Today during lunch, I ran a bunch of errands and during the longest part of the drive, I caught most of an interview (mp3 file) with Kevin O’Keefe, author of The Average American. I came in during the part where he talked about how he’d changed his life as a result of writing the book.…

Geeky Boy is graduating from elementary school in just a few weeks. He’ll be receiving an award despite his struggles. He’s an extraordinarily smart kid and yet, in many areas, he does not make good grades. He’s disorganized, messy, and rushes through assignments because he doesn’t see the point. As his parents, we don’t really…

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Via Albert at Philly Future, a handful of photo essays about Philly colleges. I thought this was pretty cool. I’ve often thought about doing something like this myself. Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure

I made a conscious effort not to worry and to think about the things that are good. It helped. Here’s some highlights: I launched a site redesign I had been working on even though it still has a few kinks and imperfections. I wanted to get it up and going and work out the kinks…

If you’re tired of listening to me whine, feel free to move on. I’m calling it the funk instead of full-blown depression because I think that’s the best way to define it. I think this funk definitely has a lot in common with a bad cold. There are chemical and/or hormonal causes, but like a…

I spent almost all of yesterday working, first at the library and then at the coffee shop. It was a total of about 5 hours, followed by an hour-long trip to the grocery store. I am debating about whether and/or when to work today. I set up a rubric for going through my mass amounts…

As if those of us on the receiving end didn’t know that. This last week, I’ve had several encounters with sexism that have driven me crazy. I have yelled at my iPod and turned red at an event out of anger and had all manner of other reactions. I think my frustration and anger come…

First, some gratitude for my readers. Thanks one and all for your kind comments yesterday. I kept peeking in at work and they really made me feel better. I’m well-rested this morning and looking forward to today and the weekend. It looks like May Day is going to be mostly canceled due to rain so…

I am feeling worn down. I’m trying hard not to, but I know I feel beaten somehow. I dropped Geeky Boy off at school this morning to go to his field trip to Aquarium City and I was really sad that I couldn’t go. I saw all the other parents in their shorts and t-shirts…