by Lisa Hario | Nov 27, 2020 | Thoughts
This post is prompted by my caring for your altar post. Marie Kondo has become a verb. I admit I haven’t read her book or watched her show, although it was the topic of some radio programs I listen to. But at this point the idea has seeped into the...
by Lisa Hario | Nov 13, 2020 | Thoughts
Now that sometime has passed and we know the results, I wanted to share my election thoughts. I normally try not to talk about politics partly because I dislike the two party system, but wanted to say what is going through my head at this time. I might be...
by Lisa Hario | Oct 16, 2020 | Thoughts
Now that charges against Curtis flowers have been officially dismissed, In the Dark released a final episode that is an interview with Curtis. I recommend it highly. I have written about it in my review of the podcast, and did a blog post on the prejudice...
by Lisa Hario | Oct 2, 2020 | Thoughts
I wrote a rough draft of this essay in 2017, and it had been languishing in a folder ever since. With the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I have felt the need to take action, but unsure of what. I have gone to many protests and felt nothing changed. Protests do have a...
by Lisa Hario | Sep 4, 2020 | Thoughts
Teachers are increasingly being asked to pick up the slack of school funding—both in supplying their own classrooms, while being offered salaries that buy less and less. This shifting of responsibility is treating teaching less like a profession, and more like a...
by Lisa Hario | Aug 24, 2020 | Thoughts, Writing Life
I haven’t been sure how much I wanted to open up about my current project and pitfalls I have fallen into. It requires me being honest about missteps I have taken, or at the very least explaining my thinking and how it has evolved. This is the background to the...