I Speak of DreamsPassions: Effective parenting and education, learning disabilities, non-profit management, horses, and fun!Next Time You See A Kid Behaving Oddly, Remember This- June 29, 2008 Via my pal Squid's Think Before Judging, go read Susan Ettinger's An open letter to parents, from THAT mom Or maybe youll be in line behind me at that next grocery store, or on that next plane when something frightens...http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2008/06/next-time-you-s.html I Guarantee You It Isn't A Gay Issue, It's A Mayo-Marketing Issue- June 28, 2008 I thought this UK ad was rather cute -- the mayo is so good, so authentically New-York-Deli, that it magically transforms a UK mum into a stereotypical New York deli counterman. Predictably, Bill O'Reilly says, EEWWWW! The GAAAAAAYS! but his...http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2008/06/i-guarantee-you.html Wynford Dore Stiffs Creditors in UK; Seems to Shift to Franchise Business Model- June 28, 2008 Via Holford Watch and BrainDuck, I learned that on June 20, the UK paper The Sun reported that Wynford Dore purchased the assets of two DDAT (UK) Limited and Camden Holdings Limited, which together owned the Dore treatment facilities in...http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2008/06/wynford-dore-st.html Really Hazy Day- June 25, 2008 The smoke from all the fires around California has reduced visibility to less than 5 miles (estimated). Translation: I can't see the Bay.http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2008/06/really-hazy-day.html AT & T Broadband Acting Like Dial-Up- June 25, 2008 I don't know what's going on -- first I get error messages, now seconds go by while sites load, etc.http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2008/06/at-t-broadband.html Today is National Call-In Day to Support the ADA Amendments Act of 2008- June 24, 2008 The text below is adapted from an action alert from the National MS Society and an action alert from The Council of Parent Attorneys & Advocates (COPAA): http:www.copaa.org Join disability advocates from across the country today for a National Call-In...http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2008/06/today-is-nation.html Great News on the Seidel Subpoena Front: Shoemaker Sanctioned- June 24, 2008 We all know the meaning of "ambulance-chasing lawyer". Well, there's a sub-species: lawyers who foment false vaccine-injury claims. Clifford Shoemaker is a prime example of the sub-species, as Kathleen Seidel has so ably documented. You will recall the furore on...http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2008/06/great-news-on-t.html |