Universal Monk

Socialist Mormon Satanist. Transracial Socialist Workers Party Kopimist. Debt-free. Alcohol-free. Drug-free. Caffeine-free. I won’t be bowing down to the Duopoly. Never have, never will.

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Cake day: November 7th, 2024

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  • Pretty much. I’m not sure I totally buy into that it’s much of an increase though. Or people would be dropping like flies.

    I think the bigger issues is just being generally overweight. The percentage of overweight people is crazy, regardless of their jobs.

    I’m 55 and not to be an old man and say “in the old days”, but in the old days, when I was growing up. I knew ONE overweight person. Yeah, just one. It just wasn’t common. Look at pics from the 1970’s, and you just won’t see a whole lot of overweight people.

    Now? Everywhere I look. I’m sure more office workers have added to that, but that doesn’t account for everyone.

    I work in an elementary school. And I was sitting at lunch just looking around and thinking about it. Teachers are actually pretty active. Lots of walking around the classroom. Very little sit down time in an elementary school.

    Me and two others are fit. Rest are all overweight. How did this happen?!

    Ok, rant over. Just got me to thinking. :)


















  • Universal MonktoBuy it for LifeFinding a BifL smartphone
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    I’m surprised to hear a phone for $100 referred to as cheap.

    Fair point. That was the cheapest I could find one that did GPS, cam/vid, and have some apps on it. I do have a crappy flipphone for $30, but I found out that girls I date like to text. A lot. So texting/sending pics/vids was something I found I needed.

    But yeah, my gf has a $1,000 iPhone. I’m like wtf! lol



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    23 days ago

    In your experience, is making your own bread cheaper than just buying bread? Or do you do it for the love of making your own bread?

    I like the idea of it, but if it ends up being more expensive anyway, I don’t really wanna do it. It’s just so easy to buy a loaf of bread at the store.

    But I also like the idea of making some tasty bread and mixing in some protein powder so I could have protein bread. lol





  • This is an older post, but I wanted to add my thoughts since I recently joined slrpnk.

    I work in an elementary school, and while I think homeschooling is a great concept, I also believe it should be paired with regular schooling.

    I work with 2nd and 3rd graders, and one of the most important things I see them learning isn’t just academics—it’s social interaction. In the cafeteria, I’ve watched kids handle being excluded, figuring out how to blend in, or learning to stay away from certain situations. In the classroom, they have to navigate being paired with deskmates they might not like or deal with someone who talks too much. These are subtle but incredibly valuable experiences. I’ve noticed that adults who struggle socially often lack these skills. Public school, in my opinion, is an important training ground for navigating social life.

    When it comes to academics, I think the foundations provided by schools are solid, but they could be enhanced at home. I wish there was an option where kids could attend school for half the day and then be homeschooled for the other half. That way, they’d get the best of both worlds—social learning from school and personalized education at home.

    In my classroom, there are 26 students, one teacher, and me, a teacher’s aide. Even with both of us, it’s tough to give each child the individual attention they need. On top of that, most parents in my area don’t make sure their kids complete homework, even when we reach out to them directly. Homework often goes undone.

    So, I think a combination of homeschooling and traditional schooling could be a great solution. But the key is parental involvement, which is sorely lacking these days.