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February 24, 2011
Tweeting VI
Nisha Susan, who had been using “VIWarshawski” as her twitter handle, graciously gave the name to me. You can now follow VI on Twitter. I loved the suggestions people sent […]
READ MOREFebruary 4, 2011
How to Tweet V I
I was thinking of starting a Twitter account in V I’s name, only to find that someone is already using “V I WArshawski.” The someone is a woman named Nisha […]
READ MOREJanuary 13, 2011
Singing in the Snow
Winter blues got you down? I know! Let’s put on a show! Every January for the last hundred years or so, enthusiastic performers from the University of Chicago community have […]
READ MOREJanuary 9, 2011
Arizona Massacre
Yesterday, January 8, as most of you know, a gunman shot U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in the brain at point-blank range. She is alive but her condition is critical and […]
READ MOREJanuary 4, 2011
Are Women Human?
We may be human, but we are not persons under the United States Constitution, according to that militantly anti-female Justice, Anton Scalia. The Fourteenth Amendment defines as “citizens” all persons […]
READ MOREDecember 31, 2010
V I and me on New Year’s Eve
I spent six hours today, New Year’s Eve, writing and rewriting 600 words. One question I’m often asked is my daily writing quota. I’d love to write 1500 – 2000 […]
READ MOREDecember 24, 2010
Ho, Ho, Ho
As this year winds down, I am grateful for much. Thanks to everyone who comes to this site. BagLady and Bookwitch and other readers have found new friends here, […]
READ MOREDecember 19, 2010
Change in Comments Coming
During the last month, I’ve started getting hit by 200-plus spams a day, so I’m going to have to set up a comment registration policy. I’m sorry to inconvenience all […]
READ MOREDecember 11, 2010
Sara, Callie and Bark Magazine
I think if you click on this link, you will be able to read a PDF file of Callie’s and my story in Bark Magazine. If the link doesn’t work, […]
READ MOREDecember 8, 2010
Making Coffee, Giving Prizes–and a Dog–What could be more perfect?
The Alberta Clipper has hit Chicago a month early–with temperatures of -3 to +9 forcast for December 13. So I want to think about lighter things, and just a few […]
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