Happy Birthday Kristin! Happy Birthday Rodfather! (I was gonna say "Happy Birthday to *THE BOTH* OF YOU!" because I know how that annoys grammarians... but I didn't.)
- Mark J
Happy Birthday, Rodfather! Thanks LB for the well wishes!
- Kristin
Thrilled to share the excellent news that LSW's own Jen Holman (http://friendfeed.com/jsholman) received a most deserved promotion to Associate Professor! Congratulations Jen, on the recognition of your excellent work! *raises glass of champagne and passes the bottle of bubbly along with a silver platter of exquisite chocolate*
Yep, and If you like that one, Robin Hastings and I are doing a little something tomorrow (February 1st and 8th) on How to go High Tech on a small budget. http://www.alastore.ala.org/detail... Still time to register.
- ♫410 I Coach 'em Up♫
Well, you know I'm completely in love with Ramona since my last visit. I suspect my reaction to Peter will be the same. Much love (and an extra scritch behind the ears to whomever would like it most) to you all!
- Louise Alcorn
Thank you for sharing the pic! :) Love to all of you.
- Laura H.
How well I remember those initial days after bringing each of our children home for the first time. I knew our world was changed forever, and was nearly overwhelmed by the awesome significance (and responsibility) that those moments represented (but in a good way.) Enjoy this very special time.
- Mark J
Blue Moon Fiber Arts, BFL Sport. 100% Blue Faced Leicester wool. Color: Valenscummy. I call this my Abe sweater since he sat on my lap the whole time I knit it, slept on all the pieces and then sat on it while I seamed it
- Mary Carmen
Mr. 11 might become quasi-famous. He is going to get interviewed by Channel 7 tomorrow or Friday because he runs for "Kids Running America". http://kidsrunningamerica.org/ Will post the link if and when it airs.
I used to play this song *all the damn time*. It was on the Jukebox at a pizza joint at which I worked in college. Good times!!
- Webgoddess Needs A Drink
As a hardworking, tax paying blah-American, I am deeply wounded and offended by Rick Santorum's attack on my kind. It is time for all blahs to rise up and shake off the shackles of oppression! For too long we have been the scapegoat of the haves in this country; the elites and non-blahs of our nation. #blahpower
I mean, what do we have to do to be fully accepted and respected in this society? Sure the Irish had that whole "need not apply" thing. And the Italians, the whole mob thing. And the blacks (er, African Americans, ... Afro-Americans,... er, Negros?) had the whole slavery and Jim Crow and segregation/red lining/under-education/substandard medical care/lynching thing. But what about us? In existence for only 12 hours or so and ALREADY WE'RE BEING VILIFIED BY ONE OF THE LEADING REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT. It's too much I tell you.
- MoTO Bott
Katy, what a backhanded insult from Gingrich. That implies that blacks are on food stamps more than other people, essentially. Like we're the biggest single group of people on public assistance in this country. I'm not sure if blacks have a higher percentage of people on food stamps (all the stereotyping clouds even my own thinking about it), but obviously we're not the only people using public assistance. These bigots still have this mental image of black "welfare queens".
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
Thanks so much, Rene. I just needed the numbers, but I was a little busy and couldn't Google that just now. I thought I'd heard that somewhere before. Now the other question is whether blacks have a higher percentage within our own group, since of course we're a minority. It sounds like at least we're a little disproportionately high users of assistance when compared to Hispanics, since we're now a smaller group than they are. EDIT: I see now, blacks are, but we're still a minority.
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
Heh, he's awesome so far. This is my first doctor since I moved. Seeing him in a couple weeks! I also love that he goes out to bars in the quarter and does testing for diabetes and hypertension during events like Southern Decadence. That's awesome.
- Derrick
A PhD friend of mine in Toronto has run into her thesis supervisor at the women's bathhouse.
- DJF
Oh no, you received a spam email? A (singular) spam email? Stop the presses and hold the phone. No one should ever receive spam. Even though something like 92% of all incoming email is spam and is caught, it's obviously a failure of the entire IT department for this "phishing attack". I'm just SO disappointed in myself. Actually no, GET OUTTA HERE!
Not sure if she is still on LSW, but Laura Harris ROCKS!! I've never, ever experienced the amazing service we saw today from Laura and her crew at SpringShare. Just thought you all should know.
I am still on LSW! Thank you so much, Jen. :) I have to confess that my coworker Marc did all the hard work - I will make sure to share these kudos with him. :)
- Laura H.
RT @stephenfry: Goodbye, Christopher Hitchens. You were envied, feared, adored, reviled and loved. Never ignored. Never bested. A great and marvellous man
Public group for support, encouragement, and pompom shaking. Anyone can join and post. Let us know what you've accomplished and we can celebrate and congratulate you. If you are struggling maybe we can even help you get to the "To Done" post. Celebrations can be a simple *high five* or "Yay!" or as fancy as a photo.