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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

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Power and conformity

There is a line in the movie “The Interpreter” in which, referring to the fictional dictator Edmond Zuwanie, a U.N. representative says, “They all begin as liberators, and twenty minutes later they’re as corrupt as the tyrants they overthrow.” We’ve … Continue reading

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Happy that the kids are (still) home

If you are on Facebook and spent any time scrolling through today’s activity, you can’t have helped but notice the large numbers of parents openly rejoicing about the fact that they once again can ship their kids off to school … Continue reading

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Let’s get real

As I’ve gotten older I’ve realized some things about myself that were kind of shocking in that they stood in direct opposition to the image I’d always held of myself in my brain; an image born of years of cultural … Continue reading

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Practicing empathy & compassion

I hesitate to say it, given the depth of the tragedies that took place in Boston & Texas (and some would say in the Senate) these past few days, but what has happened to our empathy and compassion? We have … Continue reading

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What would Bono do?

I love this story. Someone once asked Bono (who has raised millions of dollars to fight AIDS & other diseases in Africa) how he can work with so many super conservative U.S. Senators?  How does he get them to donate … Continue reading

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Living history

Museums are a big part of trips to D.C., but our favorite turned out not to be part of the Smithsonian, whose 19 buildings dominate the landscape around the National Mall.    Instead, the place that captivated us, made us … Continue reading

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Compromise, Part Two

While in Boston I picked up a book titled, “Signing Their Rights Away; the Fame & Misfortune of the Men Who Signed the United States Constitution” by Denise Kiernan & Joseph D’Agnese. Throw away the history textbooks.  This is the … Continue reading

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If electronics are evil I am going straight to hell, and why my kids will (probably) never graduate

Not too long ago my brother wrote a great blog post called “Sociability” in which he talks about how a real community is one in which you know everyone but maybe don’t always like everything about them, and how that’s ok … Continue reading

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UnschoolingNYC Arrives!!

It seems like the site has been forever in the making, and I will probably be adding to it until the end of time, but it’s up, it’s live and you can now check it out!   www.unschoolingnyc.com When you … Continue reading

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