by Whitney | Mar 12, 2012 | community, friends, learning, Uncategorized
A few years ago, when I started podcasting and blogging, I knew I was doing something unusual. Being on what turned out to be the “cutting edge” felt a little weird, but I had good company, with a band of fellow geeks and nerds. When the people we told...
by Whitney | Mar 8, 2012 | explanations, learning, parenting, personal, Uncategorized
Gary Stager, an amazing individual in education, and someone who always tells it like it is, has an undying passion for education, and technology in education. But unlike the folks who see computers either as electronic typewriters or gadgets, Gary sees them as tools...
by Whitney | Mar 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
I like politics, because I like policy. While I think there’s a lot of times when more rules gum up rather than smooth out the processes in our Country, there are some functions Government is just better at delivering than others. For example, we all pay taxes...
by Whitney | Mar 7, 2012 | Uncategorized
I’ve been participating in Kiva for a few years now. Kiva.Org is the world’s first and largest microlending website where anyone, anywhere can help alleviate global poverty through loans as small as $25. To date, I’ve funded 19 separate loans to small...
by Whitney | Mar 2, 2012 | Uncategorized
I read an article recently where Rick Santorum decried having pre-natal testing being provided for free under the new health care law. He contends that it just ends up in more abortions and lessening health care costs by “culling the ranks of the disabled in...
by Whitney | Feb 16, 2012 | friends, Uncategorized
Like many women, I have a tendency to place myself last on my “to do” list. Things like haircuts and personal upkeep get put off until it becomes a more urgent matter. Even routine health checks occasionally get left by the wayside, small things brushed...
