Two days ago, on January 30, Women’s Professional Soccer announced that they have “suspended” (according to Soccer Wire) the 2012 season. I’m left bereft: what about my team? What about my Boston Breakers? Also, I’m adamant I will start a blog post and actually finish it rather than leaving it in draft purgatory! Most of the […]
Tag: Soccer
The elusive “soccer mom” (and a bit of Betty Friedan)
Pejorative pigeonholes When we hear, “she’s a soccer mom,” we Americans all know the speaker means that the woman drives her kid, and perhaps their friends, to and from soccer in a minivan. Like all stereotypes, there is additional meaning lurking just below the surface. However, because this stereotype is “coded” with markers of the […]
Not Just for Geeks: How I use my iPad & What It’s Done for Me
This is another installment of “Not Just for Geeks,” in which I try to give non-technies insight into technologies I find interesting. The previous one was about Magical iPhone Technologies. {Braced comments are for other iPad users.} Wait: don’t go! Even if you’re not a self-professed geek, you may find something of interest here. When […]
Fairy Rings and Porch Cones
Last night at soccer practice, a ring of cones appeared by my equipment bag that looked something like this picture. “Woah, what’s that? A battle ring?” “Who arranged the cones like that?” “It looks like a protective circle or something.” “Tim must have done that. Hey, look what Tim did.” I ignored them: “hey, could […]
