tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54804469315350509122012-01-01T11:09:22.702-05:00Thoughts and musings -- whatever is driving me to write at a given time.Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.comBlogger921100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-67798510708199102992012-01-01T11:09:00.000-05:002012-01-01T11:09:22.710-05:00

My fervent wish for 2012 is that we somehow get out of the mess of the past few years, move out of the recession, and that the working class finally gets a real break.  Real jobs that pay a living wage would be nice.  Jobs with stability for the many talented unemployed out there would be nice. Employers that would stop rejecting real people with real skills just because they have been unemployed

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-79225252736975678462011-12-19T07:38:00.000-05:002011-12-19T07:38:53.859-05:00

It's that time of year when stores are crowded with shoppers looking for that perfect holiday gift for family and friends.  Whether you celebrate Hanukkah (just ended), Kwanza, Christmas, just New Year's Day, or no special days, December is always a month that has a lot going on.  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to my family and friends - and you my readers.  However you celebrate this time

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-19886652670150393692011-10-05T06:53:00.001-04:002011-10-05T07:11:49.574-04:00

The weather in the Greater Boston area is signalling the end of summer and start of fall.  Within a day we went from 80s to 70s and now, about a week later, we're in the 60s with a frost anticipated for some northern areas tonight. With the seasonal change comes budget changes for organizations on certain types of funding (funding cycle of Oct-Sept for many) and that means shifting resources to

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-28149908363299438812011-09-12T07:27:00.000-04:002011-09-12T07:27:20.653-04:00

I haven't posted lately because I've been holding onto some information that changes quite a bit of how my time will be spent at work.  Now that it's closer to the transition, I can speak a bit about it. For the past two years, I've been in a split job working 4 days/week working with consumers who need public benefits; either help with the application process or, more and more these days, help

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-55383165425512958682011-08-12T08:25:00.004-04:002011-08-17T07:26:10.095-04:00

Last night I was one of about 30 people attending a meeting with Representative Ed Markey (D-MA) to discuss the Budget Control Act and its likely effect on health care.  It was an information exchange, as he presented how the Budget Control Act is slated to play out and then listened to our concerns as to how that will most likely affect health care, ourselves, and our constituents/clients. The

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-17340030216628422982011-07-24T09:08:00.001-04:002011-07-24T09:10:17.296-04:00

I spent yesterday and will spend today at WordCamp Boston, a conference for WordPress users. I have wanted to add WordPress to my web design toolbelt but just haven't had time to sit down and really play with it. Conferences like this are a great way to shorten the learning curve. I typically use Joomla! for web design, but WordPress has come a long way in the several years since my initial

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-61213862266240980442011-05-28T07:22:00.000-04:002011-05-28T07:22:34.312-04:00

Online friendships are great to have. They stimulate online conversation, help you stay connected long distance, and reconnect with long-time friends from the past. You can and your friends can find new people to connect with through each others' friends, and you can gain deeper insight into your friends. But let's face it; most of these friends are really acquaintances. That's not a

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-63598152412604459392011-05-07T10:38:00.000-04:002011-05-07T10:38:59.231-04:00

I just read this blog post by Chris Brogan and thought how timely it was for me.  It's a short post, so I'll let you read it rather than trying to extract a lot from it here.  One paragraph is particularly important: But with every success I’ve ever had, it started with work. I had to start somewhere. I had to accept that I wasn’t where I wanted to be, and then I had to work harder and harder

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-88771324142014921612011-03-16T08:31:00.002-04:002011-03-16T08:31:45.558-04:00

People sometimes think of financial planning as something they'll do once they hit 40.  The truth is, it's better to begin as early as possible.  That first "real" job in your 20s is the perfect time to develop the habit of setting aside money into a retirement fund that hopefully will let you retire with some comfort in your 60s. Why is this so important?  Well, money grows if it's set aside

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-74915851997048112372011-03-09T08:50:00.000-05:002011-03-09T08:50:41.250-05:00

I wish I'd gotten this post written or at least posted yesterday, but that did not happen.  My life is busy and my blog is something I want to enjoy doing rather than becoming another "must do" on a long list.   There were many places where women were being honored yesterday for being brave, standing up for what is right, or accomplishing great things despite roadblocks and setbacks. I spent my

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-5917422146274467862011-02-21T09:00:00.000-05:002011-02-21T09:00:45.260-05:00

I call this blog, "on my mind" because I write about what's most on my mind at the time.  But sometimes what is on my mind isn't in a state to write clearly about; it may be an unresolved situation or issue; it may be something that could harm someone's privacy to write about until I'm able to put it in more generic or neutral terms.  That tends to block me, somehow, from writing about other

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-9947936616843051412011-01-27T09:03:00.000-05:002011-01-27T09:03:55.284-05:00

Today, despite the snow and related cleanup efforts, Tri-CAP and the Tri-City Housing and Homelessness Task Force will host a luncheon and conduct its annual Tri-City Homeless Census. Many agencies and service providers are helping to gather the necessary data for the annual homeless census and street count. It is important to count everyone for continued funding to provide essential services

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-44796700518099519262011-01-12T15:17:00.000-05:002011-01-12T15:17:49.369-05:00

I took a few photos a little while ago, while the snowfall had lightened a bit.  But it started snowing more heavily again a little while ago.  Here are a few shots I took during the lull.  Dogwood Tree outside our back entrance.  What might be mistaken for a fire hydrant in front of it is really a trash barrel.  It's hard to tell when it's buried in snow. The fence is just over 5' high.

