn't know he had heart disease at all, and he wasn't overweight or anything. That's the kind of shit you need a checkup for. The stuff you don't know about.

What I'd really like is a general orthopedist. I tried to get a referral from the guy who did my shoulder surgery last winter, but his tip didn't pan out. All my body parts have different doctors. The orthopedic institute doesn't have generalists, so I'll probably try my luck at the local hospital. I've had a lot of wear and tear in things are always breaking, so it would be best to have a home base, I think.

I'm not young, though, and I would hope my doctor knows that. I could really use a doctor to help me figure out which issues to take care of first, instead of randomly running from specialist to specialist. I generally wait until the pain is keeping me awake or making it impossible to function, because of the cost, but there are things like cancer that can get to a deadly stage before you even know they're there. I don't see why I'm supposed to be the one to figure this all out. Not sure why I have a GP in the first place if I never see him.

Our insurer sent us testing kits, but instead of saying "This is your insurance company, we're sending you free testing kits," they pretended to be our doctor. Called several times purporting to be such-and-such medical group, which I've never heard of. I'm fine with non-invasive cancer screening, but I'm not fine with being lied to.

My doctor actually told me they don't do yearly physicals anymore. Maybe it was a misunderstanding about "physical" versus "checkup" but it's still a strange thing to say. So do I only go to the doctor when I'm seriously ill or bleeding? Makes no sense.

"Will he be a dream . . ."

"Aaaaahhh!"

"Or a dud?"

"Arwwww."

You sound like a pro already with that snark! You'll fit right in.

I understood it as saying the chimps' wrists are bent while the gorillas' wrists are straight.