The price doesn't seem bad for a dream home.

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That you don't have to melt steel to compromise its structural integrity.

This is just another part of the hypersensitivity movement

Racism does only apply to racial transgressions, that's why 'race' is the root of the word.

In the same vein, every wrongful killing is now called murder even if not premeditated and sometimes even if not intentional. Hell, it even applies to fish.

People who do this seem to feel more righteous and I guess they think that will help their cause, but all they're really doing is preventing proper conversations about difficult/complicated subjects from occurring by stripping the meaning from the words we use to talk about them.

Doing a 17 mile hike here in 3 weeks

How do Kiwis generally feel about their police? I'm assuming there's a reasonable level of trust and confidence there.

In the US, most people are afraid of the police, or at least think them too incompetent to be trusted. Now that we are seeing broad, organized criticism of the police we're also seeing an increase of confidence in the police, because there are 2 things we really love in the states: knee-jerk opposition to new causes and dismissing black people.

Why do people always try to yank someone who's taken a hit like that back up to their feet?

The ground is a perfectly good place for someone who can't stand up to be. Leave her down there. Talk to her to see if she's coherent. Gradually work your way to sitting up. After several minutes, try standing her up and brace her until you're sure she's steady.

And then go to the fucking hospital anyway.

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I have seen a number of the skits from her show and while they often have something clever to them, they generally seem to lack a punchline. However, I find her entertaining in interviews (eg her appearance on Comedians in Cars).

So I thought maybe I just didn't care for her skits... Standup and sketch comedy are very different and being good at one doesn't mean you're any good at the other. A few weeks ago I found Women Who Kill on youtube and watched the whole thing. Amy was funny in that. Unfortunately, it's because she's basically performing Bonnie McFarlane's act.

I got to discover Marina Franklin, though, so that was a plus.

I've been thinking about growing tree-chairs when I finally get settled in my own house, except I don't want to grow them and then cut them off the stump; I want to plant 4 saplings in the exact location the chair will always exist, form them into a bench or chair using the same techniques seen here, and then unbind them and let them continue to grow there permanently.

They may need a little trimming to keep the surfaces smooth (or maybe not if they're sat-in enough), but I like this idea more than growing a chair and then chopping it off to stick it in the dining room.

White people is crazy

Go into the Audio options and check the "Soldier's Language" option.

Given the constant "fat, lazy Americans" commentary from the British, I couldn't help but notice the number of flabby bumpkins in this video.

Also, I really thought the documentary was a hoax until the end came and I looked Wesley up.

This also works great on dogs, though I advise keeping your hands closer to your face for protection, just in case.