I got an email from fellow LiteraryMama, Elrena Evans about her latest writing and publishing endeavors, including the release of Mama, PhD: Women Write about Motherhood and Academic Life which she co-edited with another wonderful LiteraryMama, Caroline Grant.
In addition to checking out their blogs (which feature giveaways!), you can also enjoy the trailer they created […]
Interesting NYT article on how Clinton supporters are coming around…slowly.
Here’s a quote from the litterbox article:
The hard-core Hillary supporters have certainly not yet achieved total unification bliss. Perhaps it’s just that their heroine hasn’t had a chance yet to reprogram each one individually. (“Repeat after me: ‘This will all work out.’ And let me hear […]
Summertime…and I’m not blogging much these days. The kids are in camp mode this week, which means I’m in chaffeur mode. I’m also in de-cluttering mode and making real progress. In addition to clearing away physical cluter, I’ve also been chipping away at the perpetual, mile-long to-do list that I’ve been schlepping […]
Seems not everyone is a Kara Walker fan…
I love surprises, the good kind. Love, love, love them.
A few months ago, I received a wonderful surprise in the mail from Stephanie, a dear friend who–wow!–I have cyber-known for almost a decade. Steph and I have born witness to some of the most significant highs and lows of each others’ lives, personally […]
My latest column is up over at AntiRacist Parent. And kudos to new ARP editor, Tami!
No Child Left Behind: Doomed to Fail?
…Add to the mix the fact that much of the promised funding failed to materialize and many early critics insisted that No Child Left Behind was nothing more than a cynical plan to destroy American faith in public education and open the way to vouchers and school choice.
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…actually it’s me bitching about mommy memoirs. In case you couldn’t find the print version:
“Ain’t I a Mommy?” by Moi
Multi-tasking stats: While composing this mini-entry, I counted down the hours until I see TechBoo; listened to my stomach growl; and realized that I forgot to mail my grandfather the Father’s Day card I got for […]
Conversation today with BabyGirl (age 4.5):
BG: So, Mommy…your phone number is 412.XXX.XXXX?
Me: Yes.
BG: And my phone is…412.XXX.XXXX?
Me: Yes.
BG (face full of sheer delight): WE’RE TWINS! High five, Mommy!
I like this breakdown of how Clinton’s presumptuousness about superdelegate loyalty was her undoing. They didn’t mention her bigger-than-Texas-sized sense of entitlement outright, but you can read between the lines. Some highlights:
“Sure, Senator Clinton was the favorite early on, but that was simply because of the institutional support that she already had,” […]
