The problem is that everyplace is just another place. They mostly suck. But in the end it's just a place and you can choose how to interact with it. Or not. I've tried moving long distances to escape my troubles and found that they have a way of following you.

Not a historian, but I think the whole issue is very complicated. Eugenics was, at the time, mainstream and fairly widely accepted as a great idea. I'm sure well meaning people right now (myself included) are promoting ideas that will seem off-putting in the future. No need to honor these men, of course, but I think it is important to take the historical context into account when personally judging. There but for the grace of god go I, kind of thing.

y'all are brutal. And probably young. There's no WAY that I (not SUPER old, but old enough to have a fucked back) could shovel that much driveway. And and 8 month old baby doesn't exactly leave you with a ton of extra energy.

Really? This seems like a less dignified topic than VT Edition usually covers. I'd probably listen, but it kind of makes me cringe. There are tons of podcasts for this kind of thing.

But whatever.

This might be a useful resource as you look into options. Good luck, and be safe!

https://www.mapresearch.org/equality-maps

Edit: I also just came across this article. It's Burlington specific but points out both the problems we have going on and some things people are doing to work against them: https://www.wcax.com/2023/03/12/burlington-city-council-consider-resolution-condemning-transphobia/

Nobody is "censuring" you. You keep getting so many reports that your posts get zapped automatically.

The school superintendent is big into trans rights and supporting trans kids. It is kind of awesome, actually.

I would bet that it will be cloudy here. I'm gonna go further south for this. An eclipse is one of the most mind altering experiences you can have without drugs, so I'm not missing this.

I don't think of them as christmas lights, more like decorative lights. It looks nice when it snows and they're on. So sometimes I plug them in when I feel like it.

I also have white "christmas lights" as decorations on my porch in the summer, so maybe I'm just a fan of sparkly things.

Hey - some of us olds like irony ok? ;-)

Wow. Brazen.

Expanding "digital services" is just going to end up being more expensive than having books you can keep. They set limits on how long the library "owns" access to the books -- such utter bullshit.

Definitely complain to those in power to change this, but also do some reading on open access journals and books which I'm hoping will take off. Cut out the publishing companies and just share knowledge.

I thought that's what I was reading, but kind of hoping I was having a stroke. Carry on.

What?

VT has absurd limits on the strength of concentrates and edibles for the rec market. Hopefully they'll lighten up soon, but that's the situation right now.

Also r/vermontijuana

Kids learning to skate often use milk crates. I can't imagine that a stroller would be worse for the ice than that. I personally wouldn't think twice about it.

I came here to say this. Woodstock is convenient and touristy and very very pretty. Sounds like it would be a fun time for OP.

In my hypothetical happy world that behavior would be a felony.

Back when I was driving around the country like an idiot, truck stops sold "night driving glasses" that were tinted yellow. Aside from looking a certain type of cool, the yellow tint really did make headlights easier on the eyes.

I hope they leave it up for a bit longer this year. I've been waiting for snow.

Theoretically that'll get sorted out when people start trying to sell these (good luck with that, btw). Like sampling in music. You can do it if you're creating something new, but you have to pay the creator.

State schools should be free for residents of that state. Full stop.

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This is really the best option. Neurology at UVM is impossible to deal with. I go to Boston, but I'm sure Dartmouth would be fine too. Asking you to wait 18 months is laughable.

I love Blizzaks, but once you get into that category there really aren't any bad ones in my experience.