JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

In the September/October issues of Puget Sound Journey, the AAA mazagine for our region, I found a list of 20 Reasons Why Women Should Motor Reprinted from Western Washington Motorist (Vol. !, No. 7), May 1920 by Douglas A. Shelor, Auto Club manager.
There are many reasons why most city and country women [...]

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Both David Weinberger and Dave Winer on the same day last week commented on wifi available in hotels. In choosing hotels for two recent road trips, I have failed to be choosy about wi-fi availability, leaving Ted dial-up on a line as his only option. I agree with David Weinberger, that I’d rather [...]

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The other day Don Boudreaux critiqued this interview described by NPR:

Innovations like the washing machine may have made housework easier — but by raising standards of cleanliness, they also created more work. NPR’s Susan Stamberg concludes her series on leisure by exploring the history of housework with historian Susan Strasser.
In my aggregator I went [...]

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As a follow-up to my post on standardized tests, I want to link to this piece Paul Beard wrote as a response to mine

The bottomline is to make an informed choice. Don’t assume the schools are as good or as bad as you remember your own schools. Meet the principal (your kid may become [...]

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This recent Seattle Times article The big top beckons Olympic athletes described how circus scouts were observing athletes in Athens.

With Olympic tickets in her pocket and a video camera in her backpack, the 34-year-old Pot spent last week searching for gymnasts who have the athletic skills and artistic flair to make the leap to [...]

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Friday on the radio I heard Slate’s Assessment: Let’s Get Rid of August

David Plotz of Slate offers a cheeky commentary on why the month of August should be eliminated, or at least shortened.
Plotz’s plans for August lack one key feature: familiarity with the month. He quips that most people don’t know whether it has 30 [...]

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Michael Williams has been running a short series on breastfeeding in public; his first post was published while we were on vacation. Many comments were made on the first post so I will offer only three brief ones here. As reference for the record, I will state that I have spent more than three years [...]

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Via email dialogue, Pops sent me a link to this post How to blog like an anthropologist by anthropologist and economist Grant McCracken.

Here today and truly gone tomorrow. It is the fine details of lived experience that are most precious to our understanding of a cultural moment, and it is these details that are [...]

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Yesterday I didn’t remember it until 1:45, with 15 minutes left in the program, but that turned out to be perfect timing to hear Receptionista read her piece titled Magic Bed on the radio (audio file here)! Her childhood story was smooth and funny and rich with wisdom. It sounded perfect for public radio. She [...]

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It’s canning season. Grocery stores display packs of glass jars and lids as well as boxes of berries and peaches. In my homeschool yahoogroup, moms exchange advice on recipes for preserves. It’s been years since I dared to make jam but I’ve done it a few times. What a combination of harvesting and hope: a [...]

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