I had never heard of this–thank you for sharing. We could use to hear more stories like this, especially in these times.

Middle school is also grade school.

I would go back to Japan if my partner could/would learn the language.

Not OP, but probably because they’ve had a lot of immigration in recent years and it’s made their housing situation worse.

It’s 6 to 14 or so. First grade through eighth grade.

Duck

With no crime committed.

I received this as well. Meanwhile, I have been waiting to hear back on an appeal to a denial for more than half a year now. I first applied over two years ago, but they “lost” my application twice before getting around to denying it (SSDI).

Sure would be nice if they put this time into real work.

So many of these comics read more as autism than ADHD.

They still view Taiwan as a rogue rebellion state to bring back into the fold, not an independent country to conquer.

I think this should never be mentioned without also pointing out that the island of Taiwan has never been a part of China.

Yeah, Taiwan is going to be in NATO. 🙄

I’d say earplugs because your fellow camp ground people might not be so thoughtful.

Islamics

We usually call them “Muslims”.

Realizing how spoiled my dogs are with their two giant-ass crates taking up a third of my living room.

Anyway, crates are great to have. People who have never used them tend to unfairly look down on them–dogs generally like their crates. It’s their safe space/den/bedroom. I use wire crates, but I bought canopies/curtains to make them cozy.

Yes, it does. Fresh mountain spring water is very cool and refreshing. Some of it even runs down from glaciers and is nearly ice cold.

Moral panic is unrelated to games having addictive elements.

A better comparison would be how retro games would be designed for you to die/lose over and over because they were based on arcade dynamics, where the customer has to keep putting in quarters to continue playing.

Yeah, but that’s a minority of the country.

It’s no substitution, but for anybody who can afford $25 here or there, maybe consider giving micro loans. I use kiva.org. Over the years, I’ve lost maybe $5 or so through currency exchange rates changing, while I’ve helped a good few people/communities.

That sure is some tabloid-style headline.

It’s going to be hard for future historians to write about our times because there will just be too many sources.