Esseintes
Que sçay-je?
No bio...
User ID: 1280
Esseintes
Que sçay-je?
8mo ago
My sense is that if men had access to a harem, in the sense pool of women you could freely fuck but not otherwise have to interact with in any meaningful way, they would be pretty down for it. Separate-palace-managed-by-eunuchs type of setup. The trouble comes with have to deal (intimately) with >1 woman in any capacity outside of this.
Most surprising thing in this story is Greene's fiance still marrying the guy. I don't expect this is the first, or last wild ride he's going to take her on...
Esseintes
Que sçay-je?
9mo ago
From Virgil's Georgics:
Poor creatures that we are, the best days of our lives
are first to fly
Esseintes
Que sçay-je?
9mo ago
Between Two Fires
A knight in ex communicatio and a bugger priest team up to escort a loli with visions of angels across plague-stricken mids 1300s France. Shenanigans of demonic and mundane nature ensue.
I'm only about a third of the way through. This could have functioned as a straight historical fiction novel but it leans fairly into the supernatural. The character dynamics of the main trio are carrying it so far.
Esseintes
Que sçay-je?
10mo ago
rather beside the point but does Hanania look particularly ghoulish in this video? Almost seems like he's wearing eyeshadow/liner
Esseintes
Que sçay-je?
10mo ago
I haven't actually read tales of earthsea so I might have to give the series a reread. Maybe check out some of Le Guin's other works as well.
Esseintes
Que sçay-je?
10mo ago
2020 was my best year as well funnily enough, but even then I maxed out at 35 books. I feel like at that level I don't retain a whole lot, although writing some mini-reviews like you have seems like a good idea. Thinking about my average day, there's plenty of space to squeeze in more reading without giving up anything in particular. Your posts have given me some motivation!
Esseintes
Que sçay-je?
10mo ago
Katie Herzog of Blocked and Reported fame (who TracingWoodgrains was formerly working for) came out as a big proponent of naltrexone, apparently she has a book coming out about it as well. Seems like pretty promising stuff.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sea-change/id1743666262?i=1000653826427
Esseintes
Que sçay-je?
10mo ago
Tombs of Atuan is probably my favorite from the Earthsea cycle. Closely tied with the first book. Also, 89 books!
My memory of what books I used is pretty foggy, especially so for early stuff...but Abeka books were the main resource my mom used for writing/grammar/early math I believe. Saxon math for later stuff. We were going at it without internet though, and I think Khan academy is already going to a better job for a lot of stuff. Both Christian based resources, from what little I've researched there are equivalent secular curricula floating about but it has been a while since I've looked.
You should check out Lingua Latina per se illustrata for Latin. Very cool way to learn the language IMO, although online it seems to be a battle between this method and traditional grammar texts. Seems like it would be perfect for kids.
Esseintes
Que sçay-je?
10mo ago
This tracks with my personal experience. Both my older sister and I had to retake a lot of math in college. I didn't realize it was so common given that @pairingheap is saying the same thing. Average parents are just generally going to be rusty with their own math by the time their kids are hitting the more advanced stuff I suppose. Not a universal issue as I can recall off the top of my head a least a few other fellow homeschoolers who have gone on to do quite well in STEM. Purely anecdotal of course...
Esseintes
Que sçay-je?
10mo ago
best advantage possible
optimal school district and educational system
Home and homeschool.
This is heavily colored by my own experiences but barring getting your kids into a really good K-12 system I don't think you can beat homeschooling for purely educational outcomes. With the caveat that at least one of the parents is going to need to be heavily involved in running the show, at least during the early years up until middle school. Once you get to that point if your kids are motivated you can basically go autopilot, and once they hit 11th grade early college programs are a popular option.
One more caveat, extracurriculars that get your kids involved with peers and mentors outside the home are going to be critical for obvious reasons.
Esseintes
Que sçay-je?
11mo ago
Best I can do is some /lit/ charts. Sadly the wiki they were originally on got nuked a few months back but you can dig around in the mega for stuff. Schizo but a starting point, at least.
I think @lagrangian 's point is that sex in a monogamous relationship even lower effort/better so why bother with the casual. Especially if there is a non-zero chance you end up in the OP situation
More options
Context Copy link