I would NOT be down with that. When I worked at Wyeth, I don't think we had a nurse on campus, though there were plenty of doctors etc in the offices.

I AM STARVING now. I desperately want to make these [link] stat, but I don't have scallions so that's a limiting factor. Nom nom nom.

Now I want those, too. I wonder what I'll have for lunch...

Damn! If only I could get a job as a fake Medieval falconer....

What's with this "will not be allowed to fly" business?

Probably to keep the falcons from taking out corgis when there aren't any gulls around to attack. Plus, some people freak out when they see the natural result of predator/prey interactions.

I am getting an avocado salad from the Ethiopian place for lunch and also 2 chicken dishes (something I have no idea how to make yet) for our dinner.

My boss is being so shady I do not even know.

re: nursing

it has been a growth industry for over 15 years. My first job out of college was tracking a region's use of government money for re-training laid-off workers and nursing programs were always one of the things they could train for.

Okay, theoretical question...

At what age do you stop throwing a game to let a kid win against you?

When I taught middle school and we had game day, I'd kick their butts at Boggle or Scrabble and they'd say, "You're supposed to let us win." I'd always respond with "You're supposed to get better than I am at this!"

But they were 13.

(And, NO I'm not saying this because Noah got Chutes and Ladders for Christmas).

Kat, we only throw games on occasion, when it is clear that she's tired and fragile and needs the win.

The rest of the time, we play it straight.

I'm asking because a couple of years ago a friend was playing Risk with his family and everyone was going easy on Parker who was 8, I think. But when Parker went after his mom, she fought back and decimated him.

I used to beat mac at things on a regular basis, but I have learned that how I play depends on what we are playing. In games like connect 4 and sorry and uno, I play regular, but not pushing to win - in anything new I have to let him get his feet for a while and let him win until he feels comfortable with the game (also in learning a new game we have to have him learn with someone else or play with 304 people, he will never transition to being ok with losing in just a me vs. him situation so far)- in imagination play, like we are battling, he has to win every. single. time. or he breaks down.

Maybe it depends on the game. Games of chance with little strategy (like Chutes and Ladders) it probably doesn't matter. But with Risk, Chess, Go or word games, it might be trickier.