Heather Ordover's Blog, page 2
March 13, 2012
Because Authenticity ≠ Spontaneity
A Defense of Rhetoric – Michael Gerson – The Washington Post. In today's Washington Post, Michael Gerson—a speechwriter for BushII—called a recent Santorum speech, "a 20-minute ramble of lame jokes, patriotic platitudes and half-developed campaign themes." Gerson goes on to say that, on the evidence of these remarks, Santorum's guiding philosophy is "free enterprise" and [...]
February 23, 2012
Sliced Bread=a run for its money
The AirPrint Activator v2.0 from Netputing just rocked my world. I changed my mind on a printer last year while at the store. I knew some of the models were AirPrint models and foolishly thought that meant ALL of them were. Mine wasn't. Guess we know why it was on sale. I've been frustrated for [...]
September 30, 2011
Prepping for New York
In a scant two weeks I'll be hopping on a train, heading up to New York for the New York Sheep and Wool Festival in Rhinebeck.
Why, you may wonder, would I do such a thing? Because I'll be working at my publisher's booth, helping thousands and thousands of fiber enthusiasts to find What Would Madame Defarge Knit?. I'll also have special treats for folks who buy the book there, or bring their copy for me to sign.
If you're in the area, please stop by. And if you've never thought to go to a wool festival, you may want to give it a try. They have sheepdog trials (which are amazing), gem shows, spectacular food, animals animals animals and a lot of cool stuff that gets demonstrated at booths (like how to reel silk). It's a great place to bring kids.
Just be prepared to see lots of fierce shoppers with pointy sticks.
Why, you may wonder, would I do such a thing? Because I'll be working at my publisher's booth, helping thousands and thousands of fiber enthusiasts to find What Would Madame Defarge Knit?. I'll also have special treats for folks who buy the book there, or bring their copy for me to sign.
If you're in the area, please stop by. And if you've never thought to go to a wool festival, you may want to give it a try. They have sheepdog trials (which are amazing), gem shows, spectacular food, animals animals animals and a lot of cool stuff that gets demonstrated at booths (like how to reel silk). It's a great place to bring kids.
Just be prepared to see lots of fierce shoppers with pointy sticks.
August 23, 2011
Testing GoodReads Blog
I already have a blog but GoodReads makes it look like I can create a post here independent of my other blog.
Let's see, shall we?
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Why yes... yes we can do this. How lovely!
Let's see, shall we?
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Why yes... yes we can do this. How lovely!
January 17, 2011
Huck Still in Danger—Run, Huck! Run!
NB: I write this post using language that I never actually say and never actually said in a classroom. I taught Huck for years, but only in NYC, and only to classes that were predominantly filled with African American and Hispanic students (Dominican and Puerto Rican) and eventually some Asian (largely Chinese) students as well. [...]
December 13, 2010
Madame Merch and Great Video
Last week, to celebrate the upcoming release of What Would Madame Defarge Knit? our artiste extraordinairé created free, downloadable holiday cards for you and yours to use this holiday season. You can view and download the goodies over at the Madame Defarge site. More goodies will be a-comin' so keep checking back. Then, just for [...]
December 2, 2010
CraftLit Makes Headlines
Last night I received a lovely email from Online Schools and Accredited Online Degrees from Online Colleges informing me that CraftLit ranked in the top 50 of the top 100 Best Literature Podcasts on their site. To say I'm thrilled is an understatement. Their website is a marvelous clearinghouse not only of online learning programs, [...]
