Can you please offer your opinion-- would you get yourself a digital assistant? As a regular talk-to-texter and "Siri, remind me to ___ at ___ p.m," I can see the appeal. Though this sounds a little bit more like "Ask Cha-Cha" in the old days- masquerading as a digital sidekick. Thoughts?
And you must have heard a lot about Michael Brown and #Ferguson this week (if not, get on google right now, and then smack your own self, please!)...I have been reading way too much about it myself. So, I'm sharing some responses rather than news, and if that is your cup of tea you can check them out (or more likely you have already read them?).... from a white mother's perspective (as I am very aware of my own privilege while holding my son- this is a viewpoint I really identify with)...to a black mother's call to action....to a TFA alum's perspective on her hometown of Ferguson. A lot to digest and think about.
And I thought it was pretty interesting to see the change in tone of police presence, and reflect on how that is percieved by a community, when Captain Johnson took over the police force in Ferguson and changed the dynamic.
A positive out of negative- these 3 teenaged siblings from Georgia developed an app where people can report positive and negative police interactions-- pretty smart, right?
I may have been reading too much about difficult news lately-- and I've not been able to understand why people (like my sister) post terrible stories of tragic news events to facebook (and why I so often click on them!). Do you wonder about the impact? This article talks about what bad news does to your own outlook.
Did you hear Rick Perry was indicted last week for abuse of office? He was. I'm linking you to The New Yorker's take on it (the title- The Strange Case Against Rick Perry- speaks for itself) just because I think it is interesting.
And most importantly-- this is good news for me, and bad news for some of you! Singers (not professionals, just you guys like me who hum when walking around or sing in the shower) make better friends! My good-friend-ness has been confirmed by science.
Changing the subject-- do you know a narcissist? Have you....possibly...ever worked with one? There used to be a 40 question quiz used to identify them, but this article says there is one question in particular you can ask to find out.
And what everyone by the 2/3 Eastern Parkway stop is wondering about-- is it coming? Or isn't it? (A true renters vs owners quandry- us renters are hoping for no way no more rent hikes, while the owners are saying yes, up that property value, kick out Key Foods).
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