PNW Ptarmigan
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Seattle sports fan | Aspiring rosarian | Book lover | Business owner | Wife, mom, volunteer
Agree with those who are talking about mindset. I think the Rams let relaxed after the Turner interception and missed their cue to lock in after Shaheed scored. If they had upped the intensity then, and scored again in response, they would have iced the game.
December 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Agree with those who are talking about mindset. I think the Rams let relaxed after the Turner interception and missed their cue to lock in after Shaheed scored. If they had upped the intensity then, and scored again in response, they would have iced the game.
There’s a lot of season left to go, including the 49ers game in week 18…and the playoffs. Don’t want to reinjure/worsen/aggravate a hamstring.
December 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
There’s a lot of season left to go, including the 49ers game in week 18…and the playoffs. Don’t want to reinjure/worsen/aggravate a hamstring.
The voiceover was so funny and also so in tune with the horse’s thought process. Agree - patient, gentle training
December 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The voiceover was so funny and also so in tune with the horse’s thought process. Agree - patient, gentle training
This is the way horses react - a random leaf, a sunspot that moved since the last time they saw it, basically anything that flutters. All could be deadly! Horses are prey animals. Their only defense is to run away from danger. This sweetie does well not to bolt!
December 17, 2025 at 7:50 PM
This is the way horses react - a random leaf, a sunspot that moved since the last time they saw it, basically anything that flutters. All could be deadly! Horses are prey animals. Their only defense is to run away from danger. This sweetie does well not to bolt!
It’s so incredibly sad that a naturally beautiful young woman could not appreciate her own appearance for what it was, and chose instead to submit to whatever outside influence that led her to believe her beauty was not beautiful enough.
December 17, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It’s so incredibly sad that a naturally beautiful young woman could not appreciate her own appearance for what it was, and chose instead to submit to whatever outside influence that led her to believe her beauty was not beautiful enough.
I have been knocking on wood, throwing salt over my left shoulder, turning three times and spitting…you name it. All in an apparently futile effort to protect the irreplaceable or irreplaceable-adjacent players on the team.
Dammit.
And Mercury Retrograde was over, too!!!
Dammit.
And Mercury Retrograde was over, too!!!
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I have been knocking on wood, throwing salt over my left shoulder, turning three times and spitting…you name it. All in an apparently futile effort to protect the irreplaceable or irreplaceable-adjacent players on the team.
Dammit.
And Mercury Retrograde was over, too!!!
Dammit.
And Mercury Retrograde was over, too!!!
My father’s only marital advice:
In time, some of your spouse’s behavior will start to infuriate you. And then you will face a choice. You can either try (and fail) to change them, or you can decide to see those behaviors as charming idiosyncrasies.
He was a very smart man, my dad.
In time, some of your spouse’s behavior will start to infuriate you. And then you will face a choice. You can either try (and fail) to change them, or you can decide to see those behaviors as charming idiosyncrasies.
He was a very smart man, my dad.
December 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
My father’s only marital advice:
In time, some of your spouse’s behavior will start to infuriate you. And then you will face a choice. You can either try (and fail) to change them, or you can decide to see those behaviors as charming idiosyncrasies.
He was a very smart man, my dad.
In time, some of your spouse’s behavior will start to infuriate you. And then you will face a choice. You can either try (and fail) to change them, or you can decide to see those behaviors as charming idiosyncrasies.
He was a very smart man, my dad.
Many colleges do require probability/other mathematics courses for history majors. Classes that are required to satisfy major requirements are typically only part of the degree requirement. There can also be distribution requirements, typically in math/science, social science, and humanities.
December 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Many colleges do require probability/other mathematics courses for history majors. Classes that are required to satisfy major requirements are typically only part of the degree requirement. There can also be distribution requirements, typically in math/science, social science, and humanities.
If we are *not* teaching every college student advanced reading, writing, calculating and speaking skills, we’ve failed them.
The thinking skills that are taught and developed in higher education have lifelong application. They equip students to teach themselves in life beyond school.
The thinking skills that are taught and developed in higher education have lifelong application. They equip students to teach themselves in life beyond school.
December 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
If we are *not* teaching every college student advanced reading, writing, calculating and speaking skills, we’ve failed them.
The thinking skills that are taught and developed in higher education have lifelong application. They equip students to teach themselves in life beyond school.
The thinking skills that are taught and developed in higher education have lifelong application. They equip students to teach themselves in life beyond school.
To be clear, the skill of close reading is essential to the development of literacy. It’s the mechanism of critical reading and critical analysis. It’s central to the development of an educated person.
Poetry reading in this context is a form of problem set - a way to develop the skill.
Poetry reading in this context is a form of problem set - a way to develop the skill.
December 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
To be clear, the skill of close reading is essential to the development of literacy. It’s the mechanism of critical reading and critical analysis. It’s central to the development of an educated person.
Poetry reading in this context is a form of problem set - a way to develop the skill.
Poetry reading in this context is a form of problem set - a way to develop the skill.
Reading - and its partner skill, writing - is also “an incredibly vast set of skills that no one could hope to master.”
A close read of poetry is often taught as a part of an entry-level writing class. Classes that are entirely devoted poetry are not usually required for graduation.
A close read of poetry is often taught as a part of an entry-level writing class. Classes that are entirely devoted poetry are not usually required for graduation.
December 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Reading - and its partner skill, writing - is also “an incredibly vast set of skills that no one could hope to master.”
A close read of poetry is often taught as a part of an entry-level writing class. Classes that are entirely devoted poetry are not usually required for graduation.
A close read of poetry is often taught as a part of an entry-level writing class. Classes that are entirely devoted poetry are not usually required for graduation.
