Whew – I thought I might have to _talk_ to him

Smile for the camera (or not)
Here I thought I might have to actually interact with Sub-Evil Boy as he takes more responsibility in his world, but apparently I have more than just notes on the fridge to protect me from that onerous task. PayJr apparently provides me with a bizarrely complex web-based solution (complete with a chat tool!) that would only make sense in a world where we’ve completely given up any and all sensible old-school communication mechanisms.

Not to mention the bizarrely sexist name for the product. How many times are young women called “Junior”? Do we just take girls and their obvious love for scullery maid chores so for granted that we don’t need all this machinery to keep track of their work?

Hey, folks – there are real problems out there that need attention. Let’s pass on this sort of fluff.

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Um, I guess that would be a “No”, then?

Hints of many things, not all of which are true
I’ve spent a fair bit of this week sorting out UK visa stuff for our sabbatical, and the (on-line!) application contained these two gems:

Have you ever been concerned in the commission‚ preparation‚ organisation or support of acts of terrorism‚ either within or outside the United Kingdom or have you ever been a member of an organisation which has been involved in or advocated terrorism in furtherance of its aims?

Have you ever been concerned in the commission‚ preparation or organisation of genocide or crimes‚ including crimes against humanity and war crimes‚ committed in the course of armed conflict?

Let me think…

This is standard stuff (“Have you ever been arrested?” on a job app), and WeatherGirl had piles of it when she applied for permanent resident status here in the U.S. back in the late 80’s. Terrorism wasn’t the evil du jour back then, and there was more about commies, nazis, mental instability, and her (no doubt vast) experiences in the various sex trades and industries. Still, the thought’s the same (such as there is one). Presumably this gives them the ability to summarily boot your ass if they find out that you lied, because apparently having committed acts of genocide isn’t by itself sufficient!

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