Oh! Voting. Right. I should go do that.

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a lot of people who hate vegetables as children end up liking them as adults because their mouths literally change. Some people dislike them out of habit and then discover that now they're actually tasty.

I resemble that remark, and add that preparation is a factor. (Example: I like broccoli raw, but not cooked.)

Which is reason 1,953 that its bad to make children eat things they hate.

Though I'd change this part slightly to say that it isn't a bad thing to encourage children to try something again a few years later. For me, the age was about 11 or 12.

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I didn't like pickles (and even more horrifying, couldn't tolerate anything but the mildest of chile) until I was into my late teens. Still have some vinegar issues, though.

My mom still gets disappointed that I no longer let her have my pickles.

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Democracy pants?

Well, you know, they're the ones who invented pants.

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especially if some aren't writing them for whatever reason. Shows you took the time to think about the job...

Also, it's hard to know the path your job application will take in a particular company, especially if it's a large compan. Maybe it would go to an HR department first and the HR people would only pass on resumes if accompanied by a well-written cover letter? You just don't know.

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Though I'd change this part slightly to say that it isn't a bad thing to encourage children to try something again a few years later. For me, the age was about 11 or 12.

We were always "one bite per year of age" i.e. you had to have a little. (I vividly remember my sister counting peas and my Mother laughing "just TRY it, Sarah.")

My Father's family was strictly "everything on your plate and if you don't finish it goes in the fridge for breakfast. And then lunch. And then tomorrow's dinner..." but that had a lot to do with the practicality and finances of feeding eight children. By the time they had Grandchildren they had mellowed considerably.

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Strega, I definitely think your friend needs to write cover letters. I've gotten jobs based on cover letters, so they can't be a total waste of time. And he should widen his range, check the newspaper, and the Raleigh/Durham section of Craigslist.

Job hunting always makes me horribly depressed, especially when I am unemployed and living off savings. But he definitely deserves a virtual bop on the head if he isn't sending out cover letters and resumes every day, and making phone calls.

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I think almost all of his applications have been done online, so he's just filling in forms and attaching a resume file. If nothing else a short cover letter could explain his moving down there; I don't know if the fact that all of his references are out-of-state is weighing against him.

especially if some aren't writing them for whatever reason.

Yeah. I'm sure some employers ignore them, but I can't imagine it'd hurt to include one. (Well, maybe if it was written in crayon.)

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Jars I suggest zucchini bread - or, slightly more seriously, adding things like chopped spinach to spaghetti sauce - so you can't really taste it.

Thanks! But I actually cook a lot of vegetables. DH loves green veggies, so I just cook them up in buttery creamy sauces so I can't taste them, or just grin and bear it.

I've found cooking stuff into soups helps a lot. Like, I really hate brocolli, but a brocolli and cheese soup I can totally do.

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I don't wanna educate myself on the candidates and go search for my polling place in a snowstorm. Stupid democratic process, no paczki.

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