http://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/27/well/family/gottman-the-love-prescription-marriage.html How Long Does It Take to Fix a Marriage? Give the Gottmans 7 Days. The renowned love researchers have been happily wed for decades. Would following the advice in their new book improve my own relationship? By Catherine Pearson Sept. 27, 2022 On a recent weekday morning, during the rush to get out the … Continue reading Maybe being kind and listening are what makes love last
Month: November 2022
How close is the U.S. to civil war?
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/nov/06/how-close-is-the-us-to-civil-war-barbara-f-walter-stephen-march-christopher-parker ‘These are conditions ripe for political violence’: how close is the US to civil war? A police flash-bang grenade is detonated during the attack on the US Capitol on 6 January 2021. Photograph: Leah Millis/Reuters Nearly half of Americans fear their country will erupt within the next decade. Ahead of the midterm elections this week, … Continue reading How close is the U.S. to civil war?
For heaven’s sake (and yours), go out and VOTE
https://www.wsj.com/articles/duty-voting-seriously-buckley-progressives-midterm-biden-messaging-facts-inflation-crime-senate-leadership-election-turnout-11667499600 Your Duty as a Voter Is to Take the Election Seriously If you don’t care, admit it to yourself, try to become a better citizen, and cast a ballot next time. By Peggy Noonan Nov. 3, 2022 6:59 pm ET William F. Buckley once received a postelection letter from an elderly liberal saying that she wished … Continue reading For heaven’s sake (and yours), go out and VOTE
Denmark and Germany now building longest underwater tunnel
http://www.cnn.com/travel/article/fehmarnbelt-longest-immersed-tunnel-cmd/index.html Denmark and Germany now building the world's longest immersed tunnel Jacopo Prisco, CNN • Updated 22nd September 2022 1/11 Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link: When completed, the Fehmarnbelt Fixed Link will be the longest combined road and rail tunnel anywhere in the world. Descending up to 40 meters beneath the Baltic Sea, it will link Denmark and Germany. This … Continue reading Denmark and Germany now building longest underwater tunnel
Fun watching with “The White Lotus”
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2022/oct/29/the-white-lotus-season-two-jennifer-coolidge-sky-atlantic-hbo The White Lotus is back – with awful rich people, unsatisfying sex and Jennifer Coolidge. What’s not to love? The Emmy-winning drama returns for a second season, now relocated to Sicily. It’s packed with the same complex relationship dynamics and let’s face it: you’re going to watch Five star luxury … Jon Gries as … Continue reading Fun watching with “The White Lotus”
California farmers use as much water as two states but man, they’re growing fancy lettuce
https://www.npr.org/2022/10/04/1126240060/meet-the-california-farmers-awash-in-colorado-river-water-even-in-a-drought Meet the California farmers awash in Colorado River water, even in a drought October 4, 2022, 5:00 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition DAN CHARLES Sprinklers deliver vital Colorado River water to a field of celery in California's Imperial Valley. The Imperial Irrigation District draws enough water from the river each year to cover 470,000 … Continue reading California farmers use as much water as two states but man, they’re growing fancy lettuce
Migrants’ relocation to blue states making migration more appealing
https://apple.news/AMTWdID1xT8uT9U5o66OYDA Border chief says GOP governors’ migrant relocation campaign is stoking migration to U.S. BY ANDREA CASTILLO, HAMED ALEAZIZ OCT. 6, 2022 3 AM PT A few days after Daniel got off a plane in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass., where he had been flown from San Antonio with other migrants by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his phone buzzed. … Continue reading Migrants’ relocation to blue states making migration more appealing
Who Messi thinks might win the World Cup in Qatar
https://www.marca.com/en/world-cup/2022/10/20/6351711846163fc75d8b45b0.html Messi names the national teams he thinks are favourites to win the World Cup Argentina are one of the other main contenders Messi names the national teams he thinks are favourites to win the World Cup ES PASCUAL RUIZ ADAPTED BY SAM 20/10/2022 - 11:06 CDT Compartir en Facebook Compartir en Twitter Compartir en Whatsapp … Continue reading Who Messi thinks might win the World Cup in Qatar
Monsoons essential to daily life in South Asia becoming more extreme
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/04/climate/south-asia-monsoon-climate-change.html [click thru for graphics and animation The Monsoon Is Becoming More Extreme South Asia’s monsoon is inextricably linked, culturally and economically, to much of Asia. Climate change is making it increasingly violent and erratic. Henry Fountain, a Times climate reporter, and Saumya Khandelwal, a photographer, traveled across India to examine the causes and consequences of … Continue reading Monsoons essential to daily life in South Asia becoming more extreme
How much cruelty is a pork chop worth?
Not mentioned in the article but also a thought-provoking issue is a whether raising meat -- whether beef, pork or lamb -- is the best use of our increasingly limited fresh water supply. A further question is whether the byproducts of raising meat are costs to the public (antibiotics increasingly useless because of overuse, waste … Continue reading How much cruelty is a pork chop worth?
What dogs know about people
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2022/09/what-dogs-know-about-people/671454/ What Do Dogs Know About Us? Man's best friend is surprisingly skilled at getting inside your head.By Alexandra Horowitz Bruce Davidson / Magnum The Atlantic, SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 Quid and I have struck a deal. Every morning she flies up the stairs, leaps onto our bed, and attacks my nose with her sharp little teeth. … Continue reading What dogs know about people
Why does the prison-life content on TikTok feel so familiar?
http://www.nytimes.com/2022/07/27/magazine/prison-life-tiktok.html Why Does the Prison-Life Content on TikTok Feel So Familiar? Cooking, life advice, bored dancing, workout tips — on social media, you’re reminded that incarceration is a pretty common slice of American life. By Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein July 27, 2022, 5:00 a.m. ET In a recent video on TikTok, a suburban-looking mom called Marci Marie walks into … Continue reading Why does the prison-life content on TikTok feel so familiar?
Abycats' Thoughts 