Student Body President Eve Carson was murdered in what seems to be a random act of violence off campus, in Chapel Hill.
I’ve been thinking all afternoon about what to write, but all I can say is that I am praying for her family as well as students, faculty, staff, and those in campus ministry in this difficult time.
This article in the Atlantic is alarming, and likely very prophetic.
The babywearing group I helped to found was featured on the local news this week. You can watch here.
In light of this local tragedy and Heather’s recent post about her journey, I wanted to remind all my readers that postpartum depression is a very real and very serious condition. If you think you may be suffering from it, please seek help. The local woman was a friend of a friend. If you would, pray for her husband, Chip.
Thanks to the internet, Senators have had 46hr and 8m to read a 3,417 page omnibus spending bill. Apparently, thanks to the internet (and Al Gore!), that is plenty of time for any senator read all 3,417 pages of this spending bill. HOWEVER, Durbin forgot that not all senators are well-educated northern Democrats. We’ve also got us sum dum southernerz in the group (thanks to the internet?) who need a little bit longer to actually read it (at least the small words).
But why bother reading it all at? The democrats like it and they are the ones to clean up Washington, reform Congress and get rid of the pork, right?
First our fearless leader of Birmingham refuses to talk in federal court, then he decides to monitor my every movement by video camera!
My former professor wrote an article for The Christian Century called “A Mormon President?” that’s worth checking out. Laura Leigh and I took her senior/grad seminar on Mormonism.
My link post a few back? Mostly stolen from Gaines.
Driving the other day, we heard this interesting story on literacy and reading for pleasure. Basically, reading for pleasure is declining at a startling rate, with corresponding drops in comprehension and literacy. The best indicator for children being lifelong readers was how many books are in their home. I think our kids are set! Seriously, though, I know some people who have become interested in those Teach Your Baby to Read programs, but I am glad we’re holding out. I want our girls to understand the power of reading to some degree before they learn to decode. Because reading is so much more than decoding, and I’d hate to reduce it to that.
My mom is from Northeastern Pennsylvania, a peculiar place, with a peculiar dialect, which is not highlighted nearly enough on The Office.
I’m nearly finished Christmas shopping, and I’m excited about the number of handmade gifts I was able to buy. Etsy rocks! Supporting real people using their real talents is exciting. I recommend luvlugs for baby stuff, some made with salvaged fabrics and sweetpea76 for cool prints.
What were HRC and Obama like in law school? Check out this NYMag feature which takes an extended look at their education and how it has shaped them into who they are now.
Kristen and I are going to become brand consultants. Really, how hard can it be?