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Lydia
I don't think I could even talk about all the gay clubs here. There are specialty ones, like Midnight Sun which has a whole bunch of tvs and videos playing the whole time. A guy actually tried to pick me up there once (I was the only female in the place). He said he was "confused" when I asked him if he wasn't gay. And then there is The Powerhouse which is dark and made for cruising. And about 46 others.
I just finished reading Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, which discusses why some people can be successful and others aren't, and what causes the meteoric rise of the outliers, those people who are incredibly successful from seemingly humble beginnings. There were a lot of interesting points, such as--
-Asian children tend to be better at math (can count to 40 a full year earlier than English-speaking counterparts) because their numerical language makes more sense than ours.
-When compared across years, low-, middle-, and upper-class children tend to have more difference in average test scores at the end of 5th grade and an insignificant difference at the beginning of 1st grade. It is pretty well known that more privileged children tend to have higher test scores, of course. However, when comparing scores at the beginning and end of school years, the lower-class children had more improvement over the course of the school year. In contrast, the middle- and upper-class children continued to learn during summer vacation, and had an increase in their test scores from the end of one school year to the beginning of the next. The lower-class children actually decreased their test scores after summer vacation. The lower-class children were essentially left on their own to play, while the others had families that actively encouraged reading, activities, and continued effort. The book added that each parenting style had advantages, but the middle- and upper-class families taught skills that helped with success.
-Success in sports like hockey, or other sports that have hierarchical leagues with cut-off dates, is highly dependent on birth month. The cut-off for each level is the beginning of the year, and star hockey players tend to be born in January, February, and March more than any other months. When children are young, there is a huge difference in ability and size between a child born in January and one 11 months younger. If they're in the same league, the January child is going to appear to be the better player, and will continue to get extra coaching and more specialized training as he advances to more skillful leagues. Although natural ability and training help, there is an element of chance to becoming a star in these types of sports.
There were tons of interesting studies in the book. I bet dh is tired of me telling him "Oh, and you know what else I read?" over and over again.
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Did you contact the restaurant?
Snow pants and winter boots make enjoying winter a whole lot easier.
. I think we all agreed it was a good read. I go back to it in my mind all of the time and I plan to read it again in the future as a refresher. While reading it, I just kept thinking, "yes, yes, yes!"
I know what you mean about wanting to hang in there until after Christmas.
