http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ observations and musings on the next generation and my own en Vox Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:06:05 -0700 Copyright 2008 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/we-can-solve-it-org.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Autumn Snow) http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/we-can-solve-it-org.html?_c=feed-rss http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/we-can-solve-it-org.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:06:05 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/video/6a00e398b07e71000300fa968c04fd0003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00e398b07e71000300fa968c04fd0003-50si" alt="Highlights of Al Gore&#39;s Challenge" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> I have always been the type of person to let other people take on activism. I am really too lazy to bother with most things, and things that I might be interested in getting involved in seem like problems that are too big for me to have any effec... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/we-can-solve-it-org.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b07e71000300fad69d996f0005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> people activism groups gore global warming environment wecansolveit.org we can solve it http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/fearless---diana-palmer.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Autumn Snow) http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/fearless---diana-palmer.html?_c=feed-rss http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/fearless---diana-palmer.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:34:27 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/book/6a00e398b07e71000300fa968a6c360002.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398b07e71000300fa968a6c360002-50si" alt="Fearless" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Genre: Contemporary Romance Series: Long, Tall Texans (sorta) Finished: 6/27/08 It never does get any simpler than a Palmer romance, and she has a formula that works VERY well for her. I mean, she’s been using it since I think about 1890 (there... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/fearless---diana-palmer.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b07e71000300fa968a6c710002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> romance review book series book review palmer melodrama mediocre long tall texans http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/how-can-i-forgive-you-the-courage-to-forgive-the-freedom-not-to---janis-abrahms-spring-phd.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Autumn Snow) http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/how-can-i-forgive-you-the-courage-to-forgive-the-freedom-not-to---janis-abrahms-spring-phd.html?_c=feed-rss http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/how-can-i-forgive-you-the-courage-to-forgive-the-freedom-not-to---janis-abrahms-spring-phd.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:28:38 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/book/6a00e398b07e71000300fa968b0fe90003.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a1.vox.com/6a00e398b07e71000300fa968b0fe90003-50si" alt="How Can I Forgive You?: The Courage to Forgive, the Freedom Not To" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Genre: Self-Help/Relationships Finished: July 2008 If anyone has ever seen my bookshelves, you will know about my obsession with trash romance and self-help books. Some are really horrible, others blow your mind, and some just give you that war... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/how-can-i-forgive-you-the-courage-to-forgive-the-freedom-not-to---janis-abrahms-spring-phd.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b07e71000300fa968a6bfa0002?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> review book book review fight fault affair forgiveness janis spring http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/spying-on-your-kids-is-ok.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Autumn Snow) http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/spying-on-your-kids-is-ok.html?_c=feed-rss http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/spying-on-your-kids-is-ok.html?_c=feed-rss Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:10:08 -0700 I was just reading the March 2008 Ladies Home Journal (I’m behind and lame, what can I say) and there was an article in the My Life as a Mom section by Marion Winik called “Can You Hear Me Now?” about equipping teenage children with cell phones. ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/spying-on-your-kids-is-ok.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b07e7100030100a7eb70b1000e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> teaching suicide gps life teachers cell phone teenagers moms spying students helicopter moms at risk http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/summer-vacation---how-you-fly-by.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Autumn Snow) http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/summer-vacation---how-you-fly-by.html?_c=feed-rss http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/summer-vacation---how-you-fly-by.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:30:36 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398b07e7100030100a7e8b99e000e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a6.vox.com/6a00e398b07e7100030100a7e8b99e000e-50si" alt="Craft table" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> You know, I spent almost every day since last September waiting for summer vacation, and now that it's almost over, I can't wait to go back to work. How weird is that? I mean, I still have 2.5 weeks left, but I'm already starting to plan and thi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/summer-vacation---how-you-fly-by.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b07e71000300fae8cc47c6000b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vacation summer house http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/spam-recipes-in-gmail.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Autumn Snow) http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/spam-recipes-in-gmail.html?_c=feed-rss http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/spam-recipes-in-gmail.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:07:46 -0700 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/photo/6a00e398b07e71000300f48d0f77b30001.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00e398b07e71000300f48d0f77b30001-50si" alt="Picture 1" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> If you open this and look just under the yellow bar at the top of the screenshot, you will see a link for "Spam Swiss Pie" and over on the right of that same grey bar, a button flipper to get more. It takes you to the RecipeSource site, but of... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/spam-recipes-in-gmail.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b07e71000300f48cf0cae00003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> recipes gmail spam http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/anticipating-the-end.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Autumn Snow) http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/anticipating-the-end.html?_c=feed-rss http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/anticipating-the-end.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:52:49 -0700 I am counting down the days. Thursday was one of those days that 20 years from now I am going to recount it and laugh as a foible from my first year of teaching, but I really lost it. It's funny how the worst class at the start is your favourit... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/anticipating-the-end.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b07e71000300f48d0f03a10001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> teaching frustration high school behaviour students http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/back-to-workschool-tomorrow.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Autumn Snow) http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/back-to-workschool-tomorrow.html?_c=feed-rss http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/back-to-workschool-tomorrow.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 13 Apr 2008 06:39:47 -0700 I've had a lovely Spring Break, and didn't get to a single thing that I meant to for the kids tomorrow. Eeek! I'll be spending a few hours preparing and grading papers tonight. And of course, I have my own schoolwork to manage, as well. I can'... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/back-to-workschool-tomorrow.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b07e71000300e398efafa30005?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> teaching high school students http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/8-months-in.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Autumn Snow) http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/8-months-in.html?_c=feed-rss http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/8-months-in.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:55:12 -0700 I am 8 months into my first year of teaching with 2 more to go. Spring Break is next week. On both counts, all I can say is "hurry up!" I am so tired I can't sleep. I am so frustrated with my students' lack of motivation, manners, and responsi... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/8-months-in.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b07e71000300f48d09161a0001?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> teaching high school http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/oh-the-scandal.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Autumn Snow) http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/oh-the-scandal.html?_c=feed-rss http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/oh-the-scandal.html?_c=feed-rss Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:30:15 -0700 So, here's the run-down I've been dealing with: 1. Teacher/student sex scandal at school involving the teacher buying alcohol for multiple students 2. Fight during lunch involving one of my students 3. One student being arrested (I know, my react... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://autumnsnow.vox.com/library/post/oh-the-scandal.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00e398b07e71000300f48ce90f8b0003?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> teaching high school scandal students