Which are more cliché: stock photos of hackers or stock photos of working moms? Stock photos of hackers tend to feature people in hoodies (presumably men) using computers in dark, shadowy places. Typical stock photos of working moms show frazzled women working, usually while holding a baby. Enough with the stereotypes! Women (even mothers) can … Continue reading Hacker stock photos swapped with working mom stock photos defy stereotypes
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I have recently discovered that I love Pilates. I had been looking for a way to get back into exercising. I used to love Bikram Yoga, but the process of going, doing a 90 minute class, showering, and coming home meant I needed a two-and-a-half hour block of time to do it. My evenings and … Continue reading I am a Pilates convert
My dear daughter, Soon you will go to the scary place. You know it is a scary place because you are scared. You are scared because you do not know what happens in the scary place. You are scared because you have to go to the scary place alone. You have to go to the … Continue reading For my daughter before she goes to the scary place
There are a lot of things about my daughter that most people wouldn't categorize as "girly." She is rough-and-tumble and has the scrapes and bruises to show for it. She collects cicada skins. Her favorite Star Wars characters are Stormtroopers. (She has favorite Star Wars characters.) She enjoys sword-fighting with her brother. She loves her … Continue reading Every princess makes me feel like a failure
I recently read The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson. The full title of the book is The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration. The book is a non-fiction exploration of how and why six million black people left the American South over the course of six decades in … Continue reading The Warmth of Other Suns reveals a “mirage of equality” in America
Kim Z. Dale 