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I was born at the end of the cold war, unaware of the danger we were emerging from.

[content: hurting animals] Yesterday in a discussion with some undergrad philosophy students, one of them argued it’s immoral to benefit from wrong acts.

I went to my first UK folk festival this week.

I’m 41, which is the statistical midpoint of an American woman’s life.

The longer I parent, the more appreciation I appreciate simple, back-and-forth structures for teaching.

I can’t remember where I heard this metaphor; apologies to whoever the original author is.

It’s the time of year when my rose plants are pumped with growth hormones.

For the last couple of years, I’ve helped run a camping trip with the girl scout troops my older kids are in.

Related: last post on underrated areas of child safety.

Some areas of child safety are overhyped given how rare they are, like shootings and stranger abduction.

I hope to get some of these out the door, but in the meantime this gets some of the value of these drafts.