Project Enlightenment's lights are out. Not literally, though they might as well be. It seems that those rumors flitting about in March about Project Enlightenment's budget cuts that the school board was squashing were actually right on. At the time the board told us to lighten … [Read more...] about Lights Out at Project Enlightenment
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I Get Around.
Lest you think me a slacker, I figured I'd share some other tidbits I've been writing. While Dirt & Noise is my home in this web of a well, The Web, I do settle my boots to dry in other equally inviting spots. None, however, so out of OSHA filth and decibel level standards as … [Read more...] about I Get Around.
The Day My 6 Year Old Asked Me About Abortion
I drive by a particular Catholic church in my neighborhood almost every single day for one reason or another (mostly because that route leads to Target and Trader Joe's). Normally I'm a big believer in letting people believe whatever they want. While I am a vehemently opinionated … [Read more...] about The Day My 6 Year Old Asked Me About Abortion
My Glass is Half Full. Of Ice.
I haven't seen the teens in about 10 years. I was finishing graduate school in Chicago then. That was my teensy skooch back to the East after eight year stints in Minneapolis and Madison. By teens I mean temps, natch. My own teen years were over two decades ago, and that's the … [Read more...] about My Glass is Half Full. Of Ice.
A New Year’s Eve Whine
The year was 2003. I was five months pregnant with Bird. We had bought and renovated an 80-something year old house. We were planting roots.And then I got laid off from my job at an advertising agency. Funny how it's so easy to fire a pregnant woman, yet it's a stretch to hire … [Read more...] about A New Year’s Eve Whine