Here's to the father of my children, master of bath time, human jungle gym. Here's to the father of my children, maker of dinners, doer of laundry. Here's to the father of my children, savior of baby birds, stirrer of all-natural peanut butter. Here's to the father of my children, singer of silly songs, mower … Continue reading Here’s to the father of my children
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At the Tony Awards, Lin-Manuel Miranda continued to be a treasure. When the creator of Hamilton won his Tony for best score, Miranda read a sonnet instead of giving a traditional acceptance speech. The beautiful poem was dedicated to his wife Vanessa and also touched on the mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando … Continue reading Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Awards Sonnet and the power of poetry
I recently watched The Night Manager mini-series. Although most of the hype focused on male leads Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie (a.k.a. Loki vs. House), I was equally fascinated by Angela Burr, the character played by Olivia Colman. Angela Burr is a British intelligence officer who won't let anything stop her from tracking an international arms … Continue reading In praise of badass pregnant women
Last month I wrote about my welcome to "women in tech" moment. Of course, for many women their welcome to tech moment (or congratulations on staying in tech moment) is worse than a mistaken handshake at a Christmas party. For many women that moment involves sexual harassment, and that first moment is rarely the last. … Continue reading I wasn’t sexually harassed by my first boss, but my coworkers were
Okay, ants. You decided to invade my house this year in greater numbers than ever before. And, no, we do not want you here. You could probably tell that by the various actions we have taken to make your stay unpleasant. We started with natural solutions then moved on to poisons. Gel poison. Spray poison. … Continue reading An open letter to the ants in my house: This is war
Kim Z. Dale 