tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post5486365314423128194..comments2023-10-11T04:09:53.564-07:00Comments on materfamilias writes: For Your Viewing (and perhaps Reading) Pleasure . . . materfamiliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-47608234867230015482013-09-22T10:11:25.762-07:002013-09-22T10:11:25.762-07:00Yes, I'm standing with my back to the west, lo...Yes, I'm standing with my back to the west, looking east at the sunrise. We only catch the reflections of sunset. . . Suffocating under the weight of books myself. The book wouldn't have been my choice, but I'm glad I read it as it's helped me formulate some recognitions of where I'm at now, particularly vis-a-vis my daughters. More on that in a later post. You've been warned. ;-)materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-12008139088351675792013-09-22T10:09:02.627-07:002013-09-22T10:09:02.627-07:00I so appreciate you taking the time to give this f...I so appreciate you taking the time to give this feedback. It's true that I've been cramming the posts in -- not sure what that's about, but so much bubbles up!<br /><br />That walk sounds like a wonderful opportunity for some female solidarity, sorority, in a really good cause. Much better to focus on than dividing ourselves, criticizing each other, when we might rather be trying to borrow ideas across the lines. I may completely be bending Sandberg's figurative expression to suit myself, but I must say I'd rather do that than continue what seems to me a corrosive relationship across the career/non-career divide. . . because you're spot on, that is a huge unspoken issue, and I suspect it will become more troublesome as our daughters make choices we didn't. . . .<br />materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-18214804154362485402013-09-22T00:14:56.707-07:002013-09-22T00:14:56.707-07:00PS I'm referring to sunsets, not sunrises. I d...PS I'm referring to sunsets, not sunrises. I don't catch any sunrises. Gaaa.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-9771582251042012902013-09-22T00:13:50.175-07:002013-09-22T00:13:50.175-07:00I catch a slightly more easterly view of those wes...I catch a slightly more easterly view of those western views, also still spectacular and perhaps filtered a bit more through the lens of noxious fog suspended over the city. Beautiful to look at if not breathe in.<br />I'm a voracious reader. If books were crumbs I'd be suffocating in bed. I tend to stay away from those what if, you/we should, how about, let's all try, get rich, be fabulous books, and ride on the opinions of others' takes on them. So lazy I am. <br />You dazzle with your time management skills and blog posts. I enjoy reading your thoughts on Issues and the comments. Thanks for that.Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06218727738029858422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-58154949882860388392013-09-21T21:55:22.067-07:002013-09-21T21:55:22.067-07:00So glad you have taken a breather... Your recent p...So glad you have taken a breather... Your recent posts have been so pertinent that I have been on the point of responding each time but, being rather slow to formulate my thoughts, by the time I have got them into shape and ready to put metaphorical pen to paper, I find there's another excellent post from you and I've missed the moment.<br /><br />So be assured that I have been reading and nodding along with you. Yes, I wanted to shout when you wrote about the healing power of green surroundings; too right, when you talked about the no longer so fascinating lady mags; I spotted that too, when you showed us the pavement in Barcelona; dash it all, if only I'd known about Nice Things shop in Angers before I went there. And so on (and thank you for your tip on boots and skirts - I've been out and about getting my eye in)<br /><br />In a recent post you've talked about leaning in. In another, you asked what we were doing at the weekend. let me combine the two and pitch in my four pennyworth. First of all, I haven't read Sandberg. It's not that I am avoiding it - if someone handed it to me I would read it - but it's not on my Amazon wish list right now. I must confess that I am not entirely sure if I quite understand what she means by leaning in, as sometimes these phrases cross the Atlantic faster than their meanings, so apologies if I'm off piste here. Yesterday my husband was recounting a conversation he had had with one of his female colleagues (he works in a profession where men predominate at senior levels. I'm also a member of this profession but I no longer practise). Mentioning that his wife - me - is a full time student, Ms X remarked that it was interesting that none of the other partners' wives did anything either. What? He thought she had meant that the wives don't have careers, he explained. Well, this is one great big can of worms so I'm going to keep the lid firmly shut. I'm only going to cite Ms X as the antithesis of a leaner in and invite you to ponder why women waste time putting each other down when we've already got men to do it for us. Until women can get over this career/non-career path divide then it's divide and rule. That, to my mind, is the big unspoken issue in feminism.