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| "The definitive guide" The Glasgow Herald Newspaper "Excellent set of pages " About.com "A place to commiserate about postpartum stomachs, and organizing chaotic lives." Mike Cassidy, San Jose Mercury News Columnist, Silicon Valley Magazine "Our first winner!" Bay Area.com Website Award |
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| For creating siliconmom.com, Alison van Diggelen was honored as a nominee for The Women's Fund: Women of Achievement Award 2001. |
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| Parenting corner Looking for answers to parenting issues? Here are some real stories from real mothers. |
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| Enron Mom Confession "We all have some deceitful conniving, self-serving bones in our bodies. I know I do... I recently took part in a complex deception scheme, adjusting every clock in the house, to get the kids in bed before I passed out..." |
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| A mother's view of the war Here's a commentary that first appeared internationally in the Financial Times of London. (click the pic) |
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| To the mom who wrote about the war... MY son is in Iraq...I don't want my son or anyone else's son to go through what my son is going through. But this is what they've signed up to do. I always ask everyone to remember what they felt on 9/11 and that is why my son is over there...that they will not have the draft, that the war doesn't come over here. Don't get me wrong, I don't like war, I lived through Vietnam, but I don't want terrorism in this country. I want my children to go to school, to walk down the street without fear. War has always asked for sacrifice - please listen to those who are sacrificing their lives. Signed Lisa Lewis, Texas |
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| Dear siliconmom: TV opportunity What an interesting show you and Janet put together. YOu are both so enthusiastic and have so many good tips. Thank you for participating in American Association of University Women (AAUW) Connections. Marge Shively, Mountain View |
| Philanthropy starts at home. Check out Charity Navigator's advice with tips on teaching your kids about helping out |
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| Going Green Are you getting on the green trail? Whether you're looking at solar panels for your home, or just want to learn how to reduce your carbon footprint in baby steps, this is a good place to start. Share your own green tips for next month... |
| This month's green tips! * Still being deluged with too many catalogues? |
| Did you catch the hilarious musical YouTube Tribute to moms? |
| Green Moms Paula Cotton, a Bay Area mother of two, responded to our call for Green Tips for Cool moms. She's got some great ideas. Here's part one of her two part story. |
| We also heard from US environmentalist Bill McKibben, author of Stop Global Warming Now and part of the StepItUp campaign who said, if there's ONE thing you can do it's GET POLITICAL! |
| * Change the default margins on your documents; you'll save a ton of paper. For WORD, go to File, Page Setup, Change margins to .75 and click Default |
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| SILICONMOMS ON TV Bay Area environmentalist, Janet Hedley and I were invited to take part in a Cable TV show last month about living a Greener Life. If you'd like a DVD copy to share with your mothers' group, please contact us. |
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| Did you catch siliconmom on KLIV radio this week? |
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| * Feeling guilty about buying a green tree last month? Here's the low down... |
| Politico MOTHERS Want to see where each candidate stands on certain issues? Check out this website: |
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| Hello and welcome I've started a blog! Read about Silicon Valley's exciting events: highlights of SDForum's GREEN tech conference, Mia Farrow's visit, her moving appeal to end the apathy over Darfur; and the inspiring energy at the launch of the Bay Area's Girl Geek Dinners at Google HQ. Hope you enjoy the read! Cheers Alison Founder and editor of siliconmom.com |
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