All Entries in the "Workaday Life" Category

A Navy Recruit - Florence Shay

report here, and cleverly using the only paper handy. I can still recall what most of the abridged words mean.

He signed up to join the Navy directly out of high school with a buddy of his. He wasn’t that eager to enlist but there was nothing else to do, and his buddy wanted them to stay together. After two years in Security at his base in Washington state, and a visit home, he was now on his way to his next post in Hawaii. “And your buddy?” Pause. “He killed himself. After boot camp.”

MINDFUL IN THE CHAOS — Seth Greenland

But what about when a storm does hit, what then Mr. Mindful? To that I would say this: When a storm hits, do everything you can to keep safe and dry. And keep clearly in mind that the storm will exhaust itself, pass on, and blue skies will literally return. When in the middle of a giant upset, this is the thing to focus on.

Why I can’t wait for the new Hand-Held Wireless Telephone: Prohibited Use – Vehicle Code 23123 to go into effect. — Diana Winston

I can’t wait for the new law to go into effect because my mindfulness has been seriously at risk thanks to using my cell phone in my car.

Why is my husband on the Internet in his underpants? - Susan Kaiser Greenland

My brilliant and erudite husband has a new book coming out and it seems as if the ‘author video’ is de rigeur - I uploaded a screenshot and posted it below . . .

Why are women still NOT running for office?

When you get a chance, check out this Brookings Institute Report: Extensive research shows that when women run for office, they perform just as well as men. Yet women remain severely under-represented in our political institutions. In this report, we argue that the fundamental reason for women’s under-representation is that they do not run for office. There is a substantial gender gap in political ambition; men tend to have it, and women don’t.

Working moms. Amy Spies

It’s a job that requires being in many mental and emotional places at once, to balance all kinds of projects simultaneously. It’s a position where the unexpected can and does happen…and that’s par for the course.

Mindfulness, Mothering, Politics and Me - Susan Kaiser Greenland

I stopped blogging a few years back . . . but, after watching the Democratic debate in Ohio, I realized there were still some things I would like to say.