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Striketober (French HS Protests)
In which I describe what's going on in France with all of the student protests.
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Kitty Purry: The Recap
A couple of months ago, I made a deal with the internet. "Internet," I said, "help me raise more money for the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth and I promise to…
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On Women in Technology
I recently got into a (somewhat) heated discussion on twitter with some folks about all-male technology panels and what that means for women in technology fields. It's pretty much impossible…
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Jai Nepal
Some things you need to know about Nepal: It is one of the poorest countries in the world. When I lived there, we lived a few buildings down from the Ministry of Roads and…
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Family During the Day
The Sandy Hook shootings hit me particularly hard. I think it's partly because I think about my baby and how I want to do everything I can to keep her…
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Not Forgetting
I would imagine that everyone over the age of 15 or so has their own 9/11 story. I'm no exception. (I would also imagine that pretty much everyone who has…
Hope’s Dog Taxi Service
On Friday, I drove down to Quonset Airport in Rhode Island to pick up some puppy mill survivors for PAWS New England. Over 40 dogs were liberated from a puppy…
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An Open Letter to Scott Brown and His Fellow Republicans
Dear Senator Brown, I didn't vote for you, I voted for Martha Coakley. And I don't intend to ever vote for you if I can help it. Keeping that in…
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Some Random Thoughts for Election Day
First things first, make sure that (if you're a US Citizen) you vote today! I'm pretty sure that anybody who has internet access would have a hard time forgetting that…
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Where I’m At
It's been an odd week and I think I'm in a weird place right now. I'm at a point where my Grandfather's death hasn't reduced me to lying on the…