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I'm sitting at my regular computer but with an older monitor, keyboard and mouse, in a new place. Yes, I have been relegated to my own desk; no more sharing. How's that for change? Boy, is the keyboard old! All it's wrinkles are showing in that I feel like I'm pounding the keys. No touch typing on this beauty.
But I do have a neat website:
http://www.activedad.co.uk/
The other night, I saw the sneak peek at Game of Thrones on HBO. I think it was a 15 preview which basically showed the scenes from the trailers they've been running. it looked OK. I won't be watching, except in desperation. Also, I thought Sean Bean looked much more stocky as this character than he did as Boromir but then 10+ years can do that to you.
However, they did have the mandatory feminist slant (and, yes, to repeat, I am a feminist; I just don't think that entitles you to wear a log-sized chip on your shoulder) where the daughter is working on her needlework (and pretty pissed because she is not the one getting praised for her finished product) and her brother is outside clumsily practicing archery. Not to overuse the phrase, but Wait for It!; sure enough the daughter slips away from her lesson, sneaks behind her brother and nails a bulls eye on the target. Isn't that precious?
And that got me thinking: OK, I get that the message is we only value male tasks and some women are just as good at them as men. However, by doing this we also devalue "female" tasks. The clip didn't show the brother sneaking in to work on needlecraft. So, instead of saying to kids: Achieve your potential as human beings to the best of your abilities, once again we're (they're) saying: Only boy stuff is valuable.
So, it keeping with this trend, the above link is to Active Dads. However, this site should be used by parents for all kids. its About says: ActiveDad.co.uk is a different kind of parenting blog. You won't find any advice here about potty training or how to deal with temper tantrums. Written by dads for dads, it's about helping you spend quality time with your kids and to give them an exciting childhood. It's about having FUN.
Now, I have a soft spot for UK stuff (which this is) after spending countless hours with kids on my lap working through BBC educational sites. (Hours, I might add, when questioned about yesterday, both kids had no memory of. How could they forget Digger and the Gang, The Little Animals Activity Centre, or Barnaby Bear?)
Take a look at Active Dads. It looks like it's sponsored by Microsoft so it probably has oodles of money behind it. This is a good resource for moms, teachers, scout leaders..... the list could be very long. I want to make to read the current article on making an animated movie from Microsoft PowerPoint (see 3/1/2011). Now, that's an important piece of knowledge; if it works.
Enjoy.
However, they did have the mandatory feminist slant (and, yes, to repeat, I am a feminist; I just don't think that entitles you to wear a log-sized chip on your shoulder) where the daughter is working on her needlework (and pretty pissed because she is not the one getting praised for her finished product) and her brother is outside clumsily practicing archery. Not to overuse the phrase, but Wait for It!; sure enough the daughter slips away from her lesson, sneaks behind her brother and nails a bulls eye on the target. Isn't that precious?
And that got me thinking: OK, I get that the message is we only value male tasks and some women are just as good at them as men. However, by doing this we also devalue "female" tasks. The clip didn't show the brother sneaking in to work on needlecraft. So, instead of saying to kids: Achieve your potential as human beings to the best of your abilities, once again we're (they're) saying: Only boy stuff is valuable.
So, it keeping with this trend, the above link is to Active Dads. However, this site should be used by parents for all kids. its About says: ActiveDad.co.uk is a different kind of parenting blog. You won't find any advice here about potty training or how to deal with temper tantrums. Written by dads for dads, it's about helping you spend quality time with your kids and to give them an exciting childhood. It's about having FUN.
Now, I have a soft spot for UK stuff (which this is) after spending countless hours with kids on my lap working through BBC educational sites. (Hours, I might add, when questioned about yesterday, both kids had no memory of. How could they forget Digger and the Gang, The Little Animals Activity Centre, or Barnaby Bear?)
Take a look at Active Dads. It looks like it's sponsored by Microsoft so it probably has oodles of money behind it. This is a good resource for moms, teachers, scout leaders..... the list could be very long. I want to make to read the current article on making an animated movie from Microsoft PowerPoint (see 3/1/2011). Now, that's an important piece of knowledge; if it works.
Enjoy.
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