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A couple of weeks ago, I received a program in the mail for a special exhibition at the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center. It is called Women Hold Up Half the Sky, and is based on the work Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn… Continue Reading “Women Hold Up Half the Sky”
I may have mentioned that my awesome employer allows for each of us to have two work days each year for volunteering events. Last week we spent some time at Bernie’s Book Bank. Their mission: “facilitates the collection, processing and redistribution of new and… Continue Reading “Bernie’s Book Bank”
Friends of the Glenview Library hosted a program last night with John Alexander, a Civil War scholar who runs a used bookstore downstate with his lovely wife. I found him particularly charming because he said several times that his interest was not necessarily in… Continue Reading “An Evening with the History Nerds”
The national conference for the Society of Human Resource Management was last week. Thirteen thousand HR types descended on Orlando for a few days of education, bonding and booze. Because that’s what conferences are for. That and the recertification credits. Not all HR people… Continue Reading “Conferences”
I have often said that my To Be Read book pile is an overflowing seven shelf book case. So overflowing that I can’t actually see all of the books that are on it and once or twice a year, I buy a book that… Continue Reading “Culling the Library”
I had heard of the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, but never attended. Yesterday, after my Book Club was postponed, I decided to go. A couple of authors I like were there, they were going to have some stuff about 24 and in fact,… Continue Reading “I Went to C2E2 and Didn’t Take Pictures”
I just returned from a week from the road and found two surprising things: The Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge had already started. I did not read a single book that was on my list from last year’s Challenge. Seriously, I read seven books during… Continue Reading “Christmas Reading Challenge 2013”
I forget where I first heard of Adopt-a- Classroom, but the premise was very familiar: Teachers spend a lot of their own money for stuff needed in the classroom. School budgets are tight, parents can’t always afford supplies and teachers want the best for their… Continue Reading “New Favorite Charity – Adopt a Classroom”
In the past year, I read lots of books, did lots of volunteering, adopted two pets and joined a gym. I also had a really good year at work. Outside of the office, here is how I want to step it up: Reading I… Continue Reading “2012 Year in Review”
I am several posts behind, including three Charlaine Harris books, and one about a cupcake truck in the suburbs! But I want to sign up for The True Book Addict’s Christmas Spirit Reading Challenge, so I need to skip ahead a bit. I have four… Continue Reading “Christmas Reading Challenge”
The Next Dark Age 