I consider myself to be a pretty involved mom. I read with my kids. We bake cookies. We go to the park. We make pictures and write journals. We snuggle a lot. However, because of my work schedule there are certain things I do not do. I rarely drop my kids off or pick them … Continue reading It’s public parenting season
Listing Beyond Forty
I'm not sure what to wear tomorrow. I am going straight from work to a poetry-writing-workshop/wine-tasting/Ethiopian-dinner. I wasn't supposed to have any meetings outside the department, which would have meant I could be pretty casual, but a meeting I was supposed to have today got moved to tomorrow. I need to find something both appropriate … Continue reading Scattered thoughts about my tomorrow
According to research by David Hauser, describing cancer as an enemy that needs to be fought reduces the extent to which people focus on preventive behaviors such as changing their diets. Hauser's work seems to indicate that describing cancer in terms of war and battle metaphors focused people on direct attack actions and made them … Continue reading Do terms like ‘cyber attack’ prevent good computer security practices?
When I saw four Whole Foods cupcake in our work refrigerator last Monday I did not realize they would become the key figures in a mystery that I would obsess about for the rest of the week. The cupcakes were there when I put my lunch away on Monday morning. I figured they were one person's … Continue reading The mystery of the abandoned cupcakes
My friend Julie Hammerle from the Hammervision blog announced that her first novel is being published. I'm happy and excited for her. But, yes, I am also a little jealous and not just of Julie. There is a whole list of ChicagoNow bloggers who are also book authors. You can see the list here. The list … Continue reading Yes, I am jealous of your books
Kim Z. Dale 