Yes. You can. It’s rare, and typically occurs when someone has an asymptomatic case of chicken pox (got the virus but didn’t break out in pox).
December 10, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Yes. You can. It’s rare, and typically occurs when someone has an asymptomatic case of chicken pox (got the virus but didn’t break out in pox).
The chicken pox vaccine is very effective at preventing VZV infection, including both chicken pox and shingles. For people who had chicken pox, the shingles vaccine will help keep the VZV dormant, preventing shingles outbreaks. Immunosuppressed people may need a customized approach.
December 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM
The chicken pox vaccine is very effective at preventing VZV infection, including both chicken pox and shingles. For people who had chicken pox, the shingles vaccine will help keep the VZV dormant, preventing shingles outbreaks. Immunosuppressed people may need a customized approach.
Re: vaccine gatekeeping. Public health studies vaccination risks and efficacy across large populations (pros and cons medically and financially). The chickenpox vaccine is very effective at preventing VZV altogether, and children should receive this protection.
December 10, 2025 at 5:39 AM
Re: vaccine gatekeeping. Public health studies vaccination risks and efficacy across large populations (pros and cons medically and financially). The chickenpox vaccine is very effective at preventing VZV altogether, and children should receive this protection.
Chicken pox is the initial reaction to exposure to VCV (varicella zoster virus). VCV then goes dormant, but can reactivate as shingles if/when the immune system is weakened. You can’t get shingles unless you’ve had chicken pox first. An uptick in shingles suggests immunosuppression.
December 10, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Chicken pox is the initial reaction to exposure to VCV (varicella zoster virus). VCV then goes dormant, but can reactivate as shingles if/when the immune system is weakened. You can’t get shingles unless you’ve had chicken pox first. An uptick in shingles suggests immunosuppression.
Also, to your point, reading comprehension - or more pertinently, literacy - isn’t “one single universally transferable skill” any more than mathematics begins and ends with arithmetic. Adding to this, readers/learners respond variably to different approaches to literacy curriculum.
December 10, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Also, to your point, reading comprehension - or more pertinently, literacy - isn’t “one single universally transferable skill” any more than mathematics begins and ends with arithmetic. Adding to this, readers/learners respond variably to different approaches to literacy curriculum.
In fact, close reading prose is far more laborious, complex, and time consuming. Because of this, prose texts are less suitable teaching texts to cultivate this specific skill. There are many ways to develop reading comprehension; each has merit and lifelong application.
December 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
In fact, close reading prose is far more laborious, complex, and time consuming. Because of this, prose texts are less suitable teaching texts to cultivate this specific skill. There are many ways to develop reading comprehension; each has merit and lifelong application.
The essential skills of intellectual life (reading, writing, calculating and speaking) require diligent practice over a period of years, if not decades, to develop to competence. They require practice at all ages/stages of human development. Education is more than the acquisition of knowledge.
December 9, 2025 at 10:35 PM
The essential skills of intellectual life (reading, writing, calculating and speaking) require diligent practice over a period of years, if not decades, to develop to competence. They require practice at all ages/stages of human development. Education is more than the acquisition of knowledge.
“Four weeks” is the opposite of “extensive.” To be accurate, it’s barely an introduction.
Poetry has no peer as a teaching text for close reading, a foundational technique in advanced reading comprehension.
Last I checked, reading comprehension matters quite a bit in business.
Poetry has no peer as a teaching text for close reading, a foundational technique in advanced reading comprehension.
Last I checked, reading comprehension matters quite a bit in business.
December 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
“Four weeks” is the opposite of “extensive.” To be accurate, it’s barely an introduction.
Poetry has no peer as a teaching text for close reading, a foundational technique in advanced reading comprehension.
Last I checked, reading comprehension matters quite a bit in business.
Poetry has no peer as a teaching text for close reading, a foundational technique in advanced reading comprehension.
Last I checked, reading comprehension matters quite a bit in business.
Sigh. Two yucky weeks at such a busy time is definitely not what anyone wants! Hope you get through the worst soon…
December 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Sigh. Two yucky weeks at such a busy time is definitely not what anyone wants! Hope you get through the worst soon…
Our recent visit to Urgent Care revealed the following helpful information: when a virus doesn’t resolve in 7-10 days, the most common complications are: strep throat, sinus infection, and bacterial pneumonia. If you aren’t on the mend soon, you might want a visit. Hope you see improvement soon!
December 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Our recent visit to Urgent Care revealed the following helpful information: when a virus doesn’t resolve in 7-10 days, the most common complications are: strep throat, sinus infection, and bacterial pneumonia. If you aren’t on the mend soon, you might want a visit. Hope you see improvement soon!
Back in the day, I bought small group health insurance for my contracting business employees through Executive Member Services at Costco. The insurance was neither a Costco product nor the coverage Costco provides for its employees. It was an outside vendor, offering a Costco discount.
December 9, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Back in the day, I bought small group health insurance for my contracting business employees through Executive Member Services at Costco. The insurance was neither a Costco product nor the coverage Costco provides for its employees. It was an outside vendor, offering a Costco discount.
My sister got shingles in her late 60’s. Long after the excruciating lesions on her ribcage healed, she was incapable of tolerating many kinds of clothing, including bras. This led to her isolating herself, compounding her physical distress with social isolation and emotional distress. Get.The.Vax.
December 9, 2025 at 4:29 AM
My sister got shingles in her late 60’s. Long after the excruciating lesions on her ribcage healed, she was incapable of tolerating many kinds of clothing, including bras. This led to her isolating herself, compounding her physical distress with social isolation and emotional distress. Get.The.Vax.
I’m so sorry! That’s miserable.
December 8, 2025 at 5:15 AM
I’m so sorry! That’s miserable.