I look down at my Pan de Bono ready to devour it. But first, I think on what just happened while I ordered it. As the server asked me what I wanted to start with, I probed him to see what this ambiguous “cheese bread” menu item was. I mean, truly, that could be anything. It was in English, but I new the cafe was Brazilian, so I asked, “Is this more like Pan de Yuca or Pan de Bono?” while I pointed at the corresponding words on the menu. The server immediately switched to Span

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For today’s Simmer Down Sunday, I want to keep things simple. Here are some fundamentals you need to feel confident in your elimination and optimization journey. Index: Mantras TED Talks Color Schemes Capsule Wardrobe Basics Mantras: Don’t organize; eliminate. Clutter smothers; simplicity breathes. Just in case = never. It’s not a good deal if you don’t need it. Strive not to get more done, but to have less to do. Minimalism is believing there is such a thing as enough. Work

How often are we misclassified on a daily basis? I’d say, too often to keep track. Also, the phenomenon of misclassification is not mutually exclusive to any one type of human. All of us have endured or will endure the tension that stems from the misunderstanding of identity during the human lifecycle. It is always to be determined how to be identified. Will those misclassifying us project a false identity on to our image because of what they see, hear, or sense? It depends.