You may or may not be aware of composer Aaron Copland. You’ve probably heard his work, or something inspired by it, at some point. In fact, if you remember the 90’s (edit: in the US) you most certainly know one of his works, from the Rodeo suite. Specifically “Hoe-down”. You just associate it with a particular food
Just past the 1 minute mark is where it gets real familiar
Dude, he wasn’t playing an Indian! He clearly says that his ancestors are from Pittsburgh
(is /s necessary here? Eh, I’ll put it in anyway)
/s
I learned to read a tape measure, covert fractions to decimal, practical application of the Pythagorean theorem, and quite a bit about the application of dimensions and measurement in three dimensional space.
I didn’t think it’s bad for a kid to have a job, provided the hours are limited, do not interfere with schooling, and are integrated into school curriculum. Parents also have a duty to monitor the employer, and the employer should view the teenager as a trainee who might make the company money as an adult, not a source of direct profit.
So, you know, a fantasy
This is gross negligence by the boss, and it’s very very common in smaller construction companies and crews. Allowing a minor to operate heavy machinery is dumb illegal to start with, but the kid learned unsafe behavior from his coworkers, who likely never had any proper safety training themselves. Garbage in, garbage out. (Walk behind trenchers are shite anyway, pay the extra $50 to rent a ride-on trencher)
There is a place for teenagers on a construction site, but it’s not in high risk areas or work. So much can be learned about work ethic, practical skills, and the challenging realities of construction without risking life and limb.
I grew up in a construction household. My dad was a small time contractor. Custom homes, spec builds, one at a time, bank financed, that sort of thing. I go into that detail to say we weren’t rich, not even middle-class until I was almost graduated from high school (secondary school). Also this isn’t an endorsement for how I was raised, just my lived experience.
I learned to run a skid-steer at 13. I was cutting lumber for the framers by the time I was 15. In many ways the skills I learned as a child set me up for success as an adult. But I also learned so many unsafe practices and endangered myself from a young age because of that casual familiarly with dangerous work and locations. The entirety of my twenties was spent unlearning bad habits and practices. I’m still working at it now.
The only time teenagers should be working on construction sites is if the company has a very strong safety culture, which means they won’t put kids in high risk situations. Parents should absolutely be checking these things before allowing their kids to work
there’s something kind of sad about
the way that things have come to be
desensitized to everything
what became of subtlety?
Can confirm, am depressed
Redo the meme? Like, in GIMP?
Star Trek the Ss… the Star Trek was a feature film released in 2009.
Now you might have expected me to say it’s the worst thing since my son, or something like that. But that’s not the case.
See Star Trek is a quality made film. It’s what I call a guilty pleasure.
Those episodes were a bit silly, but entertaining nonetheless
How do Reavers clean their spears?
It’s wild seeing Washington Court House (yes that’s the actual town name) in a general news byline. It’s such a small and insignificant town.
Weird
There’s probably a German word for this feeling
Ya it’s in the name. Google is synonymous with tracking and lack of privacy. Just another bit we give up to live in the most advanced and free country in the civilized world, governed by it’s its citizens and not a conglomerate of corporate overlords selling our minds by inches.
Yup.
Ah, I see you also have that’s Gboard
(I literally swiped “ghosts Gboard” twice to get the advice above. Oh look, it happened again)
Grab some lunch at Rose Goute. Then, do a tour of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Westcott House. It’s a really neat bit of architectural history. Once you’re done, head down to Yellow Springs, take a walk on the trail at John Bryant, and finish off the day with dinner at Sunrise Cafe
So now is the time to buy an EV. Hit that sweet spot where new technology durability outpaces planned obsolescence
I’m in this picture and I love it
Beef, it’s what’s for dinner