Letters to the Editor
Serai1
Published Letters: 527 Editor's Choice: 33
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Finally!
[Read the article: The beauty of the geek]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Somebody acknowledging the harmfulness of the current "Aspy" diagnosis craze. I've seen kids labelled with that who are probably just going through an awkward stage, or have been a bit too sheltered and thus are bad at navigating social currents, or simply talk louder than others might feel comfortable with. Much like the ADD craze of the 90's, the current fad will end up branding kids who don't deserve it, probably caging them in a mindset of failure or "sickness" that may keep them from becoming who they might be, or simply being comfortable with who they are. It's sad how quick people are to stick kids in boxes these days. Remember liking yourself for yourself, no matter what? When did that become a liability, I wonder?
And let's not forget that those supposed "symptoms" often go hand in hand with higher intelligence, a capacity for lateral thinking, and a talent for imagination and creativity. "Nerds" often, perhaps usually, grow up to be the scientists, engineers, innovators. The pretty people are often the ones who coast along on looks (see all the brainless bimboes the media stalks and trumpets as the be-all and end-all to young girls), while the awkward, unpretty ones often have the most brains. Which would you rather have?
I say if a kid is odd, let him be odd. There's nothing in the slightest bit wrong with being strange. If the world were filled with people who were all the same, how boring it would be. Give me a kid with glasses, a knack for puzzles and a head full of odd, interesting questions any day!
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I, I, I, I, I
[Read the article: I want to be a veterinarian but not at the expense of animals ]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Me, me, me, me me. My feelings, me, my whining, me, me, me.
Barely relevant quote.
I, I, I, I, I.
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For gods' sakes, Cary, is it so damn hard to work up the brains to give this LW a straight, useful answer? Look, here's how you do it:
Transfer.
There's an answer the LW can work with. He can do some research online, send out some emails, and find a school that does not include this rotation that he fins so objectionable. As he states, there are many out there, but in different areas than where he lives. It'll involve a move, certainly, but if he's been doing well in school, it shouldn't be too hard. Hell, even if he isn't doing incredibly well, I'm sure there are other vet schools that will be sympathetic to his beliefs, and agree that large animal work is not relevant to the area he wants to specialize in.
There, was that so freaking hard??
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Sinking raft
[Read the article: Obama/Kennedy vs. McCain/Goldwater]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Personally, I'm sick to death of both Obama and Hillary. If I didn't know better (which I don't), I'd think the shift to a two-year election cycle was a deliberate ploy on the part of neocon power players to cause exactly the kind of fatigue that many Democrats are feeling these days. (The Daily Show ain't kiddin' when it calls the race The Long Flat Endless Bataan Death March to the White House!) Every time I hear either Hillary or Barack start in again, I want to shout SHUT THE FUCK UP ALREADY! Stop bitching and pissing about each other and start concentrating on the important stuff - like the ASSHOLES who have ruined this country! Like the BATSHIT LOONY you'll be running against! Gods!
I don't believe either of them will win. I'll vote for the Democratic candidate, whoever it is, because there is no way in HELL I'm sitting this out. That's how we've ended up in this sorry mess to begin with, too many people whining about how the candidates "aren't who I want", and so they're taking their ball and going home. Thus the ghouls waltz into office, when they're not simply snatching it of course.
My man Edwards, who I feel was the only one with a REAL chance to win and win big, was elbowed out of the way by the media in favor of the two glamour candidates, both of whose chances are slimmer than his were. So my vote will definitely be accomplished while I'm holding my nose, and it won't be done with any sense of hope, only the sense of bailing water while the sharks circle around. Let's hope our country doesn't end up a big bucket of chum.
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Not only desperate
[Read the article: Live Search Cashback: Microsoft gives you cash to ditch Google]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]but not particularly effective. People use Google for far more than just looking for something to buy. This strategy will only affect the people shopping. What about people looking for information, which as I understand it, are the majority using search engines? This supposed strategy won't have any effect on their decisions at all. I certainly am not going to drop my use of the best search engine on the internet just to get 2% back on the few things I buy online.
Talk about desperate. They're practically on their knees begging. Pathetic.