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Is it similar to how you put clams/oysters in a bucket with corn meal and water to clear out their little GI tracts for a day before cooking them?

I agree with this. I'll add that you could go there and explain the situation to someone in charge, so they'll know why you're sending it and be more likely to see that she gets it.

Interesting - I hadn't thought of it that way, but you're right.

When I was an art major in college, people often said to me, "Well, you can always teach."

That used to really offend me. Teaching is a serious profession - not something to fall back on, like waiting tables or driving a cab.

What would you say to someone who's thinking of teaching temporarily in a poor district to have her student debt reduced? She is highly idealistic, but has heard so many horror stories, and thinks it would be depressing and dangerous.

THANK YOU for writing Bright-sided - one of the most validating things I have ever read.

Please comment on Senator Dianne Feinstein's position on professional vs. non-professional journalists and their first amendment rights.

Thank you.