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I voted!
I voted today! My husband and I went together, and we voted. No one harassed us, or tried to stop us. No one made it harder for us to vote. No one changed the rules at the last minute so we couldn’t vote. I’d like to say that’s because we live in America, but it’s…
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Don’t tell me what I can’t do
Edited to add: I’m not a programmer or coder. I know a little coding, but don’t think of myself as a fully-professional coder/programmer. I work with HTML (not yet HTML5), CSS and PHP daily. Take a moment to read this: http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/2012/05/please-dont-learn-to-code.html. The author, Jeff Atwood, makes some excellent points: determine what your problem is; solve…
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“Pittsburgh”
I’m dyslexic. I had it rough before I got diagnosed as a little kid, but then I went to therapy and got a lot of tricks to help me read and write. Now I only have problems if I’m really tired. Or if I read very quickly, sometimes I can tell I’m reading the words…
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Mommy Brain – it’s just an excuse
Edited: Updated with link to a study by the APA about how brain size INCREASES in new mothers. That follows here: http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2010/10/mommy-brain.aspx. Brain size increases in the areas linked to behavior and motivation. A very small study, but take note. First, a confession – I have used the excuse “mommy brain” because I forgot something…
Revelry Reverie 