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Triangle

Just taking a moment to commemorate the Triangle Shirtwaist Company Fire that killed 146 mostly immigrant, most of them female, garment workers in New York City today in 1911. The Triangle Fire was the first bit of women’s history that I learned formally and concretely, walked through the steps of class and gender discrimination inContinueContinue reading “Triangle”

Malcolm X Street Bus

Remember last year when hubby and I attended a Lansing city council meeting to talk about an ordinance requiring residents and businesses to plow their walks? At that time I mentioned a man who stood up during the public comments section to advocate for a statue or a street to memorialize Malcolm X, seeing thatContinueContinue reading “Malcolm X Street Bus”

Weight Watchers Two Year Anniversary

It’s been a year at Memorial Day since I posted about Weight Watchers. I did manage to make the 50 pound milestone last June. Then later in June I stopped following the program (although I continued to pay for it through October) and steadily gained back all of the weight I lost plus some. AllContinueContinue reading “Weight Watchers Two Year Anniversary”

S. of Virginia

You know who you are. You rock the roof rake! Thanks for reading the blog. P.S. I was raised in Harrisonburg

New Entryway

NPR T-shirts

“We’d love to send existing members a T-shirt!” the fundraising lady was saying on NPR today during their spring membership drive. For sure new members get a T-shirt but she assured existing members that we are now welcome to them as well. I’m not so vain as to think my one little T-shirt stand changedContinueContinue reading “NPR T-shirts”

The Bad Parts of the Floor Being Replaced… and Scott taking out the dishwasher

The top photo is Scott taking out the dishwasher. The new one gets installed today but we took the old one out to make sure there wasn’t any water damage on the floor beneath it. His T-shirt reads “Drive it like you stole it.” Now with the replacement wood and a sea of removed blueContinueContinue reading “The Bad Parts of the Floor Being Replaced… and Scott taking out the dishwasher”