DBD 2026-04-22: Earth Day
RIP - it was nice knowing you ...
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Mentioned to a co-worker who'd been away for a week that I'm going to be a grandfather for the first time in the Fall. She congratulated me and expressed great delight at the blessed event. But then she proceeded to tell me what astrological sign the child would be and how she has the same sign and how cool people born under that sign are. I said nothing as is my usual response to such nonsense. Later I thought it sad that one would ignore things like DNA and upbringing and the environment one grows up in and attribute a person's characteristics to the alignment of the stars when said child was born. Of course the woman in question is a UCLA graduate so I shouldn't be surprised.
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