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Sunday is a day of rest, a day to sit around in your bathrobe, drink coffee, and eat biscuits, and a day of frenzied political reading and watching. This morning, during Good Morning America, I discovered that (according to ABC), Bush leads Kerry 50-46. The Gallup Polls from a week ago show Kerry leading 49-48.…

In my role as soccer mom today, I was privileged to overhear a hearty debate among the other soccer moms. One mom started in on school vouchers and how that could cause the demise of the public school system. Another mom piped up saying she was a Bush supporter. These two moms then engaged in…

Thanks, Bitch. Ph.D., for scaring the crap out of me first thing in the morning. If you haven’t read her post and her links, you really must. I feel anxiety every election over reproductive rights, but never more so than now. I really do feel we might be on the verge of overturning Roe v.…

Okay, so I took this quiz a long time ago. Don’t remember what I came out as. I noticed a slight bias toward this quiz being for men–i.e. the shaving comment. But here’s the results anyway–kind of fun. Which OS are You? After I posted this, I took a wander around on the site and…

As if academom had willed it, I had one of those days where my worlds clashed. It’s like that Seinfeld episode where George’s world with his friends is about to meet up with his world with his fiancee. I’m checking my son’s homework this morning and find a note from his teacher that says he…

Okay, this idea is really great–an online workshop about wikis and blogs. I have been talking about wikis and blogs for years. I only this year got around to really using them regularly, but as an IT professional who works with faculty, I’ve been trying to encourage faculty to use blogs and wikis for teaching…

Turns out–I’m neither a Soccer Mom nor a Security Mom–I’m a Progressive Girl. I am Progressive Girl Click on the picture below to read more: Take the ‘What Kind of Girl Are You?’ quiz at CookingToHookup.com Some of this stuff fits. For instance: She drives: a small SUV but really wishes it got better mileage;…

Apparently, I’m supposed to have morphed into a security mom. I have heard this term before, but brushed it off. For one thing, I was never really a soccer mom. I just don’t fit the profile. For another, I am not obsessed about the security of my children, thinking that terrorists are going to attack…

I’m getting tired of the campaign. I have campaign fatigue. I also have general fatigue. I have been watching all the news, all the debates, reading the papers, reading the blogs and I’m tired. It’s still a dead heat. I go to bed and the polls will show 47% Bush 45% Kerry and by the…

Crooked Timber: Women in computing As someone who works at an all-women’s college, I appreciated this lovely description of the Grace Hopper celebration put on by Google. I’m constantly encouraging women to go into technology fields or jobs and so far, I’m 2 for 3. Not bad. Please consider donating to my efforts in the…