tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-107847842024-03-13T22:09:11.097-05:00Ramblings, Rants & Remediesa riveting transcript of my inner dialogueAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12765259892672951327noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784784.post-11478804304735959532018-12-18T10:20:00.001-06:002018-12-18T10:22:10.282-06:00Christmas Jazz and AnimeIf you are growing tired of the same Christmas jazz selections on repeat, do yourself a favor and check out Christmas with The Believers (1986). Chris O'Donnell (not the actor) called it " 31 minutes of Christmas jazz perfection." and I couldn't agree more. And it's free.
The trio is composed of Donny Schwekendiek on piano, Neal Heidler on bass and Barry Puhlovski on drums. The jazz Natalie Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17807486105431478461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784784.post-56375493744827607192018-12-17T12:38:00.001-06:002018-12-17T12:38:48.988-06:00My wedding shoesAt the beginning of this year, I was on staff at Premier Wedding Magazine where I wrote for I Do Y'all, a southern wedding blog based in Ridgeland, MS. My job was interpreting modern wedding trends, from venues to shoes, as inspiration for southern brides for the blog and planning guide.
Which means, SOMEONE FINALLY PAID ME TO BLOG ABOUT SHOES.
Then, I got married in September, which Natalie Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17807486105431478461noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784784.post-29147933740396925082018-12-11T16:14:00.003-06:002018-12-17T15:17:53.000-06:00Hello. I'm a white woman, and I'm here to help.About six years ago, I became aware that I'm racist. It's a long story. The details aren't as important as the milestones, though. Here's a shorter version.
One of the many powerful things about therapy is that it gives a cynical, emotionally stabby person the safety and space to discover how they perpetuate a pattern of learned behavior. Once I got into the practice of examining my motives, I Natalie Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17807486105431478461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784784.post-58448372296335327042018-12-10T12:14:00.000-06:002018-12-18T11:02:29.677-06:00Cliche Book Review: Of my own book, because I wrote itAlright. I'm ready to do this blog thing. First, I needed some time to plan. After all, it's been a while. A lot has changed. I'm not an Objectivist. I'm barely homeschooling. My youngest is in [gasp] public school.
There goes 90% of my former audience, so who's even reading this right now? How do I entertain an audience of total strangers without being cliche or self-indulgent? With a book Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12765259892672951327noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784784.post-76811625221758918772018-12-03T07:00:00.000-06:002018-12-10T12:34:23.456-06:0031 Days of Blogging? Okay, fine.
I've been tagged in a 31 Days of Blogging Challenge. Make that 29 22 days, and you have a deal. It's been a while. I have a lot to say. But first, coffee.
This counts as Day 1.
Natalie Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17807486105431478461noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784784.post-8782960372291096382013-03-05T23:57:00.001-06:002013-03-05T23:57:20.346-06:00Personhood supporters love babies and women (just not at the same time)
The noble advocates for life want women to know that they are only trying to
help. By lobbying to remove all exceptions for abortion, including life of the
mother, they are sending us a message of love: they don’t want to control us;
they just want to stop us from making a mistake.
Every year, many women are raped, get pregnant, have abortions and regret it.
Well, maybe “many” is an Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12765259892672951327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784784.post-27760542841581708382013-03-05T22:48:00.000-06:002013-03-05T22:48:05.821-06:00Small town women, big political change
There are no popularity contests in small towns. Everyone already knows you,
your parents, where you live, and what church you attend—unless you don’t go at
all, in which case you are probably on the prayer list.
Growing up, I sang in the Sunday choir with several classmates and regularly
saw my teachers in the grocery store. My high school algebra instructor was a
stern, no-nonsense woman Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12765259892672951327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784784.post-2425162201800006682012-02-15T20:34:00.002-06:002012-03-07T03:02:24.181-06:00Punxsutawney Bill: HB 464 (updated)It's that special time of year again, when two men dressed in outdated suits wake me from my bloggy slumber and force me into the bright sunshine. Unfortunately, I've seen the long shadow of Judge Joe Dale Walker on pending legislation, which means we'll have several more weeks of homeschool activism in Mississippi. Congratulations.
HB 464 is essentially a bill that spells out the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12765259892672951327noreply@blogger.com5Simpson, MS, USA31.9017736 -89.925323331.686090099999998 -90.2411803 32.117457099999996 -89.609466300000008tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784784.post-82564796380894178172011-04-11T11:27:00.000-05:002011-04-11T11:27:44.517-05:00Why I do not support HSLDAI've been asked why I am do not support the Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). It's a long, long story, but I'll do my best to keep this as brief as possible.
As many of you are aware (including, by now, Judge Joe Dale Walker of District 13), the homeschooling community is very political. We know what's up. When the legislative session starts in Mississippi, I can think of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12765259892672951327noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784784.post-31364507324111454532011-04-06T05:16:00.011-05:002011-04-25T18:29:27.628-05:00Updated: District 13 judge demands info on all homeschoolers[Scroll down for updates]
There's nothing like a little local homeschool controversy to bring a blogger out of hibernation. But it is springtime, after all. [yawn...stretch...coffee]
On Monday, April 4, I was made aware of a court order requested and signed by Chancery Court Judge Joe Dale Walker seeking to obtain the names and addresses of homeschooled children and their parents/Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12765259892672951327noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784784.post-1151535504168794952006-06-28T17:52:00.000-05:002006-06-28T17:58:24.183-05:00CoH: The Black Coffee and Plain Bagel EditionNo cream, no sugar. Just caffeine and conversation. Check it out at The Homeschool Cafe![note: we lost the "all-you-can-eat dessert buffet and coffee bar" edition in the wee hours of the morning just hours before the CoH was to debut. Hence, the plain Jane version. But, it's up and I'm fine now. Nothing a few weeks of therapy and a few shoe purchases can't cure....]Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12765259892672951327noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784784.post-1109748068131979442006-05-18T13:29:00.000-05:002006-05-18T13:35:50.616-05:00Silencing Homeschool Critics Without StatisticsThe Revised and Updated Version! [Originally posted March 2, 2005] The following are excerpts of messages I posted to a homeschool group after several people asked for statistical information with which to convince or silence their critics. I thought I'd edit them together and include it here for others to read. My view was that homeschooling statistics are flimsy, especially when you're dealing Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12765259892672951327noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784784.post-1145982873943756492006-04-25T11:30:00.000-05:002006-04-25T11:34:33.943-05:00COH: Week 17...and counting in The Common Room.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12765259892672951327noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10784784.post-1137529361333520142006-01-17T14:16:00.000-06:002006-01-17T14:22:41.363-06:00Carnival of Homeschooling: Week ThreeAt Why Homeschool. Looks great.AND Daryl's post made this one!Thank Noodliness for that (and Henry Cate).Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12765259892672951327noreply@blogger.com0