Category: Blog
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Steubenville, Rape, and Some Seriously F-ed up Coverage.
As usual, when something is in the news and it’s incendiary, my Facebook wall lights up like a Christmas tree. Most recently, its been lit up with various posts about the Steubenville rape case. Unless you live under a rock or have been off the grid recently, here’s the basic rundown: Teens all go to…
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On Grammar and Google
A few of my friends posted this photo on Facebook in the last couple days: My first reaction was, “Hmm, that’s interesting.” My second was, “Hmm, that’s offensive.” First, the label below the searches proudly states “GRAMMAR MATTERS.” But I’d like to ask, to who? (Or should I say, to whom?) I realize that this…
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Get out there!
I got back from my big round-the-world trip a little over a month ago. There is a lot to say about it, I suppose, and about the process of settling back in – but that’s a slow process I’m just beginning to wrap my head around. For any of you out there on the fence…
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Overlanding East Africa
I just got finished with a whirlwind overland trip in East Africa, starting in Nairobi and ending in Livingstone, Zambia. It was a mix of real highs and lows — seeing places like the winding alleys of Stone Town, Zanzibar, fell into the magical category. Suffering from food poisoning and vicious safari ants, not to…
Sarah PecK 