Liloia.com Archives: September 2001
September 22, 2001
September 19, 2001
Trevor
While we were still living in Wisconsin, we were watching the Discovery Channel one snowy evening and there was a program about the not-so-famous inventor Trevor Baylis . Along with developing the wind-up radio for use in third world countries, Trevor has also devoted some of his inventive talents to the disabled by inventing devices to help them perform normal daily activities on their own. More recently he has come up with a really interesting product that helps individuals generate their own power for cellphones, walkmans and other personal electronic appliances.
So back to my Trevor. Tara and I were so impressed with Trevor Baylis' devotion to developing products that would help people in need (and we liked his name) that we added Trevor Baylis to the top of our boy name list. As we got closer to the due date, we ultimatley dropped the "Baylis" as a potential middle name.
September 18, 2001
Links
Frieda's Frieda's aims to educate
Americans about the benefits of eating healthier and at the same time, provide a
convenient way for visitors to purchase nutritional food. They offer items like
fresh fruits, tofu and meat substitutes and exotic jams.
pass your pictures via email and disk, but sometimes a paper photo is exactly
what you need. Shutterfly offers an area to store your digital photos and allows
users to crop, resize and otherwise manipulate pictures online. You can also
order paper prints and greeting cards from their site.
business mailings, Amazingmail lets you create full-color glossy postcards with
your own image or one of thousands of images available on the site. Amazingmail
will walk you through the process of creating your card and will even send the
cards for you.
September 14, 2001
Not Helpless
We are not helpless in the face of disaster. If you need to find
information about a loved one who is missing or you would like to vounteer to
help during the crisis, use the following contact information on this page to
learn where your efforts are needed. The New York Public Library has compiled a
comprehensive list
of contact information for New York volunteer associations and emergency
facilities. It is updated approximately every hour. The list includes contacts
for blood donation, clothing and other donations, hospitals, grief counselors,
child counselors, Red Cross Chapters, schools, travel updates, shelters and
airlines. The Google News page offers
a lengthy list of news organizations which are carrying news of the terrorist
attacks on the USA. Overloaded news site servers are generally not a problem
today, though you may experience Internet connectivity issues due to a power
grid that has been disabled in Manhattan.
September 13, 2001
To Be American
went out to try to get a United States flag so that I could hang it proudly on
my house to show support for my country. Unfortunately, I was a little slow and
most places are sold out for the time being. In the meantime, this will have to
suffice.
September 11, 2001
Breaking News
BREAKING NEWS Two airplanes crashed into both towers of the World Trade Center in New York City around 8am this morning. If you don't have access to a television (where you can see footage of the second crash) here are some places to learn more online.
Note that many news site servers (like CNN) seem to be overloaded by visitors at this time. The links that I have posted are those which I have been able to personally check and were working when I visited. If you have any links to add please mail me.
Two airplanes crash into World Trade Center towers Boston.com
Planes 'attack' World Trade Center BBC News
Planes slam into World Trade Center MSNBC
UPDATE 10:54am
- two world trade towers hit with airplanes, both collapsed
- one plane down in the Pentagon courtyard, part of that building has
collapsed
- The FAA has just ordered all planes in the air to land at the nearest
airport. No airplanes are allowed to take off in the U.S.
- car bomb outside the state dept. in washington.
- another large plane down 80 mile south of Pittsburgh
September 10, 2001
Festival Time
The Fall is festival time, especially in New England. If you're looking for something to do during the next few weekends, check out these events.
City of Keene, NH Pumpkin Festival October 27th, 2001, beginning at 10:00 AM
Harwich Cranberry Festival
September 6th-16th Harwich, MA
Milford Great Pumpkin Festival It looks like a lot of fun, but there are no posted dates for 2001.
2001 Massachusetts Cranberry Harvest Festival October 6, 7 & 8, 2001 South Carver, MA
Boston Folk Festival Boston MA USA - September 22 - September 23 2001 Info Phone: 617-287-6911 The Boston Folk Festival is a two-day cultural festival filled with live music, dance, workshops, craft and food vendors and children's activities. On Saturday, there are nine indoor and outdoor stages, and a including a boat tour. There are two stages on Sunday. The contemporary and traditional folk music features high-quality national, local and international talent.
September 6, 2001
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and
Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
by Barbara Ehrenreich
In college, I worked as a bookseller at a national bookstore chain. The store was in a mall and I arrived each morning by public bus, meaning that I was effectively trapped in that mecca of consumerism until it was time to leave. It also meant that I usually ate lunch in the food court. (In my dorm room there
was no way to cook or refrigerate anything; I had to purchase food each day or get it for free at the dining hall.)
I noticed that lunch at work — around $6.00 — usually cost as much as I was paid for an hour. It seemed like such a waste, working a whole hour just to have the lunch I wouldn't have needed to pay for if I wasn't at work! Something else seemed a little unfair — I had exactly one half-hour (clocked) to run to the back room of the store, go to the bathroom, grab my purse, sprint to the food court, stand on line, order, wait for food, eat, then run back to the store. It was barely enough time as it was, not to mention days that I needed to buy stamps or do something else at lunchtime.
However, my frustration with working uphill to save time and money was nothing compared to the experiences that millions of minimum-wage (and just-above-minimum wage) workers face in their lives. Barbara Ehrenreich makes a valiant attempt at a simulation in her book, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, but even her experiment doesn't take into account factors like relatives who borrow money, existing credit card debts, and all-important child care expenses. Child care can cost between $500.00 and $1500.00 a month — an impossibility for many families. Is it any wonder that some parents use a locked
car as day care?
Take a look at Nickel and Dimed. You won't come away with any enlightening insights into the mind of a Wal-Mart greeter, but maybe you'll think twice about stiffing your waitress on the tip.
September 5, 2001
Fall Weather
I love the Fall. For that matter, I love the Spring too, but the weather in the Fall is almost
perfect. It is a nice, gradual transition into the cold Winter, without making
us recoil at the loss of our summer months. This afternoon, I walked outside to
go get my lunch and I could have stayed there for days. The temperature was
around 70 degrees. (Maybe 75) There was a gentle breeze. Awesome. I just checked
and the next
going to be mostly the same. I am so pumped for the Fall.