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-35413827982855780272011-01-09T09:55:00.007-05:002011-01-09T11:44:47.531-05:00

Yesterday's shooting in Arizona is yet another wake-up call to America.  Our political rhetoric carries a grave responsibility to frame that rhetoric in fact and end the dangerous era of distortion, non-truths, vitriolic embellishments, and hate-based speech. Regardless of your political beliefs, there is no need to vilify politicians, legislation, or programs because they are contrary to

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-65062689085506993002011-01-02T08:40:00.000-05:002011-01-02T08:40:29.862-05:00

It's January 2, 2011, and that brings my mother to mind as today is her birthday.  My parents died in the early 2000s, but I was fortunate to have them around until their early 80s.  I still do something and want to share it with them, then remember they're not there to call.  So Happy Birthday Mom!  I have no resolutions to share because I don't bother with those.  I do set goals for myself. 

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-10000095593175046072010-12-24T18:31:00.000-05:002010-12-24T18:31:59.724-05:00

It is Christmas Eve and stores will soon close and the staff will be able to go home to their family celebrations.  Even if you don't celebrate Christmas, it is a time when people stop and wish each other season's greetings and seem to be a bit nicer to each other. To my readers, I wish you Seasons Greetings.  For the world, I wish Peace on Earth.  And for everyone who celebrates Christmas,

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-34589927437482144822010-12-21T07:28:00.000-05:002010-12-21T07:28:54.204-05:00

Yesterday was our first measurable snow of the season in the Boston area.  A light steady snow all afternoon made for some slick roads that caught pedestrians and drivers by surprise.  My office building is on a hill; there's a one-floor difference between the entrance on one street and the main entrance on the side street.  That steep slope troubled a number of drivers who could not stop at the

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-65895225520326474232010-12-11T08:14:00.003-05:002010-12-15T12:27:10.856-05:00

It has been a busy two weeks at work, leaving little time and energy for blogging.  My evening schedule  began in earnest this past Monday; I've had financial literacy classes 3 nights this week and another one today (this morning, thankfully).  We're squeezing an 8 session course in before the holidays but that means an extended schedule for me.  This gets me into the groove for my tax season

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-19053187788521327142010-12-01T07:51:00.001-05:002010-12-05T08:34:06.457-05:00

The good news is that the rates of new HIV infections are slowing down worldwide; by almost 20% in 2009.  The bad news is that new infections still outpace treatment successes by 2:1.  The theme for World AIDS Day 2010 is 'Universal Access and Human Rights'.  World leaders have pledged to work toward this goal.  One thing we can do is stop Tweeting for one day (Dec 1).  The drop in Tweets

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-5064173341372997702010-11-25T12:00:00.002-05:002010-12-05T08:41:45.224-05:00

I have a great many things to give thanks for and I won't enumerate them all here.  But I have family and friends, a job, a roof over my head, social friends and closer friends, people who care about me and about whom I care.  We all have our trials and problems, but we all can find something to be thankful for. On this Thanksgiving Day, my wish and hope for you is that you have or can find

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-3957976057713959642010-11-18T09:56:00.001-05:002010-12-05T08:35:47.644-05:00

As I promised earlier this month, a few tips on diabetes prevention.  There is such a wealth of good information on the web on this topic that I will only hit the highlights.  There are plenty of links to reputable sites for you to follow to get more in-depth information. For Type One Diabetes, which affects about 5%-10% of people with diabetes, there is no prevention at this time.  Because it

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-67519034663871468012010-11-12T08:23:00.001-05:002010-12-05T08:36:15.371-05:00

Act quickly - November 14 is this Sunday!  Here's the scoop. World Diabetes Day  -- Sunday, November 14, 2010 -- is also a deadline for viewing a video linked to a unique opportunity to help a child with diabetes get insulin. Check out the websites linked in this post for additional information. View this short (less than 2 minutes) video from Diabetes Hands Foundation, Diabetes Daily, and

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-59992267979941293142010-11-11T09:07:00.003-05:002010-12-05T08:37:38.427-05:00

