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School Bus Update
I just called the office of pupil transportation and talked to their field trip division again. The representative I spoke to today was far more professional than the one I spoke to on Monday. He was courteous, and he listened to what I had to say. I suppose it should come as a surprise to nobody that the person I spoke to the first time never ( Read more... ) -
Separation means Not Mixed.
I just chaperoned a field trip for my son's class. He attends a public school in NYC. The school bus is a yellow bus run by the city. It is contracted as a DOE bus ( Read more... ) -
Dear email: My LJ notifications aren't spam.
I have not been getting notifications of replies to my posts and comments because my email decided they were spam. I am going to try to go back and catch up, but if I missed anything, I apologize. -
Let's Talk About Body Stereotypes.
No, really. If you haven't yet, check out this article about how a writer for Marie Claire thinks that fat people shouldn't be allowed to kiss on TV. There's a Facebook page organizing a kissing protest outside of Marie Claire's offices in NYC.
ETA: Maura Kelly, who wrote the Original Article in Marie Claire has apologized as a footnote to said ( Read more... ) -
America's First Murderer?
So, many people believe that John Billington was America's first murderer. (Check out the podcast - it's awesome! Thanks to jon_chance for the rec!)
I disagree. I think he was the first person to murder a white person on American soil (perhaps - some people do believe that Vikings may have also discovered the Americas). I am supposedly related to this " ( Read more... ) -
Connectivity
Every time we get wind and rain, we lose our internet, phone and cable (all through Time Warner). I have called and reported it every time, but they only ever patch it. They don't fix the problem permanently. Much of our area lost connectivity in the ten minute storm last night. If a full-sized tornado had hit, I don't know what would have happened ( Read more... ) -
Check it out!
I have updated The Aaron Rosenberg Squidoo Page!
and this was prompted by A wacky article at ITW about Aaron and his latest novel
I do wish the article had a place for comments, though.
I also need to update my other Squidoo lenses. -
Now it's being sent to my home.
Yesterday, we received two flyers in the mail with a "message about the Mosque at Ground Zero ( Read more... ) -
Is this sh*t for real?
Someone on FB just linked to This site.
It is called "NoMosqueAtGroundZero. Warning, it will probably make your head hurt. I think it is actually for real and that these people are actually as ridiculous, bigoted, and horrid as they sound. I hhope I am wrong. -
For your amusement
I don't know why I find it so incredibly entertaining, but I have been really enjoying This Link that vesisade shared. It is a webcam of the famous crosswalk at the Abbey Road studios. It's really fun to watch people trying to find a break in traffic to take their pictures, and it's just plain awesome to have a little window into a part of the world that ( Read more... )