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Earth to Moon by Moon Unit Zappa is what I am currently reading and I'm hooked! This year has been all about non-fiction, with the previous read being Out of the Corner by Jennifer Grey. What will be next?
Book cover, Earth to Moon by Moon Unit Zappa
January 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Auschwitz Liberation Day
"We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented." Elie Wiesel
January 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Sharing from John Campbell, former Biology teacher.
"It's a scientific fact that humans come in two varieties: XX for female and XY for male." Except • You can be born appearing female, but have a 5-alpha reductase deficiency and grow a penis at age 12. • You can be born legally male with an X and a Y chromosome, but your body is insensitive to androgens, and you appear female. • You can be born legally male with an X and a Y. chromosome, and have a penis and testes, *and* a uterus and fallopian tubes. • You can be born legally male with an X and a Y chromosome, but your chromosome is missing the SRY gene, which gives you a female body. • You can be born legally female with two X chromosomes, but one of the Xs has an SRY gene, which gives you a male body. • You can be born legally female with two X chromosomes and also aY chromosome, which gives you a male body. • You can be born legally female with two X chromosomes, but your adrenal gland doesn't produce enough cortisol, and your body develops as a male. • You can be born with XX chromosomes - *and* XY chromosomes (chimerism). So the next time you attempt to use science as justification for your bigotry, remember that God created humans in many variations, and maybe stop trying to stuff everyone into little "male or female" checkboxes.
January 27, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Love to rub a clove of smashed garlic in the bowl before making a salad.
January 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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This.
January 25, 2025 at 4:27 AM
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There is nothing more American than the freedom to openly criticize our government. Holding leaders accountable, questioning policies, and advocating for improvements is exactly how we do this. Anyone demanding blind allegiance is considered questionable.
January 23, 2025 at 11:23 AM