Archive for July, 2008
Disability History Conference: Writing Comments, Feeling Rushed and Insecure
I’m finishing up comments for my session at the conference, Disability History: Theory and Practice, in San Francisco at the end of this week. My session is entitled “Theory and Method: Defining Disability Historically III.” The first paper is “What is a Disability? The Historical Example of Incompetency” by Kim Nielsen. The other paper is [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )Book Meme
My buddy Kittywampus has posted this book list meme — see how many you have read. Supposedly the average American has only read six of the books on the list, so I’m not doing too bad although some of these choices are embarrassing.
The rules are:
1) Bold what you have read
2) Put in italics what you [...]
Going to Berlin
No, I’m not talking about Senator Obama’s upcoming speech this afternoon. This is simply a plug for my study abroad course next summer, “The Berlin Wall in American Memory.” Brief course description:
This course explores a range of historical topics that have emerged in the twenty years since the fall of the Berlin Wall on November [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Politics Trumps Science (again) in the Bush White House
I’ve been following the various news reports regarding President Bush’s current HHS draft proposal regarding birth control. I was heartened to see how many members of congress have told him to shove it, led by a certain Senator from New York. Now, please tell me, why isn’t the Senator from Illinois saying anything about this? [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Knitting Clio is very wholesome
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What a surprise — even thoughI discuss contraception, STIs, and violence, I’m still okay for all audiences!
Book Club: Dervishes
This month, I suggested Beth Helms’ book Dervishes because of my trip to Turkey. The novel is set in Ankara during the 1970s and tells the story of 12-year old Canada, her disinterested mother Grace, and her alcoholic father, a U.S. ambassador, who live within the dysfunctional world of American and Canadian diplomatic families. I [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )New Yorker cover
For those of you who are as upset as I am and following the outrage over this week’s controversial cover of the New Yorker, here is a wicked send-up featuring John McCain from the folks at Edge of the American West.
P.S. Here is another one from David Horsey.
Word to My Chiropractor
I’m a recent convert to the benefits of chiropractic for back pain — was suffering for months before I finally decided to give it a go. The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine also lists from persuasive scientific evidence in favor of use of chiropractic for certain conditions.
Now, my chiropractor is a nice guy [...]
Women Bishops and the Anglican Church
While we were in Turkey, the Church of England finally joined the modern age and announced it would allow women to become bishops — something the Episcopal Church of USA has been doing for some time. The Most Rev Katherine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the USA, had [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Back from Vacation in Turkey
Howdy folks,
Just wanted to let you all know I’m back from vacation in Turkey with husband and friends. We did a great archaeological tour/gulet cruise with Peter Sommer Travels. The last time I took an ancient history course was in 1981, so this was unfamiliar territory for me. It was nice to [...]
