JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

I’ve seen a number of responses this week to the news Nation’s Charter Schools Lagging Behind, U.S. Test Scores Reveal, including public school parent and volunteer Paul Beard’s post as well as Jay McCarthy’s link to Andrew Moroz’s piece. I don’t have a strong opinion on charter schools. But I do have an opinion on […]

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The guest bloggers at feministe this week posted three powerful pieces in a row: one on survivors of sexual violence No Pity. No Shame. No Silence., another on modesty The Sweet Smell of Flowers and a third one titled Sex and Desire: Are Women Becoming More Open?. These three describe aspects of feminine sexuality: what […]

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Did I mention the additional distraction of sitting on the sofa next to my husband? This is the first time in our twelve years of marriage that we have watched the Summer Olympics (we didn’t have tv capability until 2002). The past few nights we’ve let the girls see a few events before bedtime, and […]

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The past few weeks have been filled with connecting, as if we were children enjoying a coloring book, drawing lines from one dot to another. First Dave Winer stopped by our home for lunch. The girls are still singing the Bloggers Theme Song he taught them. The next day we left on a road trip […]

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If you are interested in participating in a blogging conference on the West Coast this fall, I would recommend registering for BloggerCon III while there is still space! The conference will be held at Stanford Law School on November 6. The cost is $0. Space is limited to 300. Invitation information here. I will be […]

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