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by spaginal 7y ago
The best resource is copying from the masters. Art Renewal Center has an amazing catalog of classical realist art, many of their living masters have websites that offer tutorials and instruction for free. https://www.artrenewal.o
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by spaginal 7y ago
These drugs are priced this high for the sake of health insurance and the screwy pricing market based around it. When you get the final bill with the “adjustments” and “discounts” it will be far less. If you signaled to the provider you are
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by spaginal 7y ago
Kids take time away, but it is what it is. Because of family circumstances and the ebb and flow of business I’ve become the primary caregiver of my 3 children, all under 5 years of age. I’ve put my professional life on hold to kick start my
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by spaginal 7y ago
Love or hate Trump, doesn’t matter. Americans have been able to peek behind the curtain if you will, and see how these secret courts are operating, and it doesn’t inspire an incredible amount of confidence. Seeing as they knew what buttons
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by spaginal 7y ago
Not only that, a secret court setup specifically for foreign surveillance was used to spy domestically. It’s why you don’t give governments secret toys and extra judicial powers, the people that run it are worst than toddlers, and more abu
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by spaginal 7y ago
We start entering massive grey areas though when these platform companies actively take taxpayer funds and monies to run these platforms, then seemingly shut down one side of the debate or participate in active censorship. I get the argumen
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by spaginal 7y ago
But that is where it ends with him. Debate doesn't have to be healthy to still be debate, but he isn't stopping the people from saying the things against him. When you start trying to create laws or compel companies to shut down s
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by spaginal 7y ago
It’s not just governments, it is corporations also. Look at Google and their rampant censorship of disagreeable content on YouTube. Material support of the Chinese apparatus. Everything trickles down and spreads around.
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by spaginal 7y ago
If you don’t eat, you won’t die of cancer clearly, starvation yes, but definitely not cancer.
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by spaginal 7y ago
Censorship that’s dangerous is usually against an unpopular idea or opinion to the group. Usually when censorship is being discussed, the kind of speech or topics it applies to are already allowed in that forum or venue and there is selecti
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by spaginal 7y ago
The sky is falling is a tale as old as time. Stop spinning your wheels on this. Count your blessings and be thankful what you currently have, learn to live in the moment, turn off the news and social media (important step), and go on with y
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by spaginal 7y ago
I found having kids added more context to my life. Prior to kids I was doing things for my wife and my self, which is fine, but after kids I was forced to grow into myself more and really set my values and my priorities. I matured significa
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by spaginal 7y ago
Like another person pointed out, a vacuum sealer and a freezer are your best friend with Costco meat. For a family of 5 it makes buying quality meat a bargain. 1 or 2 days in the fridge to thaw and you can’t even tell it was frozen, especia
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by spaginal 7y ago
Did social media cause the distrust, or did the distrust already exist and social media simply validated those concerns when they saw many others shared the same concerns? It is easy to blame this on Facebook or Twitter, it feels neat and
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by spaginal 7y ago
You aren't giving them enough credit. If you want to solve a problem between two groups, understanding the underlying rational for their decisions is prudent and productive. Simply claiming they are idiots because you can't make t
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by spaginal 7y ago
It's the grouping, amount, frequency, and unsolved health issues around early childhood issues such as SIDS and autism that freaked parents out. The fact that the only answers to the questions and concerns is to employ shaming tactics
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by spaginal 7y ago
Because your parents worked hard for your outcome, as theirs did for them. It's the same thing that drives the success of societies and nations, each generation living on the bounty of the blood, sweat, and toil of those that came befo
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by spaginal 7y ago
Every war goes to the streets in the end. No amount of tanks or missiles stops this eventuality. At some point you are going door to door with guns. You can't just bomb people from far away with a few missiles and wipe your hands clean
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by spaginal 7y ago
That is flat out wrong that vaccines aren't harmful. We have programs at the federal level in place that track and document the harmful effects of vaccines, including deaths caused by them. If you wish to support your position better,
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by spaginal 7y ago
The basic argument is that requiring an ID to vote is racially motivated as a tool of suppression and an avenue by which to violate basic civil rights. If this the case, then is requiring a government issued ID to travel, either by auto or
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by spaginal 7y ago
Which is non trivial. We require ID in almost every kind of daily transaction imaginable, from healthcare to banking, employment, travel, alcohol, cigarettes, all other government services, and so on. But go apoplectic when we try to use it
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by spaginal 7y ago
Meaningful work isn't a guarantee that burnout won't happen. My first small business I owned hit every bullet point in my career wants and desires and I burned out pretty hard on it. The constant state of being turned on, danglin
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by spaginal 7y ago
Bingo
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by spaginal 7y ago
Siblings fight, it's part of their play and social development. I don't know if you have kids, and if you do and have the one in a million golden children, congratulations, but in my experience, conflict exists.
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by spaginal 7y ago
Children are only bored for so long before their imagination and natural instinct for curiosity and play takes over. Supervising and forcing boredom onto them at all cost as they find ways around it is not something I believe is the intenti
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by spaginal 7y ago
I haven't changed the stuff in the boxes in a while. One box is literally the bottom of a wooden puzzle board, missing the puzzle pieces naturally, because God knows where they went a year ago, about 8 small wood blocks, and a matchbox
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by spaginal 7y ago
With the two year old I stay nearby in the other room working and have a monitor. The 4 year old does whatever. My two year old verbalizes before things get destructive, but I only had to deal with it a few times before he settled into it.
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by spaginal 7y ago
My children are each alone during quiet time, so I wouldn’t worry. I do two hours typically, sometimes one hour, there really isn’t a set rule, you simply feel it out with your own children.
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by spaginal 7y ago
You can honestly find a ton of good resources with local or national home schooling organizations or parents. I intend to homeschool my kids, and I’ve never met a more intense group of parents when it comes to their childrens upbringing and
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by spaginal 7y ago
I do, all the time. I live on an acre and they roam it. Quiet time is a supplement to everything else.

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