McCain’s “air quote” dismissal of a mother’s health

John McCain put dismissive “air quotes” around the “health of a mother” last night when talking about abortion. I strongly believe that when a woman’s life is in danger because of pregnancy, the terrifying and wrenching decision about what should be done is one for the woman in consultation with her family, her doctor and [...]

YA for Obama

A group of YA authors has created YAforObama, a social networking site in support of presidential candidate Barack Obama. The site is up and you can visit it, but it “goes live” with blog posts on Monday, September 22. This should be fun to follow.
Here’s how the cite describes itself:
YA for Obama is [...]

To Blog or Not to Blog?

Tupac Lyrics

This post is for my boys and their friends:

“Dear Mama” by Tupac Shakur.
I created this word cloud on www.wordle.net. The more frequently a word appears in the song’s lyrics, the larger the word in the collage. If you click on the image, you can see a larger version. (I can’t [...]

Death by Blogging?

I’ve been blogging for four days. Here’s what I’ve learned so far:
1) I can can create an online identity. Here I am:

2) I can link you to cool stuff (like photos of the Sissinghurst Castle Gardens. and my friend’s rock band.)
All good, right?
Wrong. My teenager is [...]