Letters to the Editor
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Published Letters: 145 Editor's Choice: 8
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teaching
[Read the article: I'm a jazz pianist, nearly 50, and I need to make some real money!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]With a master's degree, you can also teach at community colleges--and you have not one Master's, but two! Many offer some sort of basic music appreciation courses, and since you have a strong background in music history (and theory), you'd be a good candidate for part-time positions. The pay can be quite good at community colleges, too.
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What I really want in a contraceptive
[Read the article: No more periods, period.]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Personally, I like getting a cue every month that indicates that I'm not present.
What I really want in a hormonal contraceptive, though, is one that doesn't make me, well, psycho.
I'd take an IUD that actually fits in my small, never-been-pregnant uterus as an alternative.
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correction
[Read the article: No more periods, period.]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]PREGNANT. That indicates I'm not PREGNANT, not present.
I'm not even sure what kind of slip that was!
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"I have no idea if Tearose has a pet"
[Read the article: My vegan friend insists I justify myself]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]There's no way Tearose has a pet.
S/he may, however, have one or more "companion animals."
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Doesn't this already exist?: part 2
[Read the article: The new skinny, sex-crazed you!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Doesn't thyroid medication also solve both of these problems? At least, you know, if you have them both together...
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Deplaning
[Read the article: Ask the Pilot]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Whenever my partner and I are traveling together, and we hear an announcement to "deplane," one of us says, "De plane boss, de plane!"
Is it just us? (We're too young to have actually seen Fantasy Island, so that's no excuse!)
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re: classism
[Read the article: The littlest shoppers]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]This baby einstein nonsense is based on the presumption that classical music (created by rich, white, european men) is inherently "intellegent", but other types of music are not (rap, rock, polka?).
This reminds me of a Mythbusters episode where they tried to see if talking to plants helped them grow. They had a control group that received the usual water and sun. The other four groups received equal amounts of water and sun, plus an audio stimulus which played in a 24 hour loop. One group's tape was a Mythbuster saying pleasant things and complimenting the plants. Another was the same Mythbuster yelling demeaning things at the plants. The third group got a loop of classical music. The fourth got a loop of death metal.
Which group grew the best? The ones with the death metal. Not that kids are the same as pea plants, but who knows.
Maybe we should adorn our toddlers in powdered wigs, too.
Stop! You'll give Anne Geddes more ideas!
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abortion rates--a more complete statistical picture
[Read the article: "Knocked Up"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Well, according to the Guttmacher Institute, 49% of pregnancies are unintended. 40% of the UNINTENDED pregnancies end in abortion. Of course, it makes sense that few people are aborting intended pregnancies, which automatically eliminates almost half of ALL pregnancies.
So, of the pregnancies relevant to the discussion/similar to those in the movie, 40% end in abortion. I will go see the movie, I will probably enjoy the movie, and I acknowledge that there wouldn't be a movie if she didn't have the baby. However, I know for a fact that of any given 10 unintended pregnancies I've seen as plot devices on TV, or in movies, where the outcome wasn't really key, ZERO end in abortion. EVER. Oh, except for Law and Order, or other crime shows, where some horrible thing happens as a result of the abortion.
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cats, coyotes, and the great outdoors
[Read the article: I hate my cat!]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm not convinced a coyote is much of a threat to a cat.
Depends on the cat. My current boyfriend's cat, a Siamese, met his demise at the hands of a coyote. He was an indoor cat who escaped. My own cat, an entirely indoor cat (and runt of his litter) until he died of old age, invariably ended up cowering under a bush or some such, scared out of his mind when he escaped from the house. Had we lived in an area with coyotes, he would have been a tasty snack in short order.
On the other hand, a previous boyfriend's cat, a large indoor/outdoor cat, took down a raccoon unassisted. Any coyote who tried to take on this cat would have regretted it. (It didn't matter, as this was also not an area with coyotes, although it was rural.)
Someone else mentioned that coyotes live in "pretty much all suburban areas." That may be true in the West (definitely true of the Los Angeles 'burbs), but you sure don't find coyotes in say, Massachusetts, Florida, or Indiana.
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Speculum porn--that's hot
[Read the article: Perfecting your private bits]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]OK, for the last time:
- The vagina is not external.
- All you can see of the vagina from the outside is a hole.
- No matter how much pubic hair you remove, you will still not be able to see the vagina.
- You can see the vagina only if you insert an instrument called a speculum (used for gynecological exams), crank it open, and peer in with a flashlight. You will not, however, see this in Playboy. Not even in Penthouse or Hustler. No matter how much hair is shaved off.
That is all.
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re: Charlie
[Read the article: I Like to Watch]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...and it was about damned time. They'd kept promising all season!