Today is Veterans' Day; the day we set aside to remember and honor our nation's veterans.  We sometimes forget that the freedoms we have in this country are due to the efforts of a great many people, past and present, who sacrificed to help us retain these freedoms.  And they have sometimes sacrificed to bring freedom to other nations as well. Whether or not you support the conflicts we are

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-647918411734443562010-11-10T08:14:00.001-05:002010-11-10T11:40:16.533-05:00

Diabetes: Could You Have It But Not Know It? Nearly 24 million Americans have diabetes and know it.    Millions more have diabetes and don't know it - they have no symptoms and have never been tested.  Estimates put this number at 57 Million Americans at risk!  Diabetes can be a silent killer.  It's scary.  Two Types of Diabetes  Type One Diabetes occurs when the body cannot produce

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-41085925917613536642010-11-08T08:45:00.002-05:002010-12-05T08:38:45.660-05:00

This morning I read this question raised by Colin Welch on LinkedIn.  Colin referenced an article that gives bloggers tips for posting regularly and keeping your blog interesting.  Here's that article, Blog Post Ideas - 10 Tips for Blog Inspiration, by Heather Buckley.  Both Colin and Heather work for Silicon Beach Training. Another reader, Andrew, responded to the discussion stating that

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-73914887210229593472010-11-03T09:06:00.002-04:002010-12-05T08:41:00.354-05:00

I get really excited when I've been able to figure out the answer (or an answer) to a problem that's been bugging me.  When it comes to technology, figuring out those answers usually means I've learned the tool at a deeper level of understanding than I had before -- and that's a good thing.  So I was really excited this morning when I made one change to a website I've been working on and the "

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-70344065885501202702010-10-31T08:53:00.003-04:002010-10-31T09:00:52.567-04:00

Yesterday I did a little searching and discovered a plugin that permits me to embed powerpoint presentations in Joomla! websites. I already had a SlideShare account, but hadn't thought about using that with Joomla! A little research on how to get my slides to embed in a website led me to that solution and it's working pretty well. Some of the slides are a full screen, and those don't display

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-67406805061811114842010-10-28T15:24:00.002-04:002010-12-05T08:42:53.457-05:00

Last night the Joomla! Boston Users Group met and had a long-distance presentation by Nick Antimisairis (nickname Nant on Joomlapolis), one of the core developers of the Community Builder (membership management) and CBSubs (subscription management) components.  We used Skype to talk with Nick and DimDim to see his desktop presentation. Learning how Community Builder and CBSubs can be used

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-964448806396497292010-10-14T08:26:00.002-04:002010-10-14T08:49:40.425-04:00

Tax season is several months away but now is the time that Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) programs start preparing.  We have to recruit and train new volunteers, call back experienced volunteers,  begin looking at changes in tax law, and get ready for the release of our certification training.  Many VITA Site Coordinators also wear other hats in their organizations, so it's a balancing

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-42152033857983643022010-10-08T08:18:00.000-04:002010-10-08T08:18:40.535-04:00

I feel as if I've neglected my blog.  Sometimes there is so much I want to say, I don't say anything. Today, I'm starting what I hope to make a habit.  I'll write something short every few days, sometime more than two days consecutively, just to be in the habit of writing, commenting, or sharing.  So, it's Friday of a long weekend (Columbus Day) and I have the day off.  Got lots to do, but also

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-76107055715163577992010-09-06T10:01:00.000-04:002010-09-06T10:01:40.688-04:00

Yesterday I dropped into Best Buy to see about a replacement mouse.  My current infrared mouse just works badly and I don't know if it's interference from something in the apartment (or from another apartment) or the mouse is just gone.  But for a long time, I've also wanted some sort of sketch tablet or something similar so I can do a better job at touching up graphics or photos on websites I

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-62397458336438217332010-08-19T08:21:00.000-04:002010-08-19T08:21:18.933-04:00

I haven't posted in more than a week but it's not because my mind is blank.  I've just been a little busy. Web Design Project One project that I'm very pleased with is the redesign of the website for the Cyber Cafe @ Malden Square.   As part of the redesign, I've learned to use Joomla!, a web CMS I've described in an earlier post.  The tool is great and has lots of flexibility.  The trick is

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-74902672094750370832010-07-29T08:28:00.000-04:002010-07-29T08:28:23.910-04:00

OK, we've had our 5 minutes to celebrate passage of the anti-closure bill, H4595.  There is always more work to be done, and another issue had already come across my horizon.  I received a phone call from a public advocacy attorney who wanted to know if we're seeing the problem she's working on.  It seems that some insurers are now using your credit rating to set your home insurance rates. 

