About Me
I'm a former college writing instructor currently serving as Program Manager for University of California Curriculum Integration. I am passionate about media literacy and technology.In addition to being an educator, I am also a writer whose work has appeared at Poynter.org, the San Francisco Appeal and SF Public Press. I also write the blog, San Francisco Treats--my tribute to all the best treats you can find in one of the best cities in the world.
I love cooking, baking, reading and hiking...and running up and down the hills of San Francisco. I can be reached via email at s.e.fidelibus [at] gmail [dot] com, and through any of the social media channels you see below. I would love to hear from you.
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- "Great read--> MT @pomeranian99: Now courts are using the Urban Dictionary to help them parse street slang: http://t.co/HzOmOVUFXf"9 hours ago"@meghannCIR Yep. I figured. And it's understandable, given the merger."yesterday"@meghannCIR OK! :-) TBC used to be very Bay-Area-focused. Mourning loss of that a bit, as it seems local media variety continues to shrink."yesterday
Tag Archives: economy
Will work for (turkey sausages)
The last few months, as the economy has folded in on itself and the once employed have become the unemployed, people have been quick to put a more positive spin on the situation by repeating the old adage that, “The Chinese word for ‘crisis’ combines ‘danger and opportunity.’ ” Like so many references in our popular culture, this conclusion is apparently a misread of the Chinese characters involved, and thereby says more about our own American ideals and the mythologies we like to cling to than it does about the culture it supposedly arose from. In English, a “crisis” indicates that awful things beyond our control are happening to us. But we prefer to think that everything is within our control; hence, we decide that this awful thing could be the proverbial “blessing in disguise” that forces us to rethink our priorities and move in a direction that might be better for us in the long run than the path we’ve complacently traveled upon in the past. Continue reading
Posted in Alternate Realities, My SF
Tagged craigslist, economy, job market, job searching, linkedin, looking for work, unemployment, want ads
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Lesson Learned?
Edmund L. Andrews’ recent piece for The New York Times, “My Personal Credit Crisis”, is a fascinating but also frustrating excerpt from his upcoming book, Busted: Life Inside the Great Mortgage Meltdown. In “My Personal Credit Crisis,” Andrews recounts the story of how he went from being a financially stable journalist with a great credit score to becoming a husband and father so deep in debt that he would lie awake each night awash in dread and anxiety.
I’ve read Andrews’ piece twice now, and must admit that I’m still unclear as to what point he is trying to make. Continue reading
Dark news about a once sweet treat
The Hershey Company announced this week that it will be moving production of Scharffen Berger and Joseph Schmidt chocolates to its main plant in Robinson, Illinois. As is the case with many company closures, the news makes one’s heart go … Continue reading
Posted in Foodstuffs, My SF
Tagged artisan, Bay Area, chocolate, economy, gourmet, Hershey, Joseph Schmidt, Scharffen Berger
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