Author Archives: Medley

Mother’s Day Update

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Medley

Drafted this on Sunday – didn’t get around to posting until today. Oops. Even as a parent, I still find Mother’s Day (and its ilk) to be a rather manufactured holiday. But even so, I had mimosas at bunch with … Continue reading →

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Shared Culture

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Medley

Via Violet Impudence: Fan fiction is a way of the culture repairing the damage done in a system where contemporary myths are owned by corporations instead of owned by the folk. -Henry Jenkins

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Boston

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Medley

Our cities! Continue reading →

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Project Updates

Posted on January 9, 2013 by Medley

I have (as usual) some great blog posts that I’ve composed in my head, including one about parenting and cultural literacy.  But when I sit down to write them, I just get tired. Maybe another day.  For now, a quick … Continue reading →

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Big Plans, No Time for Retrospection

Posted on December 31, 2012 by Medley

I barely blogged at all this year, and only managed to eke out a few Holidailies this month. And really, the year flew by incredibly fast from my perspective. So, I don’t feel like I have the time or inclination … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas Eve

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Medley

Merry Christmas Eve. There was a tiny bit of snow earlier today – looked nice falling, but quickly turned to just a rainy afternoon. Obama (as Dubya did before him) gave FedGov today off, given how the holiday falls on … Continue reading →

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First Proper Sing-Along

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Medley

I would deem tonight our first proper sing-along with the piano. We segued from Katy Perry’s “Firework” to “Jingle Bells.” All good.

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Not Ready for Christmas

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Medley

As usual, I don’t feel at all ready for Christmas. I could run down the list of things that are half done, or not even begun, but that would be depressing. On the plus side, we are not traveling, so … Continue reading →

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Three Strikes for Instagram – See Ya’

Posted on December 19, 2012 by Medley

Alas, I have missed a few of the “dailies” in Holidailies. I was in a big, long-planned meeting/workshop for two days this week. Two solid days in a windowless room with a bunch of [$REDACTED] experts discussing [$REDACTED] things.  (Those … Continue reading →

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Sore Ear

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Medley

TLG got some water into his “bad” ear today – past the ear plug he was wearing. (This is the eardrum that never healed up completely after he had ear tubes as a toddler – eventually it will have to … Continue reading →

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