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Quite possibly.

Recess and exercise benefits all children, not just boys. Because we are conditioned to express gender differences from birth, it's hard to tell what actually is an inherent gender difference and what is a conditioned one other than the obvious differences in physiology, like boys' greater average upper body strength. I suspect there actually are inherent differences, but social conditioning provides so much noise (and a lack of a control group) that it's impossible to determine with sufficient rigor. Changing how boys are socialized and indoctrinated might help more than bemoaning that girls are being catered to, which the continued prevalence of harassment and blaming and limiting girls' clothing choices in the name of controlling boys belies, as does the boys' club that is tech and the executive world.

Huh. I assumed the shared last name was an interesting coincidence. I see it isn't.

I've mentioned this before, but hilariously the regional tire and auto chain where I take my car for servicing doesn't block this site but does block all news websites, presumably to prevent employees with computer access from sneaking peeks at them instead of working.

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Especially after an active life, arthritis at age 70 isn't surprising. Also, it's highly individual. I'm 62 and I have arthritis as well as other related conditions that collectively are disabling, although in my case it's more a result of a sedentary lifestyle and poor physical fitness. I have to agree, though, that more frequent but shorter bouts of stretching might help, as well as strengthening exercises. For the shoulders and maybe lower back, occupational therapy (which really deals with function, not just work) can be a godsend. I've had better experiences with OT for upper body issues than with PT.

My assumption is similar to Laffing Bear's: it's because the public areas are meant to be child and family-friendly and other people's devices are easy to see.

I object to the tone of that second article. We do not uplift girls at the expense of boys. What's happened is that the script for girls has changed somewhat while boys are raised with all the same expectations and stereotypes about themselves, and largely the same old stereotypes about girls, plus resentment that girls have changed. That's a recipe for exactly this.

I guess he's never heard of visiting a liquor store and asking if he can take some of the boxes they would otherwise discard. Also what did he do with his parents' offer of financial help? $1,000 is enough to buy packing supplies and move locally, although it's not enough for a security deposit as well. (It might be enough for a security deposit by itself.) Ignoring a court order after the amount of time he's had and yet giving media interviews is nonfunctional and delusional, yet he shows few of the signs of the behavior of someone with a disorder that prevents them from perceiving reality.

What's the insurable interest of the beneficiary? https://www.insurancescored.com/what-determines-an-insurable-interest-in-a-life-insurance-policy/ A boyfriend could be considered to have an insurable interest. An escort, maybe not so much.

Good point. Assuming, as I do, that the fraudulent checks I received had something to do with this, someone went to a lot of trouble for something that in no way adds up. Maybe I'm more careful or detail-oriented than most people, but how did they expect checks drawn on business accounts coming from entirely different addresses with no obvious connection to anything not to raise red flags? Tis a puzzlement.

I would rather they learn to be better people. B.F. Skinner showed that positive reinforcement is more powerful and lasting than punishment (aka negative reinforcement), but there's a big audience in the US for punishment. That may help explain why our prisons are full and we have rates of incarceration far in excess of most other countries.

Okay, I recognized this from the first paragraph. I just don't normally think of that as a way to use an attorney trust account. Lesson learned. "Locals only, must pick up or make arrangements with movers yourself , cash, certified check or teller's check ."

Can you explain?

I'm much chiller about nude beaches/resorts than I would be about nude yoga.

So basically it's a matter of having a more extensive writing sample and in some cases not needing a witness. Someone who signs later isn't a witness; I can't tell what you mean by "just added."

Before throwing sex workers into the mix, educate yourselves on what incels want. They want redistribution of sex from popular guys who get more than their fair share. Incels feel women owe them sex as a human right. They're more anti-feminist and entitled than anything. They're mad that women get to say no. Their favorite "philosopher" advocates "enforced monogamy" for women (not men, as far as I can tell). Incels think women shouldn't wear makeup because that allows them to attract guys above their league. (The whole league thing is so middle-school.) They feel they should have unlimited access to women who are "slutty" enough to have had ten or more partners. This crowd also doesn't think it should have to pay for sex. (See: sex is a male human right.) To think sex workers are safe with these people is nutty.

