Sunday, March 21, 2004A Lesson in the Real Meaning of "Flash Flood"Yesterday, my children spent time with their father and I taught a Red Cross CPR class. It was a beautiful day until about 3:30, when thick, grey clouds began rolling in over the river. By the time class was over, at 5:30, torrential rain was falling. At one point we had a brief hailstorm. When I... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, March 17, 2004Headline Creation Is an Art...Are You a Sucker?I am surprised that only one person called me on my headline from yesterday's post... Beachbelle gets tops marks today. Here's the headline: Are All Gays Objectionable? Or Only Some of Them? What should have raised hackles all over Blogit was the form of the headline; it's a loaded question like the... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, March 16, 2004Are All Gays Objectionable? Or Only Some of Them?T-99 asked in a comment on another blog: " Why should only PART of the GLBT community be acceptable? People come in all shapes and sizes, all colors and temperments. Why should only *part* of that spectrum be acceptable? There is a guy at my conservative old-fashioned company who is FLAMING - the... Sign in to see full entry.A Quick Question for My Blogger FriendsI've had another brain wave for a book. I could get this one out by Christmas, assuming I find a publisher for it. But what I don't know is, is the idea just stupid? So here's the idea, and you guys tell me what you think. Working Title: Letters to a Film Star Premise: A woman finds new hope and... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, March 15, 2004Making Them Pay...Ooh, That's Good!Last summer, my health insurance from my previous job ran out. They carried it for ten months after my layoff, which was nice. But in July, no more coverage. So I started looking around, and I found this "wonderful deal." Full-family coverage for $99.95 a month. I signed on, and tried to use the... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, March 10, 2004Reading Ability Is Badly Neglected in Public SchoolsHomegirl has an interesting post on reading skills and testing that raises many questions in my mind. The linked story in her post ( here ) raises still more questions, and leads to the conclusion that home-schooling is definitely preferable in its approach to literacy and ongoing learning. Let's... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, March 8, 2004Are You Too Sensitive About Your Writing?Sassy has made an excellent point in her blog, and I will excerpt a bit here so you get the basic idea. I highly suggest that you read her blog before you read the following story and comments. Excerpt: "What does Steven Spielberg do when he is attacked by critics? Quit writing, or look for... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, February 27, 2004Some Observations on Racism and ReparationsFirst you need to know that I am a white, Anglo-Saxon (well, mostly--there's Welsh and Celtic and French and Jewish and Native American and other stuff in there...) Protestant woman. I dated several black men in high school and college, and didn't care what anyone said about it. I liked the guys,... Sign in to see full entry.The Oscars Are Sunday! Who's Going to Win?Here is a list of the nominees in each category. Who do you think is going to get it? I have my picks, of course, but as I haven't seen all of the movies, should I really be making such decisions? ACTOR IN A LEADING ROLE Johnny Depp - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL Ben... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, February 23, 2004Harry Potter: Recruiting Tool for Satanism and Wicca?Well, that depends on who you talk to. One thing is for certain, though; the e-mail that is currently making the rounds of Inboxes worldwide is a fabrication. Sort of. It's actually an almost-verbatim copy of an article from the online satirical news source The Onion. Apparently, some reader... Sign in to see full entry. |