What’s the Mission?
Oregon’s statewide ballot measure numbers for November won’t be assigned until August 2, but at least one is already controversial: a measure brought to you by Bill Sizemore which would limit bilingual education in public schools. Like the arguments about English becoming the official language of the United States (still making the rounds, courtesy of [...]
Some people have expressed their concern over whether I survived the slumber party. I thank you for your sympathy. I am still here! I am still recovering, though. They stayed awake until after 1, and there was some “she’s being mean to me” drama, but it all turned out OK. Then last night and tonight [...]
These are two different sites that both have the word “social” in their descriptions. Propeller.com is a social news site. It’s similar to Digg and many bookmark-sharing sites. Users can submit news stories that they like or think are important (or that they want to promote), and other users can vote for the stories. Stories [...]
School’s out, which means work is out, so you’d think I’d have more time to blog, right? Actually I have been writing, but elsewhere. I have another blog, which is strictly for my neighborhood — it’s at http://www.97220.net. They (myzip.net) pay me, so I’m committed to posting to that one at least five times per week. [...]
What a boring title that is. If I were really trying, I’m sure I could come up with something more catchy, like…well, something. I like to have people actually reading my blog, though, so I have to choose post titles a little differently. I’ve been picking this up rather slowly, but they key to getting [...]
People often disparage blogs by saying “any fool can put his name on a blog and write whatever he wants to.” Well, that’s true. Any fool can — and they often do. So why bother? Does anyone pay attention? Does it matter whether anyone pays attention? I started writing on the web (other than on [...]
My friend C. Jeanne Heida recently wrote an article for Associated Content about “Shopping Your Pantry For Grocery Savings.” That’s excellent advice. Jeanne suggests stocking up on staple items (anything from whole fryer chickens to oatmeal) when they’re on sale, and then storing them for later, freezing as necessary. Then, plan meals around what you’ve [...]