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-39049352052129049872010-07-29T08:13:00.000-04:002010-07-29T08:13:22.775-04:00

The anti-foreclosure bill, H4595, which I discussed in my post this Tuesday, did pass the House this week.  The Senate did a quick notice that it will accept the House version and thus the bill moves to the governor's desk for signature. Governor Patrick is expected to sign the bill, as he's also a supporter.  This is great news for Massachusetts homeowners and tenants.  And, as I said on

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-84627825387616500452010-07-26T08:00:00.001-04:002010-07-26T08:55:49.229-04:00

Fro some time now, I've been teaching myself the web design tool, Joomla!, an open source, free content management system (CMS), in this case a web CMS.  I've benefited greatly from the advice and postings of other members of the Joomla! Boston User Group, the large community of Joomla! developers and web designers in the Joomla Community Forums and the Joomla! Official Documentation wiki. 

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-27768816523024112882010-07-20T21:11:00.000-04:002010-07-20T21:11:36.646-04:00

Last evening a group of individuals and organizations from Worcester to Merrimack Valley to the South Shore met at Revere City Hall, joined by Revere Mayor Thomas G. Ambrosino, to urge the MA House of Representatives to pass H4595, An Act to Stabilize Neighborhoods, often called the "anti-foreclosure bill."  Why a Vigil Now and in Revere? With two weeks left to the current legislative session,

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-77369926250738425012010-07-10T07:12:00.002-04:002010-07-10T12:18:13.531-04:00

I eagerly awaited the virtual launch of The Networked Nonprofit: Connecting with Social Media to Drive Change, by Allison Fine and Beth Kanter and bought my copy during their virtual launch party two weeks ago.  I read it this week, when I could read it in one sitting.   It took patience to wait that long, but I am tired of starting something I really want to read and having to put it aside for

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-42527641617383370592010-07-08T11:24:00.001-04:002010-07-08T12:08:02.336-04:00

I settled on this template, Watermark, after playing around with another one that just didn't seem right.  The photos didn't set right, layout options weren't available as promised, etc.  But this one required almost no tweaking to look right to me. Let me know what you think.  Is it easy to read and to find what you are looking for?  Is it aesthetically pleasing? ...comments appreciated,

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-19013282496728867072010-07-08T08:47:00.001-04:002010-07-08T08:47:12.150-04:00

If you visit me today, 7/8/10, you may find some items not quite as visually pleasing or somehow out of synch.  I'm playing with a new template and finding out what I like or dislike about its features.  Bear with me; I should be settled on something by this afternoon. 

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-80735409267461364592010-06-30T08:21:00.000-04:002010-06-30T08:21:21.914-04:00

I'm back to work this morning so will write a brief post.  But I acknowledge that I need more vacation time to finish everything I've started...then again, a 4-day weekend is hardly much of a vacation but it's better than nothing.  I spent most of yesterday working on the Cyber Cafe website .  I'm recreating the site in Joomla!, a free open source, web content management system (web CMS).  I'm

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-48690732696813020142010-06-19T08:03:00.000-04:002010-06-19T08:03:37.479-04:00

Today I'm sharing a virtual birthday card for my sister Maureen.  Earlier this month, I shared a card for another sister, Kathleen.  Since they both have birthdays in June, I thought it fitting to do the same for both.  It's also my nephew Danny's birthday today, so Happy Birthday Dan as well.  He's currently serving in the Navy and I'm not sure what part of the world he's in right now.  Last I

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-71120346435380921632010-06-18T08:24:00.000-04:002010-06-18T08:24:37.803-04:00

Before fixing dinner last night, I finished Barry Clemson's novel, Denmark Rising.  As I said in yesterday's blog, I already knew the outcome in general.  But Clemson has written well and has made me care about the characters in the book.  Most of them are real names, of real people, with some interpretation on Clemson's part about their feelings and actions on the day-to-day basis.  It is a

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-56274950833786073712010-06-17T09:30:00.002-04:002010-06-18T07:47:49.500-04:00

Yesterday I wrote about this novel by Barry Clemson and said I'd read Part II last night.  I did. Then I stayed up later and read Part III as well.  If I didn't have to get up for work this morning, I'd have read Part IV; this book is that good. I am engaged with this story and don't want to put it down.  I already know the outcome.  World War II has been for over many years.  The German tyranny

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-23010119516163734442010-06-16T08:45:00.001-04:002010-06-17T09:31:41.298-04:00

Barry Clemson has written a fascinating, fictional novel that poses the question, "What if the Danish government led its people in nonviolent resistance against the German army in Germany's occupation of Denmark in WW II?" Although fiction, it is historically accurate regarding this period of great uncertainty and brutality.  The main exception to this accuracy is in presenting the Danish

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-7822198643568815442010-06-04T08:42:00.002-04:002010-06-04T13:22:10.405-04:00

I thought I'd use my blog space today to say Happy Birthday to my sister Kathleen, who has been a rock in the foundation of our family for so many years.    We are a large family (8 children - all adults now, living all over the country). Growing up in a large clan like this means we learned to deal with many different personalities and we are representative of several generations and life

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-91751023160364101712010-05-30T07:54:00.002-04:002010-05-30T10:00:23.067-04:00

People often express amazement at how many volunteers across the nation work as VITA Volunteers, taking many hours of training and then reporting after work each day or spending all day Saturdays during tax season preparing other people's taxes. This short video offers some insight into that and offers food for thought for management about motivating paid employees as well.

