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signing barack obama GIF by Obama

(I hated that righties didn’t have to write like that to avoid smearage.)

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In parochial school one left-handed classmate (1st thru 8th grade) “solved” that by holding his pen between his index and middle finger and with his pen angled away from his hand in a way that avoided having his hand rub over his writing. For that, he angled whatever he was writing on in a way that he could see what he was writing. His hand never “cupped” as shown in the video.

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I also hated that righties didn’t have to decide whether some other way like that was better for avoiding smearage.

I also remember being happy to stumble upon spiral notebooks built like this:

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Tech execs are paying top dollar to breed smarter babies, report claims | The Independent

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Something something Eugenics… something something Gattaca

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I don’t always agree with Skepchick, but mostly do. She nailed it out of the park with this analysis of the Costco not carrying mifepristone story, setting things straight in the face of widespread disinformation.

Also, her line at 1:52 had me laughing until it hurt!

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Well, I mean; pockets!

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Exactly!

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