Art by Holly Defount It’s been 10 years since the Renaissance Faire at Black Point ended. Every year about this time I get the jones. It is pretty subtle some years, and some years hits me like a brick. This was a brick year. And it’s one of those things that if you say to [...]
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July 12 2008
Aurora’s Babymoon
I‘m working on the birthstory, the announcement, and all that good stuff. But for right this instant… I had to post this photo. I love the “getting to know you” phase. It’s everything babymooning is about. More later, I promise!
June 29 2008
New Post On LWOS
Because it really does work this way. An unschooling post not about the boys, but about Jason and Marc. http://lifewithoutschool.typepad.com/lifewithoutschool/2008/06/history-sucks.html
June 16 2008
AMA Declares War
http://midwiferyworld.com/?p=232 WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 16, 2008)—Just in time for Father’s Day, at its annual meeting last weekend, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a resolution to introduce legislation outlawing home birth, and potentially making criminals of the mothers who choose home birth with the help of Certified Professional Midwives (CPMs) for their families. I think [...]
June 13 2008
Thank You, Edwina
La Leche League founder Edwina Froehlich died last Sunday. She was 93. I am completely devastated. Edwina pretty much embodied everything I admire in an activist. And also proved that even if you come late to your passion, you can change the world. My favorite article about her, so far, is the Chicago Tribune piece. [...]
June 11 2008
Are We There Yet?
I‘m due to have this baby any time now. It’s obvious if you know me and know my dates. I’ve been telling people “I’m having a Gemini”, so that’s a clear clue. And of course, I’m huge, so that’s a dead giveaway. If even one more person asks me “haven’t you had that baby yet?” [...]
June 10 2008
Disabled II — Playing By The Rules?
I spent another half an hour on the phone with HR. They’ve upped they ante. The rules, if you’ll recall from part I of this rant, are that if you’re disabled during the focal review period, you are ineligible for raises, etc, until you come back, at manager’s discretion. I happen to think this is [...]
June 7 2008
Turn the World Around
I‘ve been posting some pretty heavy stuff, so for a gorgeous Saturday morning, I’d like to share this… Harry Belafonte and the Muppets, Turn the world around So is life…
June 5 2008
Why we do what we do
HT to the Amazing Angela. Tony Robbins normally makes me twitch. But this talk was totally worth seeing. http://www.ted.com/talks/view/id/96
June 4 2008
Disabled
Apparently, having a child in this culture means you are disabled. At least, that’s what HR thinks. I spent about 45 minutes on the phone with the illustrious folks who administer these things last week. This is the third baby I’ve had while working, and thank goodness I kinda know what I’m doing, or it [...]
June 1 2008
New post on LWOS
The Amazing California Health and Happiness (Homeschooling) Roadshow This was a fun one to write, having to do with the insanity of trying to make homeschooling illegal in CA.
May 23 2008
King Corn; A Review
Last night, we figured out that “King Corn” was available on Netflix’s instant watch, so we did. And I am still wigging out about it. Rowan has been reactive to corn products since he was small, so we’ve been a corn-free house for a few years. I wasn’t expecting to go into this to learn [...]
May 20 2008
The Plural of Anecdote…
is not “research”. But according to this, the plural of research isn’t much either. More than half the scientists at the Environmental Protection Agency report political interference in their work over the last five years. This, according to a new investigation by the Union of Concerned Scientists, follows on the heels of prior UCS investigations [...]
May 19 2008
Surfwise
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90272530 Jonathan just sent me this link, to a segment on Fresh Aire with Jonathan Paskowitz, and his documentary Surfwise. This film both encourages and terrifies me, frankly. When you’re steeped in a fear-based society, sometimes it feels safer to stay under the radar as far as possible, and a lot of that is letting [...]
April 30 2008
Guest Post on True Face of Birth
I was extremely honored to be asked to provide a guest post on Rixa’s wonderful “True Face of Birth” blog recently. The post was a response to a comment-storm, generated by some people who were not prepared to see some pretty typical homebirther stuff online (although what they thought they’d see on a blog subtitled [...]
