There’s a daycare chain in Ohio that’s discriminating against breastfed kids. Read the whole story here. And then get out your red pen, and write those folks a letter. I’d write more, but I’m just way too appalled to say anything constructive. Get going, and let me know what you did about it. Come on, [...]
Archive for February, 2007
February 20 2007
Downhill Fast
Sunday morning, Jason surprised me. “Hey babe, we’re going on a mountainbike ride!” He’d arranged the whole thing; Marc was going to watch the boys, and Dave was going to take us to this new, cool trail. “Easy stuff!” he assured me. Bless his heart, he sees that I’m spending ridiculous amounts of time in [...]
February 18 2007
Flying with Formula
It took me a while to begin this post, because I couldn’t decide if the title should be what it is, or “Our Culture Is Hopeless.” Recently, we flew to Puerto Rico, from Oakland, CA. Due to the logistics, this entailed going through four security checkpoints. As onerous and ridiculous as these can be, we [...]
February 16 2007
Acts of Kindness
A friend recently informed me that February 12-18 is Random Acts of Kindness Week. Kind of a cool idea, I thought. Although the idea that kindliness to strangers needs to be so actively encouraged is a little bit sad… But not nearly so sad as the idea that was explored on one of my mommy [...]
February 15 2007
Grandpa’s Dolls
It’s Grandpa’s birthday. And like every year since the year he died, he’s the first thing I think of when I wake up, on this day. He’s been dead a longer portion of my life than he was alive, but I still miss him hugely. Right now, thoughts of him are closer to the surface [...]
February 14 2007
Has it Really?
It’s Valentine’s. Obvee. So the sentimentality is in the air, right? It’s low-key for us, because when love is a verb instead of a Hallmark Occasion ™, one more day is no big deal. Except for that this morning, Jason was counting as he made his coffee. Thought a moment. And then said, “you know, [...]
February 9 2007
New Post at LWOS
http://lifewithoutschool.typepad.com/lifewithoutschool/2007/02/the_crooked_law.html This is a post I wrote about the fascinating place where our beliefs about unschooling as a theory hit the serious practicality of a landscaping project. Please check it out, and comment. I need help generating more traffic. =)
