This was so encouraging--and great journalism. Thank you.

What does it actually look like, considering this is 100% AI?

I'm with you. Although this is 100% better than the one that came with dinosaur pieces IN SLIME. That is the only toy that is now banned in our house (aside from guns).

I completely agree. Why can't we let them decompress like we let adults do?

Most of these studies don't take into account the quality or kind of screen. Are they zoned out on an iPad for five hours, or are they learning their ABCs on Sesame Street while mom gets a chance to cook dinner? Are the parents sitting side-by-side watching the movie, or is the kid alone?

I love Sherman Alexie's books! I think True Diary would be the best for a 13yo, but Flight might be good for a mature 13yo. Lone Ranger and Tonto might be a little old.

Oh and of course Everything Sad Is Untrue. Everyone must read it.

Oh no I was just affirming that it was kid-appropriate!

I don't know if you could interest him, but the All Creatures Great and Small series is surprisingly funny and very clean.

I second Absolutely True Diary. Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green is great and very poignant. idk if he's old enough to watch Parks and Rec, but if he is, Welcome to Pawnee was very lighthearted and fun. We Were Dreamers was a fantastic biography and appropriate.

Absolutely True Diary is actually YA!

I told my husband that if he allows female priests I may have to convert.

This is all fantastic! Thank you for sharing. I have a Tacoma address but don't get to vote on the mayor, unfortunately, so I was behind in this.

I'd love to know more about what makes Ibsen progressive! I've mostly heard super mild reception of him from progressives.

Those of us who live in mountainous places our entire lives still can't get over it. We still tell each other, "The mountain is out!" "Look at the mountain!" "Wow, it's gorgeous today!"

I always imagine I'll clean and put fresh sheets on the bed. But the best I can usually do is make sure the fridge is empty of things that will rot.

I wish Gmail had a button that said, "Sorry, lost my job. Please try again next year." Would work for giving emails AND Black Friday emails.

Isn't voter turnout for primaries abysmal, not just the normal terrible of PNW November elections?