I think the answer is "yes," it's a scam, but I'm putting this out there in case this is something other people know or have heard about. Don't worry, I haven't fallen for it monetarily, just in terms of wasted time. And it all starts out with Craigslist, where I recently listed a loveseat for sale, as I'm downsizing and clearing out in anticipation of moving someplace that's likely to be smaller than where I am now. I also want to sell this loveseat before the cat staying with me at the moment claws it up; she sometimes goes after the front of one of the armrests. I received three text messages almost immediately. The first two provide e-mail addresses and I correspond with them. They both wanted to pay me extra money to remove the ad. I said no, extra money is meaningless until I get it, and it takes the same time to get me the funds for the loveseat itself, but I'll increase the price, since you want to pay more (it's now $300+), and I sent both of them my name and address and said whoever gets me payment first gets the loveseat. Turns out neither of them are local and both are using a mover (supposedly). The first one tells me upfront that she wants to pay me extra to pay the movers with and I say no, that's more bother and responsibility than I want to assume. So we break off communication. The second person doesn't tell me until she's supposedly sent me money that she also wants to do the same thing(!!!), which involves doing a Western Union (or some such) transfer to the movers. So fine, if I get the money I'll play along. But in the meantime no check arrives and my questions as to where it was mailed from and when go unanswered, which is a big red flag as far as I'm concerned. What makes it even more interesting is that in the meantime I get two fraudulent checks, one via Federal Express and one via the mail. Both are for much larger amounts (I don't know how much the movers are supposed to cost; that's something else no one's shared with me) -- low thousands of dollars as opposed to the $300+ dollars we're now talking about. The first one is written on a check from a Wyoming real estate agency but has a return address of Textron in Maryland, which was the first clue that something was wrong. And nowhere is the name of either person mentioned, though the names could be fakes too. I called the real estate agency and was told it's a fraud; the check was written on a closed account and someone must have gotten hold of unused checks. I ripped up the check and stuck it in the FedEx envelope, which I still have. The following week I received another check in the mail for an even larger amount ($1,825). Before opening it, I thought it might actually be the check from the person I was then dealing with, but once again her name was nowhere on it and the amount is excessive. It was mailed from a business in Georgia and drawn on the account of a non-profit in Maryland. Also I was supposed to get a cashier's check and neither of them are. I haven't called the non-profit yet (didn't even Google them); I was annoyed and busy with other things, but I suspect the story will be the same. Over the weekend, I get an e-mail from the person who said she'd sent the check but refused to give me any information about it saying she was informed I got the check and why haven't I made the transfer to the mover and blah blah blah. (In the meantime she changed the information about who the mover is.) I e-mailed her the following day to say I hadn't communicated with her because I hadn't received the check and that her failure to give me any information about it wasn't helpful either. That was Sunday and I haven't heard a peep from her. Clearly she was playing me. So I think I got these two funny checks because of giving out my name and address, but because there were so many red flags with the checks, which don't meet any of the requirements we agreed to, I don't know why anyone would think I would try to deposit or negotiate them. I also think the whole setup is a scam to get someone to transfer phony funds to the movers, where they end up with the money and I end up with a chargeback because it's a closed account/fraudulent check. Anyone else heard of this? I'm inclined to redo my Craigslist ad to say "locals only, no movers" or something to that effect. If someone wants to do this remotely, they can arrange for and pay their own damn movers.

Seems to me that it would be even easier to produce and change on a computer. A handwritten will can't be edited; you would have to rewrite the whole thing anew. If you're only changing the beneficiary, a codicil might be used, in which case there's not much difference between computer-generated and handwritten, but after the first, codicils become confusing.

Ghosting is either a no or I'm so busy with other things right now that it makes no sense for me to take the time to explain why. Also sometimes the explanation will either be convoluted or too emotionally difficult to deliver. There's probably also fear of your reaction.

Who do you expect to draw up this contract? The kind of lawyer who would happily do that is probably not the type of lawyer you want. There is no valid consideration. Not that the parties would complain about it, but it could be challenged in probate and has gift tax implications if it's structured as such. The escort would be silly to agree.

No and hell no. However, I've been to the Trump Taj Mahal (since closed, obviously) for meetings of the board of trustees of multiemployer retirement funds covering unionized casino employees. And the person both union and management trustees relied on for financial analysis (not necessarily investment advice; the funds had an investment adviser for that) was the CFO for the Trump Atlantic City casinos.

I don't do it first thing, as I experience considerable morning stiffness and achiness when I get up (no, not that kind of stiffness) that would make doing it uncomfortable, but I pull the top sheet, blanket and cover up and put the pillows on top of them by the time I get dressed. Because of neck pain, I spend much of my time during the day lying down on the bed anyway, which is more comfortably done if the bed is made unless it's one of those lazy or crappy days when I don't change into day clothes and spend the day under the covers.

I've concluded there's always a cat who wants to participate. One cat thought it was fun to walk underneath my downward facing dog or plank, making the transition to upward facing dog difficult. The cat I'm cat-sitting for the foreseeable future thinks it's an opportunity to get petted.

Animals raised for food are hardly the same as wild animals, though, and since we are depending on them for nutrition treating them well only seems fair, though I have to admit that I am more picky (possibly because I'm more able to be) about beef and lamb. When I can, I buy grass-fed beef (usually Australian) (Not that I buy beef that often.)