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-88773207738328602172010-04-25T08:58:00.000-04:002010-04-25T08:58:53.932-04:00

Friend or Abuser?  It's really sad when people who have friended you on a social networking site (or they just have your email address) become so obsessed with what they can do that they force it upon everyone else.  I'm talking about the people who send out photos, videos, or other things they come across to "everybody" in their friend list, even when asked to stop. Getting an inspirational

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-78583651520363178922010-02-19T08:42:00.000-05:002010-02-19T08:42:27.359-05:00

This one goes in the utterly stupid corner.  Utterly Stupid.  Utterly Wrong.  Utterly deserving of a lawsuit. When we think about students who don't know how to do basic research, maybe we should look at who's educating them?  If school districts and educators think it is all right to install and turn on electronic surveillance devices, in this situation the webcams installed on the

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-321479020209206192010-01-24T17:45:00.004-05:002010-01-24T17:49:11.766-05:00

It seems silly to say it aloud, but sometimes there is so much going on that it's difficult to focus on one thing to write about.  Combine that with my schedule and many projects and it makes it more difficult. Haiti Needs Help  So many people and organizations are trying to help the earthquake victims in Haiti and get information to their families in other parts of the world who don't know what

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-39742452286386219042009-12-25T09:22:00.001-05:002009-12-25T09:25:52.838-05:00

Last night was a great example of how a little bit of patience can make a difference, especially during the holidays.  I wasn't thinking about the fact that it was Christmas Eve when I stopped at the grocery store last night.  I had been driving around the 2-4 miles required to let the "flat tire fix" work it's way through my always low tire before filling it with more air.  And it had totally

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-21734663758199345732009-12-06T10:13:00.072-05:002009-12-06T10:59:57.670-05:00

For the past few months I have been been a recurring guest and sometimes co-host of the show, "Thinking Out Loud, Feminist Edition," on WUML, 91.5 FM, Friday 9:00 AM, produced by Charlotte Crockford in Lowell, MA.  Charlotte and I quickly became friends after re-meeting several years ago at the 501 Tech Club.  We'd first met at the Lowell Telecommunications Corporation, when I was consulting

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-22705233973214008482009-11-26T08:56:00.001-05:002010-07-12T14:02:35.099-04:00

On this Thanksgiving Day, I'd like to express my thanks for family, friends, a job in this tough economy, a roof over my head, and in general the people who accept me for who I am and not what I have.  While it's tough to pay the bills because the paycheck always seems just shy of catching up, I have a job and many people don't.  I have a warm apartment and many are homeless.  I have family and

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-31600006142137697242009-11-14T09:00:00.000-05:002009-11-14T09:00:23.696-05:00

Last month (10/10/09) I posted a brief notice about NASA launching rockets into the Moon in its search for water.  Yesterday (11/13/09), after several weeks of analysis, NASA announced success in finding water.  A number of websites have interesting articles related to this and Google has modified its ever-changing logo to reflect this announcement.  The revised Google logo will only be there a

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-57326580662909880302009-11-01T08:19:00.000-05:002009-11-01T08:19:43.652-05:00

This morning's article about Southwest Airlines' apology to a woman who was taken off the plane because of her 2-year old's screaming irked me. Why should the airline apologize to someone who had no control over her child? The flight crew should have removed her, in my opinion, if the child's screaming outbursts,"Go! Plane! Go!" and "I want Daddy" really did prevent other passengers from

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-26935451706895990862009-10-29T07:13:00.000-04:002009-10-29T07:13:59.266-04:00

I was amused by the article title, on MSNBC.com this morning, but the title is accurate and an interesting new way to fight computer viruses and hopefully malware as well. (For a definition of malware and how to combat it on your computer, go to my business site, Murray Learning.) Basically, researchers have "created an army of digital ants and their superior officers, digital sergeants and

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-22990513210772577692009-10-21T07:31:00.000-04:002009-10-21T07:31:18.255-04:00

This past Sunday Malden Grassroots held their annual Community Cookout and Social Justice Fair.   Despite the driving rain, and eventually snow!, a good number of people came to eat, take information from the many community organizations' tables, and enjoy the sacred drumming presentation and the youth martial arts demonstration. Weather did not prevail, as we had a beautiful indoor location for

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-19217605812941771672009-10-19T19:11:00.001-04:002009-10-20T07:36:50.170-04:00

