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Display Name: Pakora
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I agree with the (literally) hundreds of posts above. I have no problem with porn or relationship advice, but the context on AT is all wrong.

There is power in knowing what you do well, and being clear about what you do not do as well. I hope that the staff at AT have a think about these many comments and are clearer on these points in the future.

Like many, I visit this site to have a break from reality. If I want to deal with porn, politics or a myriad of other issues, I will go elsewhere. I want AT to remain a haven in my busy life. The intrusion of such columns is therefore unwelcome.

Lastly (and I leave this last as it is the least important point), as a practicing Clinical Psychologist (which I am), from a professional standpoint, I found the content of the article to be narrow and superficial. I believe the readership of AT is savy, smart and sophisticated and deserve better than such formulaic and disturbingly unqualified advice (i.e., no acknowledgement that the advice given is general and may not fit with specific situations).


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5/13/12 2:55 AM

I second Miami Elaine's comment. It seems to me that what many people are calling "crazy" or "insane" is really just bad behaviour. An extreme minority of psychiatric patients or those with mental illness ever pose a threat to the safety of others. Furthermore, many people who behave in dangerous, intimidating or unacceptable ways do not have mental health disorders and should not be assumed to have one.
The issue of whether to move in following such a warning warrants careful consideration and I wish you luck with your decision. However, I think it more helpful to consider the problem in terms of the behaviour of others rather than assigning arbitrary labels like "crazy".


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3/14/12 7:53 AM

Hi Matt,

I have no idea if you still check this, but I am intrigued by the print of the 6 balls. I bookmarked the image some time ago and I thought it was a Wayne Thiebaud, but can't find it on the internet anywhere!!!! Can you tell me the name of the print and artist if I have got that wrong?

Thanks so much...


Matt's Spirited Studio
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6/24/11 8:53 AM

Ckal - I have a glass-topped stove and the last owners left a cleaning implement for it like this one: http://www.hillmark.com.au/products/Cooktop_Scraper.aspx

It works amazingly well. Sometimes I can't see the painted on pot circles properly, but some soapy water and some scrapes with this and it looks new again. I am in Australia, and so is this brand, so not sure about the US equivalent, but sure you could probably find one at a hardware/home store.


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3/24/11 8:09 PM