Week of 10/26

Okay, there were no comments this week but I know you said you read this when I saw you in person, CFro, so one more chance!!

So, there was real news this week.  I was reading about the tech problems with the Obamacare website, the shooting of the teacher in Nevada, and the civilian deaths from drone strikes in Pakistan.  Those are happening.  And important.

But I decided that this week's Weekly Update gets to have a lighter feel.  Just because I felt like it. 

 

So, here are some more fun and/or interactive highlights:

Pics and highlights of Obama's visit-- just down the street, I could almost feel his motorcade going by!  And apparently he "called Brooklyn cool."  (shouldn't it really have been news if he didn't?)

Top names by year and state.  Jennifer.  Crazy.

Did you see this yet?  What state you match?  I'm Utah!  Who knew? (It is the most agreeable and least neurotic, so I'm happy.)  It is like they made a giant spectrum!!

This can either make you feel proud of the potential of America's youth or totally disappointed in the potential of yourself.  Glass empty/Glass full....

And this article is interesting....not even current (from March) but I just read it for the first time.

Enjoy! 

Week of October 19th

Welcome to the first Weekly Update, blog edition.  This blog will become useless and irrelevant if by putting the Weekly Update into blog form Christina stops reading it.  On the other hand, it will be dynamic and engaging if Christina not only reads it but leaves comments, therefore making it interactive.  Christina, do you know how to leave comments?  If so, show me!

Here are some updates from this past week:

Yes, Christina, the shutdown is over.  For now, anyways.  It officially ended Thursday and lasted 16 days, and now the debt ceiling is extended until Feb 7th.  I gave you the talking points, so you may not even need to read the article.


Reactions from the right?  Have you checked in with your conservative pals to see how they feel about this whole thing?  I don't really have any, except for my husband's cousin based on his facebook status updates, so I read this instead.

In mayoral news (which, I just learned, is also an adorable international children's clothing company), de Blasio and Lhota had a debate that I read highlights of on Gotham Schools, and I think this quote means that Explore Schools might be ok:  “I’ve said I’ll work with the charters that are doing a good job, that are including every child."  That's us, right?  This is interesting, I think.

Don't let Aaron see this-- it pretty much sums up why we have to eventually leave NYC.  I want the historical home.  

And I'm linking this article because my friend from college wrote it, and it is also entertaining-- and because I think haters are kinda funny, and I can't stand Starbucks. I feel like Marni will either love it or hate it.  Sometimes I miss in that department, but it is one or the other.