Friday night and Saturday I spent some quality time with other community organizers, writers, and activists who gathered for a combined Digital Media Conference organized by the Organizers' Collaborative (10th annual conference), National Writers Union, and Open Media Boston.  I often go to conferences on my own dime, so to speak, but always end up bringing back valuable information to use in my

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-36615606200233800402009-10-10T10:18:00.006-04:002009-10-10T13:03:13.953-04:00

I've not posted much lately because so much has been the same thing over and over, especially on health care.  But this week was a little different and I'll give brief mention to a few items today. NASA Rockets (in)to the Moon - Literally! Being on the East Coast was a bonus on Friday, permitting me before heading to work to watch NASA launch twin rockets into the Moon surface in the search for

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-53851221703568532902009-09-21T07:23:00.001-04:002009-09-22T08:00:26.607-04:00

On Huffington Post, a brief report from their Congressional Blog notes that physicians from all specialities and geographically spread support the public option.  "We asked them [physicians across all 50 states] how much they would support expanding health insurance to the uninsured through a public option similar to Medicare in combination with private options, through private insurance only,

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-17295319762595658582009-09-16T07:34:00.000-04:002009-09-16T07:34:43.493-04:00

Glenn Greenwald provides a compelling argument regarding populist leaders who argue for smaller government while actually helping fuel the division between beltway insiders and outsiders so that the power in DC actually never changes hands. Greenwald argues that it's in the hands of the corporations that benefit from government all while the populist radio personalities and others pretend that

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-20045680476702560192009-09-02T07:50:00.001-04:002009-09-03T06:56:25.895-04:00

Each day there are more articles revealing how some Republican leaders in town hall-style meetings are permitting misinformation, myths, and distortions about the health care reform bill to go unchallenged.  They're even furthering the "untruth" by tacking on additional editorial comments to the questioner's statement and taking the false scenarios even farther. This is an intentional ploy to

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-68799633419450608822009-08-29T08:43:00.001-04:002009-08-29T08:44:54.620-04:00

Health Care Reform news from Huffington Post earlier this week makes me wonder.... "Mike Enzi, one of three Republicans ostensibly negotiating health care reform as part of the Senate's "Gang of Six,*" told a Wyoming town hall crowd that he had no plans to compromise with Democrats and was merely trying to extract concessions." Enzi is Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Health,

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-25256036575565493072009-08-25T08:07:00.000-04:002009-08-25T08:07:54.128-04:00

I don't know whether these folks oppose the health insurance reform bill due to true conscience -- and huge change of heart about government intrusion into our lives -- or if they are playing the same old, "I lost at my turn, so now I'll cheat and make sure you lose at your turn." Either way, some of the champions behind spreading myth and misinformation are the same people who felt that

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-11571886363138770032009-08-25T08:02:00.002-04:002009-08-25T08:04:15.965-04:00

Don't you just hate it when you are trying to understand an issue and someone comes along and starts talking about it -- but they're not really talking about it?  Instead, they're injecting a different topic into the conversation disguised as a position on the original topic?  It's like changing the rules in the middle of a game without telling the opponent.  The purpose, of course, is to derail

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-40713973190584203062009-08-20T06:52:00.009-04:002009-08-25T08:13:29.718-04:00

A memorandum by the Center for Immigration Studies finds that more immigrants than non-immigrants are uninsured. This would seem to contradict my post of yesterday that immigration is good for the economy, since providing medical care for uninsured residents tends to drive up medical costs for everyone else. I'm looking at it a bit differently though. Many businesses that need low-skilled

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-16427399696597893122009-08-19T07:21:00.011-04:002009-08-19T18:03:26.370-04:00

I listened this morning to Power Breakfast from Capitol News Connection, a 2-minute briefing on a hot topic of the coming day on Capitol Hill. This Power Breakfast, by CNC Senior Correspondent Elizabeth Wynne Johnson, focused on two topics , Immigration Reform and Government Transparency. I want to focus on Immigration Reform this morning. Immigration ReformLegalization of America's low-skilled

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-45339134883873848602009-08-16T08:59:00.005-04:002009-08-25T08:08:46.876-04:00

Paul Begala thinks that Newt Gringich's advice to Sarah Palin, while good advice, is wasted on Palin because she's not in the same league as Gringrich and "almost anybody in the Republican party." I think he's correct. The best description I've read on this comes from "blak n lovingamerica," in one of the responses to the HuffPost blog. "If we would only discuss Sarah Palin when she does

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-70738244297119774022009-08-15T07:53:00.006-04:002009-08-25T08:14:12.865-04:00

I don't know whether these folks oppose health insurance reform due to true conscience -- and huge change of heart about government intrusion into our lives -- or if they are playing the same old, "I lost at my turn, so now I'll cheat and make sure you lose at your turn." Either way, some of the champions behind spreading myth and misinformation are the same people who felt that Congress should

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-42815881041233784712009-08-12T18:01:00.008-04:002009-08-25T08:14:36.458-04:00

Many people (many, many people) don't really know what's in the huge health care bill and will never read it. They rely on journalists and others to tell them what's in it and how that affects them. That's somewhat understandable. Legislation is really dry reading. And you've got to pay attention to what section and subsections you're in so that you can piece together which facts actually

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-8274496930183147722009-08-10T23:19:00.003-04:002009-08-25T08:14:56.722-04:00

I still have more reading to do, but this site is a great resource for getting behind the many rumors and misinformation regarding the Health Care bill. Check it out for yourself and see what you think. I'll post more on it later, but wanted to get this resource out there, in your view.