<br /><br />And on a happier note - since you asked, last Saturday night I took part in a charity midnight walk in aid of a local hospice. 1200 women turned out to walk the city by night, supported by a small army of volunteer marshalls to keep us safe and cheer us on. Raising money to finance a hospice that us lucky ones hope we'll never need, isn't that what leaning in is all about?Pale Bluenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-76456810724622707542013-09-21T06:32:39.141-07:002013-09-21T06:32:39.141-07:00I'll enjoy it extra just for you, 'kay?I'll enjoy it extra just for you, 'kay?materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-11962240315457971992013-09-21T06:32:19.611-07:002013-09-21T06:32:19.611-07:00Yes! There is so much beautiful music that takes a...Yes! There is so much beautiful music that takes a Variations on a Theme approach.<br />And I do think that high school students could learn about formatting their papers -- if not the particulars of any one style, then just the notion that it WILL matter to attend to details and get it right. They end up having a few shocks in the first term -- and for some of them, that can be enough to get in the way of engaging in academic life.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-20989675120244571842013-09-21T06:29:54.222-07:002013-09-21T06:29:54.222-07:00I didn't find her tone condescending, no, but ...I didn't find her tone condescending, no, but I seem to have come to the book with much less awareness than many about Sandberg in the public sphere. . . It might also be easy to see her as condescending just because of her position (not to mention her intelligence and education!)<br />As an inveterate reader from childhood, I'm astounded to hear many who no longer can find time for reading. I can't do as much during my teaching term, to be sure, but I guess I'm too deeply addicted to stop. I sometimes think it's not just the content, but many, many elements of the process that have soothed me from my earliest days. <br />Happy weekend to you as well!materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-77179146987938836942013-09-21T06:26:20.663-07:002013-09-21T06:26:20.663-07:00Thanks, L. It's a question of addiction, the b...Thanks, L. It's a question of addiction, the blog posting, as you will know well yourself. Enjoy your weekend as well -- looks as if we're going to have a wet one.materfamiliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16062766947897513369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-28601040382439971992013-09-20T17:35:00.809-07:002013-09-20T17:35:00.809-07:00Beautiful.
I miss the ocean. Beautiful.<br /><br />I miss the ocean. LPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18209861350905135093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-72957778425275534572013-09-20T13:02:28.739-07:002013-09-20T13:02:28.739-07:00Variations on a theme - isn't some of the best...Variations on a theme - isn't some of the best music made up of these? Oh, that formatting! Why don't they teach it in high school? Knowing the basics would give first year students a head start. Sunrise here, over the Olympic Mountains as seen from a corner of our bedroom, was pinky orange, too - methinks that means rain is coming.<br />Have the best weekend possible with the marking pile.<br />Lorriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03653026442945027184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-38148947026294280202013-09-20T10:38:39.977-07:002013-09-20T10:38:39.977-07:00I just returned Lean In to my trainer this morning...I just returned Lean In to my trainer this morning and her next client had heard that Sandberg was condescending. I really didn't find her tone off-putting, did you? You are amazing in that your regular marking pile sounds formidable. So many of my teacher friends claim that they have no time to read during the school year. Life without reading would indeed be dull! Your sunrise looks so beautiful. I find that I wake as there is a lovely pink tinge to the sky. Happy week-end.Madame Là-bashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16703782237948233124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904021173466473381.post-38209871404589805072013-09-20T08:16:32.029-07:002013-09-20T08:16:32.029-07:00Gorgeous!
I am always impressed by your ability to...Gorgeous!<br />I am always impressed by your ability to keep your blog posts flowing while you manage a busy career....and grandparent, attend the Opera, travel, knit, run, read, and look stylish.<br />Enjoy your weekend mater. hostess of the humble bungalowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453827257671312902noreply@blogger.com