3 days agoRace and Poverty Play In To ItThere is no way around it I remember a class on surveys years ago talking about the bias in surveys. I really don’t think it’s possible to make a survey without some sort of bias built in. Many bias that are built in are things that most wouldn’t even think about. To participate on a phone…Abortion Rights2 min read
Jun 22Pets Growing UpKeeping Horses I’m not sure if I can really call a horse a pet, but then we had a Buffalo as a pet growing up, so…. My father didn’t really like horses, which was strange since we had just about every type of animal growing up. The only animal that…Horse3 min read
Jun 18Juneteenth? Celebrate?I just happened to notice someone discussing whether people that are white should celebrate Juneteenth. I also just saw an article about ‘10 things we want white people to do to celebrate Juneteenth.’ I have to admit I was excited to see that one since suggestions of what to do…Juneteenth3 min read
Jun 12He Said, She SaidIt isn’t just he said, she said it can be they said…. A post came across my feed on social media a few days ago (Right after the Depp Heard trial), where a person was talking about basically how she didn’t believe Heard. Poster has 390K followers on one platform…Autism4 min read
Jun 6Yearbooks….Thing of the past? Bullying Tool?I was just reading a story about a student that received the most likely to live in his parent’s basement their whole life in the yearbook. I noticed that the comments ranged from talk to the superintendent to don’t worry about it no one will remember. …High School3 min read
May 308th Grade Graduation for Our YoungestI have to admit I’m sad, but also so proud We just attended 8th grade graduation and then an awards ceremony for my youngest. In reality we did the spacing our kids out a lot… so my middle son is my youngest son’s math teacher. At graduation I was reminded…Graduation2 min read
May 16The ‘Tops’ TragedyI was just watching the news and saw interviews about the tragedy at a TOPS store. I didn’t catch the entire thing, but I did see the interview. I can’t fathom why someone would go after a group of people simply based on skin color. In reality it’s happened for…Race Relations2 min read
May 12Cyber Security Expert?Our speaker today was a cyber security expert…. At a DAR meeting today we had a speaker on cyber security. He really was talking about scams that prey on older adults. He spoke to the don’t click on links in emails, don’t give money or information to people you meet…Cybersecurity2 min read
May 7It can Happen to Anyoneor at least any women I’d like to say I’d never choose an abortion, but in reality a lot of things that are considered abortions are things that aren’t really a choice. I’m pro-choice because almost all abortions are people that would have loved to have that child, but something…Abortion3 min read
Apr 30Returning to WorkA Special Needs Mom’s Journey Years ago I left work as an Environmental Informatics Manager. I had worked in Water Quality, GIS, IT, and even Floodplain management for years. I’d been a computer programmer, web designer, database manager, and more and loved it. Every week was a new challenge. I…Return To Work3 min read