sehutson

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by sehutson 10y ago
There's a lot of truth to that. I grew up in a poor single-income family in rural southern Illinois and the only programs we really had were free lunches, special ed, and a few assorted gifted classes in some grades and subjects (and h
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by sehutson 10y ago
I quit my day job back in 2008 and it's probably the best thing I've ever done. The first year or so sucked in terms of work hours and financial security. I had to drop all my day job income to scale up the non-job income and my i
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by sehutson 10y ago
Same here - I don't even recognize my immediate family in a lot of situations. I've had people accuse me of being a snob and pretending not to remember them, but once I know their name I can usually remember a ton of stuff about t
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by sehutson 10y ago
Illinois transplant to CA, casting another vote for "I don't miss the seasons at all." After 5 years in CA, I moved to PA for 1 and immediately regretted it at the first sign of significant weather variation.
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by sehutson 10y ago
I've spent my entire life around nursing homes, and I'd definitely be willing to experiment with VR (in small doses at first) with an ailing, elderly relative. There isn't much worse than being sick, old, and mostly without t
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by sehutson 10y ago
I did research on WhatClinic, TripAdvisor, and a number of random blog posts people made about their experiences abroad. I found several that sounded good, talked to all of them, and went with the one that just felt right. The dentists ther
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by sehutson 10y ago
Every time I've ever had work done here in the US, they would do something on my teeth, then switch rooms and work on someone else for a bit, then come back, etc. Sometimes they'd have a hygienist doing something else, but other t
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by sehutson 10y ago
I had a fantastic experience in Costa Rica. I researched on WhatClinic, TripAdvisor discussions, and various blogs where people talked about their experiences, then contacted a couple places to get a feel for what they were like. I ended up
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by sehutson 10y ago
I had a $12k quote in California, $9k in rural southern Illinois...and I ended up going to Costa Rica and getting it done at a fantastic office (clean, modern, upscale, English-speaking, and very friendly) for just a bit over $3k. I got in
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by sehutson 10y ago
I never noticed it until I finally committed to going fully vegetarian (and thus, stopped considering the non-veg options as possibilities if the veg option was unappealing...making unappealing vegetarian options a lot more noticeable). It
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by sehutson 10y ago
I would think that really depends on the school and the person. When I was at University of Chicago, I knew a 16-year-old girl who had been homeschooled, and she had tons of friends and fit in really well. On the other hand, I was 17 and mu
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by sehutson 10y ago
Even if your Uber/Lyft driver is new to the area and knows very little of the language or local area, the app tells them where to go and makes sure they're taking you on an efficient route. If anything, it makes recent immigrant&#
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by sehutson 10y ago
I've fielded calls from several older relatives who thought their computers were broken because videos on Facebook had no sound. They saw the video playing and had no idea they would need to take further action if they wanted sound.
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by sehutson 10y ago
No tally should forget the effective lives and productivity lost because people now have to get to the airport so early, either. Millions of people surrendering millions of extra hours every day = entire lifespans wasted because you have to
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by sehutson 10y ago
What's crazy is that the article doesn't even mention the effective lost lives in the sheer number of hours people waste by getting to the airport so early. If you assume 75 years x 365 days x 24 hours, that's 657,000 hours i
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by sehutson 10y ago
The abnormally long waits are a recent thing. Earlier this year, there were warnings that it would be bad this summer as peak travel season begins, and now that it's here, the horrific wait times have become a reality at many airports
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by sehutson 10y ago
I do the same, but some airlines don't participate in TSA Precheck (like Frontier), and it's not uncommon for the Precheck lanes to occasionally get shut down, especially later in the evening. It's also possible to randomly N
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by sehutson 10y ago
Yeah, they definitely have their little bird routines that you have to figure out and accommodate. Mine both squawk their heads off around lunch, then they watch cartoons and take a nap. Sometimes they want to be out on the bird stands near
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by sehutson 10y ago
Totally agree. My little green cheek conure is turning 13 tomorrow, and I've had her and a sun conure since they were babies. Cats and dogs are pets, but a parrot is a lifestyle. I can't imagine being able to keep them happy and h
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by sehutson 11y ago
It's not always about buying into the norm or just having an investment - there are a lot of compelling reasons to want a house. -More choices in terms of size, acreage, architectural features -No worry about landlords disapproving of
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by sehutson 11y ago
Speaking as a woman, the message I would get from this is, "I'm not that interested."
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by sehutson 11y ago
Alabama may have a lower minimum wage, making it take longer to earn enough to pay for a year of tuition, but they also have a much lower cost of living than most of the country and that's not taken into account in that chart. You also
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by sehutson 11y ago
Not really, because private student loans have to take you to court to get a judgment against you. Also, in some cases they can be easier to get discharged in bankruptcy, and they're subject to statute of limitations laws for collectio
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by sehutson 11y ago
I know that may not feel rich to you, but it definitely makes you the exception to the rule. Most students receive some amount of financial aid, especially in 2016 after decades of massive inflation in tuition costs.
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by sehutson 11y ago
Back in the days when Borders was still around, I constantly found myself wishing there was some way to scan my member card or use an app to send books to my Kindle. There were so many times I'd find an interesting book while browsing,
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by sehutson 11y ago
As a female who will never have children, I'm even more angered by the new coverage. Being self-employed, I went from a $5k deductible for around $80/month to a $10k deductible and $230/month (and my new plan doesn't hav
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by sehutson 11y ago
Yeah, I understand why they're doing it, and I think it's great since you can't really expect kids who grew up poor to have that kind of money at 17 or 18. If you're coming out of a sub-par school system and you spent yo
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by sehutson 11y ago
Every time I see this, I get a little sick thinking about the ~$100k in loans I accumulated getting a BA at University of Chicago and Wash U in St. Louis (I transferred). I got some merit scholarships and a good amount of grant aid, but pol
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by sehutson 12y ago
"If you want to get married and have kids, you should just do it." Most of the women I know who are considering egg freezing would LOVE to "just do it". Not everyone is fortunate enough to meet the right person (who is a
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by sehutson 12y ago
Their service was also terrible. I ordered a Christmas item in mid-November and never received it. When I contacted support in December, they told me to wait until a full 45 days had elapsed (after Christmas). I knew of at least 5-6 friends

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