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-15967583308590585912009-08-09T07:15:00.004-04:002009-08-09T13:29:11.169-04:00

I've been to the last 3 Boston PodCamps and they are evolving just as the Internet itself is evolving. What was a very grassroots, "hey, I do a podcast on this topic..." and "here's how you do a podcast" set of sessions has changed. I do miss some of the types of sessions I encountered at my first PodCamp. It had a campy, homey, feel to it and I met a lot of everyday people who had something

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-28604333304834645082009-07-22T06:35:00.010-04:002009-08-25T08:11:42.513-04:00

Peter Deitz, founder of Social Actions, spoke last evening at the Ethos Roundtable about Web 3.0, the Philanthropic Web. Peter founded Social Actions, whose slogan is, "you make a difference, we make it easy," to help people take action on social issues. Social Actions is an action aggregator. An aggregator is a website that pulls in feeds from other websites. Many people are familiar with

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-21310451538573230182009-07-15T07:08:00.005-04:002009-07-15T08:32:26.737-04:00

This morning's post is in response to the question, "How has engaging your community changed with your use of social media?" The question was posed by Amy Sample Ward as the July Net2 Think Tank. The Think Tank is sponsored by Net2d (Net Squared) which is an initiative from techsoup. The answer has multiple parts because I am part of several communities, as are most of us. My organization is

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-604748453781197522009-07-10T08:00:00.002-04:002009-07-10T08:20:08.457-04:00

Recently (June 7th), I posted about"Ask Your LawMaker" and this morning ran across this better description by Andy Orami that includes some analysis of the potential for this site/service. If you want to influence lawmakers, this is an incredibly powerful tool. Simply put, if people don't use it, it won't work. If you don't have a burning question, check it out anyway and see what others are

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-70961371445583309612009-07-05T18:20:00.008-04:002009-08-25T08:12:43.041-04:00

Alaska Governor Sarah Palin's surprise announcement the other day that she is stepping down at the end of the month -- almost 18 months before the end of her first term in office -- caught a lot of people by surprise. But she's full of surprises. Many of her surprises, however, seem to stem from an acute lack of judgement rather than some innate sense of good politics or timing. Some of the

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-77346067690998794402009-07-05T09:11:00.006-04:002009-07-05T10:17:15.327-04:00

What sounds good on the surface -- the protection of our food supply system -- seems to have a number of people and groups up in arms against what they say is a badly written piece of legislation that will end organic farming as we know it today."To establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-36147920355245498592009-06-26T06:53:00.007-04:002009-06-26T07:55:45.171-04:00

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick said those were his grandmother's words when he grew up "broke" in Chicago. The Governor's comments came during the unveiling of the Massachusetts Asset Development Commission's report on an 18-month study of effective ways to help "broke" people move out of poverty.Asset Development programs help low-to-moderate income people develop assets so they can move

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-76769750688237589892009-06-17T07:21:00.007-04:002009-08-25T08:12:13.855-04:00

"I was first inspired to think about one giant web-based tool for capacity mapping and resource matching for nonprofits..." That was Deb Finn's opening line to tell us the topic of last night's Ethos Roundtable. Of course, this is huge and there is no one tool out there right now. It's more like a garden of available tools that, partly through conversations with Deb on this topic, are

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-60791891048793642952009-06-14T08:04:00.003-04:002009-06-14T08:19:52.131-04:00

Verizon Admits Its Default DSL and FiOS Wireless Security "Does Not Provide Good Protection Against a Hacker"I had to repeat the headline because it tells the story so well. Read the article. Read it all the way to the end. Then check your own setup regardless of who your vendor is because you may be just as vulnerable. What is going on here? You purchase a service. The technician comes in

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-125937642646848692009-06-13T07:25:00.003-04:002009-06-13T07:35:25.865-04:00

As a brief followup to my post yesterday on hunger, one commenter noted the Local Harvest website. Go to the site, plug in your zipcode, and you'll find where to get locally-grown food and more. From their site: "The best organic food is what's grown closest to you. Use our website to find farmers' markets, family farms, and other sources of sustainably grown food in your area, where you can

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-89232037428229167572009-06-12T07:12:00.007-04:002009-06-13T07:36:31.814-04:00

"This morning, one billion people around the world woke up hungry and tonight, they will go to sleep hungry. This issue has not gotten the attention it deserves,..."It's difficult not to read more when that's the opening of a blog on Huffington Post. It's made even more important to keep reading when part of your job is to see people who are hungry and applying for Food Stamps. That's right.

