Have you ever been frustrated by trying to get a word in edgewise in a conversation, with everyone else talking over you? Have you ever been frustrated by people who expect you to read their minds, instead of just telling you what they want? I’m listening to episode 6 of the podcast while gardening; this […]
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The Chicago Tribune did a piece on the new school board members, click on the picture to see the article:
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I’m no Paul Goyette when it comes to photographing and documenting the political work of our community, but I did want to capture this moment at the D200 high school board meeting yesterday. Current board president Sara Dixon Spivy hands a bouquet of flowers to retiring board member (and former board president) Dr. Jackie Moore,
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Waiting to be sworn in for school board. I was in a rush, but think I managed a decent sari drape in five minutes, which I would’ve said was impossible a decade ago. I wear sari a lot more often than I used to — I guess practice does help. Wearing traditional Sri Lankan handloom
Nice piece in the Wednesday Journal about the school board transition and the appointment of Greg Johnson as our new D200 superintendent. https://www.oakpark.com/…/27/oprf-still-poised-for-change/
Well run, and they got through a lot of material in that time. I dressed up a bit; adorable honeycomb earrings and pendant by local artist Dima Ali. They made me feel better about the fact that I had to try on five (!) of my sheath dresses before I found one that mostly fit.
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Someone commented to me yesterday that they didn’t know how I did so many things. I get that a lot, and sometimes it worries me, because I don’t want to be setting up unreasonable expectations for others. I can do so much because I have a flexible job with a lot of autonomy, because my
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I might write something more substantial up about the last four years of board service at some point, but for tonight, I’ll just say: • if you’re thinking of running for office, or serving on local commissions, please think about it seriously; we’re always in need of good people committed to making the community better
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I had a school board orientation with a dozen or so people in person. We were all wearing masks, and all sitting around a big table a few feet from each other (and we also had several people attending via Zoom), and I think it was fine, we’re probably mostly all vaccinated at this point
Teaching feminist theory in my lit. class today, and asked the students if they could define what first wave and second wave feminism were. I also asked if they’d call themselves feminists — why or why not? (In previous years, at least a third of my class typically was hesitant to call themselves feminists, including
