Books Books Books!
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Reading
Yes, the girl and I managed a library run (to the GOOD library) on Friday. It took more time and energy than expected, of course, but we got a bunch of very good books.
I read My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon last night, with much giggling. The stories were a bit uneven (normal for an anthology), but worthwhile overall.
I especially liked “Heorot,” the Harry Dresden piece from Jim Butcher. I love the way he brings in mythology from so many different cultures.
Kelly Armstrong’s “Stalked” was fun, too. Her werewolves are just more wolfish than most, in my opinion.
P.N. Elrod’s “Her Mother’s Daughter” wasn’t bad at all. I’ve obviously missed some of her Jack Fleming novels, and I’m looking forward to catching up.
I want to find some of Marjorie M. Liu’s longer works, as “Where the Heart Lives” isn’t the first of her short stories that have impressed me. What’s even better is that WtHL is a total departure from the earlier stories I remember.
Tags: Harry Dresden, Jack Fleming, Jim Butcher, Kelley Armstrong, library, Marjorie M. Liu, Otherworld, P.N. Elrod, Vampire Files
SBQ: Sick of a WIP?
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Relationships, SBQ
The Stitching Blogger’s Question of the Week is:
Do you ever get to a point working on a project that you’ve had for so
long, you start to wonder what possessed you to start it in the first
place?
Of course! It has always happened with patterns I chose to do for someone else, though, rather than those I chose because I was interested in them. There are a few WIPs that have outlived the relationships that inspired them, and they may never be finished. That’s a bit embarrassing, but in at least one case I wouldn’t have ever started the piece if I’d really known what an unstable, vicious being the intended recipient was.
Tags: SBQ
Book Review at Fibrant Living
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Health, Reading
I finally got the book review up for Women, Work and Autoimmune Disease over at Fibrant Living.
Tags: careers, chronic illness, employment, Fibrant Living
Vicious Teacher Leads Bullying of Disabled Child
Posted by Cyn | Filed under News
Teacher lets kindergarten students vote 5-year-old “out of the class”
After each classmate was allowed to say what they didn’t like about Barton’s 5-year-old son, Alex, his Morningside Elementary teacher Wendy Portillo said they were going to take a vote, Barton said.
By a 14 to 2 margin, the students voted Alex — who is in the process of being diagnosed with autism — out of the class.
The teacher, Wendy Portillo (portillow@stlucie.k12.fl.us), has acknowledged that the incident happened. She had been participating in the child’s IEP team since February, so she knew that Alex was being evaluated for a disability (most likely Asberger’s syndrome, from the information in the article).
There isn’t be any excuse for any adult treating any child that way, but a teacher to encourage children to ostracize a disabled child? That’s even worse.
The school district has refused to fire Portillo, but claims that she has been moved to non-classroom duties. That isn’t nearly enough.
Tags: Alex Barton, Asperger's Syndrome, child abuse, Florida, Morningside Elementary, Port St. Lucie, Wendy Portillo
Fibrant Living — Oxygen for CFS
Posted by Cyn | Filed under Health
Today’s post is at Fibrant Living.
