I feel like this is an idea that came from white flight coupled with Jim Crow era funding. Urban schools are no better or worse, they are just understaffed and underfunded. It is a sad situation but I hope that it gets better.

Won’t have a chance to head back home for a couple years by the looks of things so might be a while but I will definitely let you know when I do

I have just added a new location to see next time I’m in London. Can’t wait.

Seven years clean myself and I have moments where I still crave that easy fix. It does get easier to say no, but that feeling of desire never really goes away.

I’ve spent way too much time in the UK. I read “this muppet” before reading the next line I assumed you were about to flame someone. That muppet you referenced is one cute civil servant and I am happy to be wrong on my first impression

It’s people like him that make me almost want to shave off my beard. I don’t want to be seen as guilty by style choice.

I have reached the point of rolling my eyes and trying to bite my tongue whenever someone posts the reasons they are voting for or against a certain party. It is almost as bad as evangelical ministers telling me I'm going to hell or faiths with active missionaries knocking on my door. Annoying.

I was not expecting to be in the first million. I've sure been here for a while.

Is it a good idea to sell everything, buy a secluded turn of the century cottage in an old small town, and become a secluded artist who occasionally scares the tourists with his eccentric personality and off the wall outbursts of thought on the unsuspecting? Definitely asking for a friend.

Whelp. Looks like it is back to only doing searches in university databases and double checking impact scores before citing anything again.