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Books, articles, and moreDancing, food, good books, and other diversions
Book Groups, Recommended Titles
Favorites of several book groups Bag lunches (attention, parents!)
What is the single lunch-bag item most hated by all children? Caviar
What heightens the caviar experience is the price of those little gray or black sturgeon eggs. Dancing: A Guide to the Capital Area
Links to dancing venues and calendars for the Washington, D.C. area. Dating -- again!
Midlife "first dates" Love at First Waltz (by Cheryl Kollin)
Did she fall in love with the man or the waltz? Swing, lindy, jitterbug, and shag
Also related: jive, hustle, hand-dancing. Buffalo Gap Dance Camp
All the dancing your feet can take Ballroom dance
Choosing a school of dance Portobello mushrooms
The big ones, with dirty stems Contemporary Latin American Short Stories
“A rich, varied, and highly rewarding collection,” says Joyce Carol Oates Ceilis
Ceilis (Irish dancing) Dying, mourning, and other inevitable events
Dying: A Book of Comfort
“This remarkable collection, coming from personal experience and wide reading, will help many find the potential of growth through loss.” —Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the hospice movement Selections from Dying, A Book of Comfort
For those dying, for caregivers, and for the bereaved Music for funerals and memorial services
Music some have chosen Girls and science
Cool science sites
Cool science sites Why Janie Can't Engineer: Raising Girls to Succeed
Attention: parents, teachers. New Formulas for America's Workforce:
Girls in Science and Engineering
Best practices for teaching science--to strengthen the science workforce. Chicks in academia take on Larry Summers
Some links and a selection A Latina mini-revolution in the computer classroom
File under "things that worked." Medical mysteries, patient stories, and practical links
The boy in the plastic bubble
John Travolta played the boy in the movie. The real story ended far differently. A bad heart and housemaid's knee
Thin little Marian had a cholesterol problem most people have never heard of. Do you know about the nation's research hospital?
Make a note. You or a loved one may need it some day. The NIH Clinical Center is a well-kept secret, a huge biomedical research hospital where patient care is free and where medical breakthroughs change lives worldwide. Anatomy of medical error
Prepare for skill-based slips and rule- and knowledge-based errors Online Shopping
Pat and Sarah's Great Shopping Links
Great places to start your shopping. Organizational histories
YPO: The First 50 Years
A frank history of the Young Presidents’ Organization. By Design (Crown, the BMW of forklifts)
The little lift truck that could — a story of brilliant marketing in America's heartland. Practical matters
Learning Styles
Identify children's learning styles and improve their ability to learn. Homework without tears
Six weeks to hassle-free homework. Teens and alcohol
Why parents should be concerned. Scared speechless? Join Toastmasters
Public speaking is a craft, not an art. It can be learned. The truth about dry cleaning
Can you wash it if it says "dry clean"? Selling your diamonds
Fact vs. fantasy Starting a small business
One woman's story. How to buy upholstered furniture
Don't focus on the fabric. Writing or telling life stories
What is an ethical will? A legacy letter
A loving testament, or legacy letter, sharing your life experiences and lessons with the next generation Michael Kilian's message of hope for a newborn
Read aloud at a memorial service decades later Storycatching: Telling or recording your life story, or the history of your family or organization
Everyone has a story to tell. What's keeping you from telling yours? Become a storykeeper or personal historian or find one. Pat's writing workshops and presentations
Learn to write articles, reports, ethical wills, or life stories (memoirs and beyond). Eulogy for Eleanor
Mom — hardworking, sassy, and full of surprises Washington Biography Group
Mutual support and discussion An American Biography
Social history through the life of an ordinary Midwestern businessman. |
