Jenny Wise

Writer/Mensa Foundation Trustee/Native Iowan/PNW/Samuel’s Mommy

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@MerriamWebster I once saw “chicken with herpes” on a menu in Egypt. Chicken with herbs, one hopes.

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@LovelyMadi19 @LeelooJBesson @LongTimeHistory @Zerexisbugstev @playtex I had a far worse experience running the mile in high school wearing a pad that chafed and came loose than I would have had I used a tampon. Off my period, I ran a mile in seven minutes and 26 seconds; with a pad, it took me three minutes longer.

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@lklugo @NadaKaupas @atrupar The FBI reviews candidates’ psych records. Conceivably, if the candidate mentioned it to a provider, it would previously have been disqualifying. Let’s hope the Venn diagram intersection is small.

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@liesmustcease @chumbwumba @atrupar FBI candidates are subject to background checks, involving a review of psych records. If a provider notes information about such acts, it’s not immaterial. Or, it wasn’t disqualifying before. But cases in which bestiality are noted aren’t typically among the candidate pool.

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@ApollotheHills @chumbwumba @atrupar Even without a conviction, it could appear in psych records, which the FBI would review in a background check.

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@NadaKaupas @atrupar Sometimes it happens to vulnerable adults. I’ve worked in disability law and had one case where it was described in psych records. But the client wasn’t in line for a job with the FBI. Maybe her situation’s vastly improved?

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@PsyPost Pretty sure the grueling divorce activated a genetic predisposition in my son, to some degree. He didn’t exhibit symptoms until just after I moved out, and some symptoms of ADHD overlap with acute trauma (e.g., pacing).

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@edwardbrgr I went on a date years ago with the actor who played the hijacker in the white shirt. He was lovely.

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@BradMarrs298068 @ryans__here @Ariszn12 Times have changed. In order for my 7-year-old son to be dropped off by bus, I have to be physically present.

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@JDaviesPhD I took up violin lessons. Learning a string instrument in my 30s required enough focus that there was little time to ruminate, and practicing engendered a new routine.

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Though the wardrobe changes are fewer, in my experience, I was recently donning a hotdog costume for my 7-year-old son. I love being a mom.

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That ATM got me 😂😂

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I haven’t cried over the passing of someone I never met in a while. Dolly did so much good in so many lives.

[Boze Herrington, Library Owl 😴🧙‍♀️ @SketchesbyBoze]

Dolly Parton rose from poverty to stardom. She gave $500 to every student in her hometown who finished high school, she built hospitals and bald eagle preserves; her Imagination Library has gifted 300 million books to children. Roger Ebert once met her and came away thinking she was a literal angel. RIP.

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@Night_Owls247 @Acyn My rent increased this year to “keep up with market prices.”

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@omgsidewalks My boss used to say “awesome sauce” a lot. I’ll never not hate hearing it.

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@ashamedaustrali @Chefcharismaa Even in Seattle, there’re two grocery stores within three miles of me. Our Fred Meyer and QFC closed, and it’s impacted enough people that grocery access was an issue in our primary election. I live in Seattle proper.

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@honeymoonaries My dad taught science to a group of homeschoolers. The parents protested when he taught the theory of evolution, so he took his amoeba colony and went home. He lasted one year.

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@OsintRetriever1 I live in Seattle. This didn’t happen.

Had it happened, it would’ve made the local news. There would’ve been posts on NextDoor and Facebook. Word would’ve spread.

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Just…I sometimes wish I weren’t neurodivergent. It’s interesting and intense. If I were simpler, life would be simpler.

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@karlos_ronn @ArenaClash45736 I happen to know someone who knows her. She was on drugs and drunk. That said, she seems like she’s offensive on a good day.

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This is one of my favorite short stories, by George Saunders, of all time: https://t.co/HvtgqHbArn