…But YES another blog!
Irene’s Daughters – women exploring race relations, systemic racism, and prejudice
I am one of three contributors (so far!) at Irene’s Daughters, and I must admit, I’m not entirely sure what I’m doing. But this new blog is an outlet for issues that have been very much on my mind for, oh, the [...]
Archive for September, 2009
PSA: new group blog
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged admin, elsewhere on 09.28.2009 | 2 Comments »
she must have angels on her shoulders
Posted in family, tagged abigail, motherhood on 09.28.2009 | 8 Comments »
I was frying an egg over-easy for breakfast this morning, and as usual when I am cooking, Abby insisted on being held up in order to “help help help.” Dan picked her up so she could see, and she pointed at the egg yolk in the pan and said “Circle. Low!” (yellow). Nineteen months old, [...]
in lieu of a real update, 18-month portraits!
Posted in family, photos, tagged abigail, photos on 09.25.2009 | Leave a Comment »
Abigail continues to be a hoot and a half – chasing the cat, learning colors, memorizing EVERYTHING like a scary little toddler robot – and we continue to love our portrait photographer, Nan, who manages to take (free!) pretty pictures even when the subject is fussy and/or teething.
I know my Abby-blogging has been a [...]
yes, you can…think and parent at the same time.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged motherhood on 09.11.2009 | 6 Comments »
I should have linked to this a couple of days ago, before President Obama’s health care address made everyone forget entirely about his excellent back-to-school speech, but a friend of mine over at the new and fabulous Moms in the Lobby posted the best rebuttal I have yet seen to the “indoctrination” parenting crowd. [...]
for my daughter’s sake.
Posted in Uncategorized on 09.10.2009 | 41 Comments »
Making good on my promise to be even more annoying – why blog at all if you’re not going to be a little militant about something? – I will now recommend that you all read this article, which my good friend Tope shared with me last week.
Newsweek is not my favorite news magazine, [...]
mmm, I love Kool-Aid!
Posted in Uncategorized on 09.7.2009 | 12 Comments »
Here is the text of President Obama’s “back to school” address, which will be shown tomorrow to schoolchildren across our great land – at least, the schoolchildren whose parents haven’t kept them at home.
Some people profess to being startled by this overreaction to the President’s “socialist indoctrination” of our youth. I am not. [...]
