Monthly Archives: August 2011

There oughtn’t be a law….

An article in the NY Times today titled “Bullying Law Puts New Jersey Schools on the Spot” tells of a new law under which  “lunch line bullies…can be reported to the police by their classmates this fall through anonymous tips … Continue reading

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Another exercise in patience

The universe must think we need some work when it comes to patience.  First there was the 72 hour hurricane sit-in over the weekend, and then last night there was Waffles & Dinges. Every Monday evening we walk over to … Continue reading

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What we’ve lost in 27 years

In Lenore Skenazy’s most recent post, “What’s the Difference Between a Sack Lunch & a Recently Beating Heart?” she points out that  “This is how society changes.  Not with a cataclysmic coup, but with thousands of little ‘tips’ that trade … Continue reading

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The view from the other side

Clearly Irene does not watch her own press.   If she did, she would have known that passing through Manhattan without so much as downing a few trees in Central Park wasn’t what the media had in mind when they labeled … Continue reading

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We’re still waiting…

Day 2 of Irene Watch was a study in tedium and patience.   Most of the stores were closed, including all the Starbucks, Barnes & Nobles and virtually ever locally owned business apart from drugstores, grocery and hardware stores, which were … Continue reading

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Come on Irene

If current predictions turn out to be correct, this may be my last entry for a few days.   Of course, if current predictions are as accurate as they were the last time a hurricane threatened the city, we’ll be out … Continue reading

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Sol Garfunkel and David Mumford, have you been reading my blog?

Almost a year ago, I wrote an entry titled “Math Mania – A Study“, in which I talk about the fact that the hysteria over advanced math skills is misplaced, as hardly anyone ever needs Trigonometry or Calculus in their … Continue reading

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Live. Read. Learn.

Maya read The Help by Kathryn Stockett last week.   I think she read it faster than I did.   She was motivated by the fact that the movie has come out and wanted to finish the book before seeing the film … Continue reading

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What we gained

8 years ago, Joshua and I went temporarily insane and moved out of the city to Stroudsburg PA.   I of course claim that since I was pregnant with Ben at the time, I was not wholly in my right mind.   … Continue reading

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2 minutes to change the world

A lot of the strife and trouble in the world seems to stem from our disturbing ability to forget that the people we are fighting against have all the same emotions and feelings that we do.   This happens not just … Continue reading

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