Subscribe:
RSS feed
tired of the man keeping me down and the baby keeping me up
Browsing All posts tagged under »poverty«
The unquenchable desire: On the compulsion for more, more, more
Desire is unquenchable. Likewise, it is our attachment to things that causes suffering. Learn to detach from desire, and you’re on your way to enlightenment. Or, so I’ve been told. These days I’ve been thinking a lot about attachments and desires and, well, stuff. All the stuff. From all the shoes that fall out of […]
No safe bets: Revamping the school lunch program
June 14, 2012
Thanks to a long-overdue overhaul by the USDA, school lunches are likely to look a lot different starting July 1. Here in Las Vegas, the Clark County School District — the nation’s fifth largest — is readying to implement new school lunch guidelines this fall. And it’s one tall order. As this well-written and insightful […]
Surviving on one sandwich a day… in America
May 9, 2012
For a lot of people who have met me in the past decade or so, it might seem like I don’t know anything about poverty first-hand. After all, I’m a white, stay-at-home mom in the suburbs. It doesn’t get more stereotypically middle-class and conventional than that. But regular readers know I am anything but conventional. […]
Unlovable: The ballad of Bethenny Frankel
April 17, 2012
Once again, an episode of Bethenny Ever After is inspiring a post. Why can’t I quit you, Bethenny? Tonight, we found Bethenny in the middle of a lot of chaos. She’s doing a complete remodel of an apartment, busy being a Skinny Girl mogul, raising her toddler, and struggling with the terrible twos of marriage. […]
Why unemployment insurance is a women’s issue
December 8, 2011
Today the HERVotes Coalition is hosting a blog carnival (follow posts from across the country on twitter via the #HERVotes hashtag) about women and the economy, and in particular unemployment insurance. I know, I know. Unemployment insurance. Glamorous stuff. But that’s just the thing. Unemployment insurance, like so many aspects of the down economy — […]
Who was your favorite teacher?
September 14, 2011
Over on Facebook, my friend D.J. Allen posted this idea: Let’s celebrate teachers a little today, if you don’t mind. Simply post the name of a teacher that made a big impact on your life. Add school, grade, etc. Let’s see what we come up with. I love the intention behind this! With a brand […]
Let’s help tackle those school supply lists
August 2, 2011
Now is the time of the crisp first page of a spiral notebook, of feeling your breath across your fingers as you blow the fresh shavings off a stack of new, No. 2 pencils. Now is the moment of anticipation before the first day of school. But it is also the time of want without […]
Debt ceiling shenanigans hurt women, kids, elderly!
July 28, 2011
Here’s a quickie: The debt-ceiling debate is really heating up. And conservatives want to “balance” the budget on the backs of women, children and the elderly. There’s never been a better time to speak up! Signing the Mom’s Rising petition is a good place to start.
Check out my other blog!
Goodreads
No data found
February 1, 2013
0