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Author Archives: Amy
Shame, shame, eternal shame
Another mass shooting. That makes 36 since Columbine (at least 36- I’m not sure I got them all). Not to mention the literally hundreds of thousands of deaths – not of the mass variety – caused by guns in … Continue reading
My real favorite
Every day for the last 15 months, I’ve posted a photo of the day on Facebook. Usually the photo I post is actually my favorite of those I’ve taken on a given day, but every so often there is … Continue reading
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Tagged city life, create, movement in the city, photo of the day, photography, photos
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15 years later
15 years ago today I was 36 hours into what would turn out to be a 56 hour labor. Good times. My first born child, who everyone thought would be a boy (based on how I was carrying, how I … Continue reading
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Living meditation
Life gets overwhelming sometimes. For me it is usually when my days get busy with a myriad of tasks, all unrelated and “chore-like” in nature. Or a string of days where I’m compelled to be social in a situation … Continue reading
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The lost art of conversation
When I started at Earlham College, all incoming Freshmen were required to take Humanities. At Earlham, which then ran on a trimester schedule, Humanities meant you read 10 books in 10 weeks and wrote a 3-5 page paper each … Continue reading
Happy accident
Yesterday was Ben’s birthday, and as we’ve done for the past couple of years, we went bowling. Maya and I were the cheerleaders, as we both have weird shoulder issues at the moment (long story, not worth the effort) and … Continue reading
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Tagged desaturate, Maya, monochromatic, photo of the day, photography, photos
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Almost one year
In just a few days, on March 1st to be exact, I will have been posting a “photo of the day” on Facebook every day for one year. It started as a 30 day challenge between me and my friend … Continue reading
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Tagged life learning, one year anniversary, photo of the day, photography, photos
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Name calling in the name of science
Yesterday someone on Facebook accused me of murder. Yes, you read that right. Murder. I am a murderer because I didn’t get a flu shot. In refusing flu shots, I am killing someone with a compromised immune system by exposing … Continue reading
Posted in Drugs, Family, Health, Life Learning, Unschooling, blogging
Tagged anti-vaxxers, education, family, health, health care, vaccine alternatives, vaccines
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Why I’m opposed to vaccines for infants
As you have probably heard, there has been an outbreak of the measles at Disneyland in California. Cue the anger of the vaccine proponents – everyone from Melinda Gates to Dan Diamond, a contributing writer at Forbes, who wants to … Continue reading
Why I’m so glad “Boyhood” won the Golden Globe
HUGE upset at the Golden Globe Awards tonight, as the relatively small indie film “Boyhood”, written and directed by Richard Linklater and starring, among others, Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette, won Best Motion Picture. It beat out “Selma” – … Continue reading
Posted in Creativity, Movies
Tagged Best Picture, Boyhood, create, Ethan Hawke, golden globes, movies, Richard Linklater
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