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-165165840777449802009-06-09T07:32:00.007-04:002009-06-09T08:23:06.321-04:00

David Leonhardt's article, The Value of Education in a Recession, in the Wall Street Journal echoes what I have always espoused -- getting an education is worth the effort. While college graduates have been hurt by the recession, like almost everyone else, 4-year college graduates earn about 54% more than those without a college degree. The unemployment of 4-year college graduates is also lower

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-15619384425508620592009-06-01T08:10:00.002-04:002009-06-01T08:25:22.337-04:00

Most people remember ice-skating champion Scott Hamilton and many will remember his battle with cancer. Scott has developed a website, Chemocare.com, to help people understand the varied and often confusing world of chemotherapy drugs. Hamilton's goal is to provide the latest information about chemotherapy: what it is, what the drugs are, how to manage their side effects, nutritional

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-15718357207824851962009-05-22T08:38:00.001-04:002009-05-22T08:38:57.337-04:00

Yesterday morning I had to sit a few minutes in traffic on Route 128 (Greater Boston area) near Waltham and again last evening on Route 3 South in the O'Neil Tunnel. On both occasions, I witnessed drivers reading while driving. Granted, traffic had things down to a crawl, but their attention was supposed to be on the road and not on the newspaper and book in front of them.I have seen this many

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-66093610307451819982009-05-20T06:54:00.009-04:002009-05-20T07:33:01.727-04:00

Last night, Melinda Wittstock, Burueau Chief/Executive Director of Capitol News Connection (CNC) was featured at the Ethos Roundtable. An award-winning broadcast and print journalist, Melinda's experience in New York, Washington, and London spans BBC Radio and TV News, ABC News, National Public Radio (NPR), MSNBC/CNBC, as well as London's Times, Guardian, and Observer newspapers.Melinda touched

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-58035690748518485442009-05-13T08:08:00.002-04:002009-05-13T08:30:00.071-04:00

I'm not surprised at the MBTA's newest regulation that T drivers cannot even carry a cell phone while on the job. I'm also not surprised that there is talk about increasing the age level at which someone can become a T driver. ...Not surprised, but disappointed that once again people are responding to the wrong thing. The T already has a policy in place that T drivers cannot use their cell

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-71186850884216752562009-05-08T15:23:00.003-04:002009-05-08T15:32:37.806-04:00

I read the text of President Obama's remarks made today (Friday, 5/08/09) and thought of the many unemployed folks I have seen applying for health insurance and other benefits in the last 6 months. Pres. Obama seems to get it. We cannot continue to put bandages on systemic problems. We need comprehensive solutions to complex problems. And what he proposes is only the start of addressing some

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-54598861053697659402009-05-06T07:56:00.002-04:002009-05-06T08:09:15.946-04:00

I was at a forum Monday morning where the speaker was talking about being invited to collaborate with a group that wanted his skills and input. He felt his plate was full and he couldn't engage in anything else. He was told to put the plate down and get a platter.Sometimes I feel as if my plate is full. I'm engaged in a lot of different projects, but I know that if I did the same thing every

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-19542343559430364982009-05-03T11:52:00.003-04:002009-05-03T11:59:12.252-04:00

So many of my friends are in the non-profit world, this blog, NonProfit Conversation, hosted by Bunnie Reidel is a good resource...Reading the articles made me reflect on my own volunteer management experiences. I've been in volunteer management for more than 20 years; and I've been a volunteer much longer than that. When you find a good resource, you hang onto it. Web 2.0 makes it so much

Clairehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16742188896080634218noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5480446931535050912.post-49320795298389345182009-05-03T08:00:00.005-04:002009-05-03T12:02:51.869-04:00

Yesterday I hosted a brief celebration for a group of 10 volunteers who gave up evenings and Saturdays for several months to prepare tax returns for low-income residents in our community. This is a huge commitment by people that is replicated all over the country each year, from January - April. It's actually even longer than that, as many of them spend some time in December getting trained in

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"Teachers and students are largely driving the adoption of Web 2.0 technologies in schools, but human and technological barriers are holding back the use of these as learning tools in many classrooms, according to a new study..."From an article in eSchool News.Here's an area where many of us can make a difference. We can connect with teachers and officials in our local schools and help improve

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I don't know what I'll end up putting on this blog. Some of it will be related to my work, I'm sure. It'll be a way to get my thoughts down somewhere public, so I can then write some useful PSAs (public service announcements), pamphlets, and other stuff for clients, consumers, and colleagues.But I may also just write what's on my mind about other things. Comments are permitted, but they will

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