You Wrote!

I asked for delurking and I got it.  Below the fold, more complete introductions to those who spoke up.

Updated Monday January 15 2007

First,  Cylithria (what a beautiful name) said hello.  Cyli lives somewhere where there is a bit of snow on the ground, and writes about her life and love.." One love...Two souls...." at Why Not--Right?  But hold on, dear readers, duty calls and she must be silent for a bit. 

Second, Miss Dennis, who writes at Your Mama's Mad Tedious, waved hello from over in New York.  Miss Dennis teaches special education.  Check out her carless bumperstickers and Amazing Moments in Autism.

Third, Joel Sax, who writes at Pax Nortana (a homage to Emperor Norton).   Joel lives well south of me--I think in the LA Basin.  Lately he's been doing some round-up posts.  Check out War and Pieces of the Mind ("I was in an active war zone where soldiers prowled the streets with AK-47s and the night was sometimes convulsed by explosions. It wasn’t as bad as Iraq — I am speaking of Croatia — but it was bad enough. My head felt like it was clamped between two bags of hardened concrete.") and Perceiving Normal ("Show me a mood disorder sufferer or a schizophrenic who says that there is no such thing as “normal” — like the person who claims “there are no normal people, just those who haven’t been diagnosed yet” — and I will show you someone who lives in denial.")

Fourth, Kris Robinson, who writes at Mom on a Mission. We have actually met, and I do hope we have another lunch sometime early in 2007.  Kris mostly writes about family life and a bit about work.  I like having Kris in my neighborhood.

Fifth, Tallulah who writes at Way Down in Mayberry.  The Tallulah version of Mayberry is in Idaho -- maybe next time I head north we can actually meet.  She lives with her husband, Bubby, and a passel of kids, each unique.  Read about Leroy and Asperger's....I went looking for other iconic posts to link to, and blew off 15 minutes.  Really, you have to get to know Tallulah and her family. 

Sixth, EoR, who writes The Second Sight from Australia.  Oddly, I just realized that I assume that EoR is male, without having any evidence thereof.  Eor writes a lot about woo (short for woo woo)--the woo credo here.  My current favorites are levitating horses  (more one, more two)  Dore woo smackdown and the Neural Organization Technique (NOT)  smackdown.

Seventh, Tamar who lives Out East, writes at Mining Nuggets,   I started reading her when she was writing Tamarika,  whose voyages I alway enjoy.  Read Banned by Webmaster (especially the comments) and Becoming an Adult.

Eighth, Matt, who writes Pooflingers Anonymous.  He's writing a series on Ancient Pueblo people's dietary habits (December 12, December 15, December 20, January 11  )  He nominates this as his best target.

Ninth, Frectis,  who lives where it blizzards (evidently not California) and has a new color and cut; has a husband who whacked his head (all is well); she is a midwife and a student.

Tenth is the Absent Canadian,  so named because he is currently living in Raleigh, North Carolina.   I love his blog banner. He moved south in 2001, and is a digital native. He wrote a lovely tribute to his plowing mentor, Les Smith.

Eleventh is Meg, who writes at  The Anonymous Truth.  She heads  runs with a family  posse that consists of R, the hard-working husband,  D91, son, a bright guy with dysgraphia; L93, son, another bright guy also not conventionally wired; and L97, a third bright kid, this time a daughter, also dysgraphic.  Oh, and the dogs.

Twelfth is JenEx, who lives in Michegan.  I started reading when they were voyaging to China to find their daughter.  JenEX had fertility issues.....And then, another daughter!  .   She too is a stepmother.

Thirteenth is Anne Pettigrew who is a knitter and blogger in the UK, who just stopped by to pick up a delurking button. 

Fourtheenth is To Do: 1: Get Hobby 2. Floss  who also stopped by just for a button.  She is snarky and funny.

Fifteenth is My Miscellaneous Debris, a wife and mother who writes about her kids, random rants, and what I've learned. Go get acquainted.

Sixteenth is  MotherPie, who writes on culture, art, life & media.  Catch up with her posts on being female or reflections on Out West.

Seventeeth is Hanan Levin, who blogs at  Grow a Brain.  It's a linkblog and he has numerous collections, such as my favorites  do something with your life,  fireworks,
ice sculptures, and odd & crazy.

Eighteenth is Andrew, who blogs at bloggedyblog and bills himself as "an aging punk wannabe".   More music links than I know what to do with.  Check out 100 albums that changed my life.

Nineteenth is Kevin, who blogs at Kevin's Meandering Mind.  Check out the stop-motion movie he made with his sons.  He also has a poem a month project

Twentieth is Jay, who writes  The Zero Boss, and has one of the better about pages around.  He also keeps up with public school follies.

Twentyfirst is Sunshine, who writes For the Love of Laboradors,   sharing what she knows about dogs.

Twentysecond is Patrick, who blogs at Chalkdust.  He announces: "This space will be reserved for the topic of educational technology and all things related to creating an environment that fosters the preparation of the 21st Century Student. Links to the other areas will be furnished to the right, but for the most part, I will try to keep my linkrolls in sync with the topic at hand."  I look forward to getting to know him better.

Twentythird is Lisa, who blogs at Letters from Lisa.  Read her essay on Dignity and the Year in Review.

Twentyfourth is David Truss, who blogs at Pair-a-Dimes For Your Thoughts,
and teaches middle school.  I like this quote: 

"I come from the Batman era, adding items to my utility belt while students today are the Borg from Star Trek, assimilating technology into their lives. "

I just wish it was true! The fact is that my utility belt is often lacking...well... utility, and my students are far from being the technological 'assimilators' that I believed them to be.

 

Others

The Assimilated Negro (TAN to his friends) sent some folks my way.

I don't comment at the Fat Doctor; I send her email.  But you should read about whiney day-care providers anyway.

I rarely comment at Dr Hébert's Medical Gumbo, but you should read his essay on Charlotte's Web.

Commenting made DrumsNWhistles' pug snort.

Chris, who was laid low with noro, linked to me.

Comments

[tamarika]

Liz, thanks so much for the generous mention! Much appreciated.

[Lisa]

Hey Liz, I am gearing up to teach a graduate course called "Developmental Variations" and putting a list of links together for the students. I'm looking specifically for blogs from a first-person or parent perspective (teacher's perspective is OK too) that illuminate what daily life is like with any sort of learning challenge or disability. Any recommendations? I'm sure you have some. I'm realizing that most of the ones I've found so far deal with autism and Asperger's syndrome.

[Mist 1]

Thanks for the mention and the links...because I need more blogs to read.

[Kevin H.]

Hi
Thanks for tracking your success. I think it great to open up the discussion about the roles that we play as readers of blogs.
Take care
Kevin