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Shut it down.
I woke up this morning to a flurry of alarmist stat updates decrying the government shut down that began today. Thing is, they didn’t actually state any real information, just a…
October 1, 2013 -
Some Saturday Stuff: September 28th.
Hello, East of Edeners! Hope you had a great week. I did. I capped it off with more walk yesterday, doing over a mile, pushing Zoe in her little…
September 28, 2013 -
Keeping busy.
Zoe and Grandpa say their goodbyes. My father-in-law, Keith, was with us most of the week, so I’ve been pretty busy. That’s one of the reasons I didn’t blog at…
September 27, 2013 -
“Brown”
(PBS) While doing some reading this morning, I came across a couple of stories that touched on Brown v. Board of Education and desgregation in American public schools. The first…
September 20, 2013 -
I’m starting to miss those cicadas.
(WNYC) Last month while at GiGi and David’s, NPR somehow made it into our topic. I think David had mentioned eventually publishing his novel and then landing an interview on…
September 18, 2013 -
Please stop your proselytizing.
I know I’m going to sound like a such jerk, but I really wish all those e-proselytizers out there would just shut up. I’m sick of your frequent status updates, pictures,…
September 16, 2013 -
Some Saturday Stuff: September 14th.
This is a picture of a horse drawn by my friend and nurse Melissa. It’s for her dad, who tells this joke like every time she sees him, and cracks up…
September 14, 2013 -
Throwback Thursday: Early 90s Fashion Edition
Me, on the left, and Giddel (we go back like babies and pacifiers). Notice I’m wearing black overalls, which would’ve made me on point for trend #7 (see below), except this picture…
September 12, 2013 -
Please land your helicopters, parents.
Seeing the headline, “Millennials Now Bringing Their Parents On Job Interviews”, made me gag. Then I immediately thought of the “Ban the bag” Portlandia skit. Yeah, I’m talking about “Portlandia”…
September 12, 2013 -
Creatives Space: Ilaf S.
Born and raised in Bangladesh, a country in southern Asia bordering India and Myanmar, Ilaf moved to the United States at 20 to attend college. After briefly attending a college…
July 17, 2013
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