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During the week, I have the television set to wake me up at 5:30. I like to wake up to the news. This weekend, I forgot to take the alarm off and the tv woke me up today. With my eyes closed, I heard: “For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but […]
Sunday, October 4th, 2009Why Not Having Ken Made a Feminist…
As a child I loved Barbie. The blonde haired beauty was dressed and played with everyday. No one can deny that my love of fashion came as early as my Barbie days, but what if other things in my mind were shaped back then too? Although I owned ten or more Barbies, I was never […]
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009The Night Before the First Day of School
This is my 15th “first day of school” as a teacher. I’m sure many veteran teachers think I should be used to it by now, but I’m not. I am excited and nervous for the first day and I’m still up at 2:00 a. m. While we spent the day setting up a classroom, the […]
Monday, September 7th, 2009Labor Day
Labor Day means the start of school is here. I am excited to begin a new year. This will be my 15th year teaching and I smile when I think about meeting a whole new set of excited 6th graders. Many people like to think of January 1st as a time for a new year. […]
Tuesday, September 1st, 2009Death in Life
For the past few days, I’ve found myself crying at the new house. I’m a bit overwhelmed by it all. If you know me, you know this is all I’ve ever wanted for YEARS. And now actually having it is amazing, but also overwhelmind. It’s an incredible house and it only needs paint because the former […]
Saturday, August 22nd, 2009Bustin’ Out in Brooklyn
There’s always so much happening around Brooklyn so for this weeks Bustin’ Out in Brooklyn, I’m linking to anything that made me chuckle or was insightful from the borough: Brooklyn Kayak Club (via Brooklyn Vinny) Free Kayaking for kids under 18 and their parents at Brooklyn Bridge Park (via NYT) Brooklyn Library Restricts Access to a Book […]
Thursday, August 13th, 2009Response to Adam about women in tech speaking at conferences
In every area, there are men and women who are qualified and deserve positions and recognition. Yet positions, recognition and even conference speaking invitations are given by those in charge. I’ve had a series of fortunate events and I’ve been hired and promoted by people who knew me or knew my work. Many people haven’t […]
Thursday, August 6th, 2009Open note to Laura Ling & Euna Lee
Dear Laura Ling & Euna Lee,Americans stared at their television screens to capture the Hollywood ending to your store. Two American journalists captured by the evil North Korea. Thankfully, Bill Clinton, the knight in shining armour flew in to save you. And the world cheers to see Euna reunited with her daughter. C’mon ladies. Let’s get […]
Sunday, August 2nd, 2009Small things….signs
We are out in sunny Hampton Bays this weekend. It’s a fairly easy two hour ride on two highways from Brooklyn. On the way there, Karen was driving and I put on the GPS unit in case I fell asleep. Sure enough I fell asleep and Karen says that the GPS unit went crazy and […]
Tuesday, July 28th, 2009Twitter is Spammer’s Delight
I love Twitter. It’s a fast and easy way to communicate with a lot of people. I’ve enjoyed watching Twitter develop and I enjoy watching the dynamics of life repeat themselves online. First, Twitter is a Spammer’s Delight. About 90% of the people who use Twitter have a business and are using twitter as a […]
Sunday, July 19th, 2009Mom Bloggers, Choose Your Battles Wisely
There’s a lot of phoney drama on Twitter today. Apparently many Mom Bloggers who are benefitting from doing PR campaigns are tired. Of course being a Mom is a lot of work – I don’t doubt that. C’MON MOMS – YOU KNOW BETTER! There is no need for you to cry foul or pretend like […]
Saturday, July 11th, 2009