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Free advice
If you know me, you know I love to give people advice. So my recent “curbside consulting” sessions at the fall Healthy Community Institute had me as happy as a pig in… Well you know. Read on for my...
View ArticleSo you wanna start an advocacy blog
Do you ever write someone an e-mail and then think “this might be helpful for others.” Well I just did. Here’s a quick-and-dirty list of suggested links and reading for organizations looking to utilize...
View ArticleSo you wanna start a local politics blog
In my continuing series of turning advice e-mails into blog posts. I recently received this request: I’m working on setting up a local-politics site for my area of the world. I was wondering if you had...
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collective wisdom
As you may know, one of my favorite things to do is give advice. Fortunately for me the Internets were made for this kind of thing. The latest in such Q&A websites is http://DearInter.net...
View ArticleHelp a busy, geeky mom choose a tablet
As you probably know, dear reader, I was an enthusiastic Mac user for about 20 years. Recently, open source software such as Ubuntu Linux and Mozilla Firefox have reached a much more accessible level...
View ArticleMy 2012 primary endorsements for Orange County, NC
Local politics can be difficult to follow, given the minimal media coverage and (fortunate) lack of political party involvement. Friends often ask me for my advice about how to vote in sleepy local...
View ArticleIf you’re not concerned about your privacy, you’re not paying attention
Cross-posted from MomsRising.org. I don’t know about you, but the past year has been a real wake up call for me about the importance of digital security. I used to think of hackers as bored teenagers...
View ArticleRuby’s rules for survival
My rules for survival, in this order: Take care of yourself and your loved ones. Practice solidarity, build community, and make art. Throw rocks. Organize. Shut them down with your bodies and minds. We...
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