by Whitney | Nov 19, 2007 | Uncategorized
My friend, Linda Mills and I got a chance to talk yesterday, and we talked about how many women are having problems balancing home and career these days. Growing up in the 70’s and 80’s (I graduated highschool in 1983), there was this kind of...
by Whitney | Nov 18, 2007 | Uncategorized
We toss around the word friendship on the internet all the time. Are the people we talk about our friends, or our acquaintences? Are they people we would be close friends with if we lived in more geographically similar locations, or are they the...
by Whitney | Nov 17, 2007 | Uncategorized
For an upcoming episode of the LD Podcast, I got to talk to Dr. Steve Graham of Vanderbilt University, one of the leading authorities on the development of writing skills and teaching writing to students in the country. In the course of our conversation, we spoke...
by Whitney | Nov 16, 2007 | education, finance, learning, politics, Uncategorized
I was reading some of the positions on issues of political candidates, including the internet darling, Ron Paul. One of the bellweathers for me is education, and how we fund it in this country. So I thought it was high time to discuss this openly, and hear what you...
by Whitney | Nov 15, 2007 | Uncategorized
I have a problem with passive aggression. The way some people avoid issues, allegedly to avoid hurting feelings, but the indefinite nature of the response breeds nothing but frustration. While thinking about this, I came up with a new concept all together, Passion...
by Whitney | Nov 14, 2007 | Uncategorized
The people attracted to social media come in many flavors. People hope to gain a host of different experiences, from making friends, to tossing around ideas, to finding others who share similar experiences. Unlike the real world, geography makes no difference, and...
