Jan 25, 2010 Posted by Kim Werker

Adoption: Open Thread

This weekend on Twitter I mentioned for the first time publicly that we’re applying to adopt, and I was really psyched by the enthusiasm lots of people shared. Thank you! We started the complex application process about six weeks ago, and although I don’t anticipate sharing every detail here, I’m very much open to chat more about it now and into the future. Lots of people hinted at... read more

Sep 11, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

Advice For the Weekend

Don’t Mix ‘Em, originally uploaded by pantufla. [Link to WPA posters via Faythe... read more

May 29, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

Sometimes A Font Will Do

Greetings from Philadelphia, home of the founding of humidity, the cheesesteak, and where, as contrasted against the wee state to the south, everything is named after Ben Franklin instead of DuPont. I’ll be on the road for the next couple of weeks, and will try to post some brief dispatches. I was pleased as all-natural, none of that corn-syrup-crap punch that Tara over at Blonde Chicken Boutique... read more

May 22, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

79% of Statistics Quoted Harm Puppies

Image via Wikipedia You know about statistics, right? About how to judge whether the news you’re hearing or reading is actually reflecting the numbers behind it? Because you really, really should. (This post is inspired by the stats quoted at the end of this AdAge piece about the recent KFC grilled-chicken promotion fiasco I didn’t hear about till today.) One of my biggest pet peeves:... read more

May 13, 2009 Posted by Kim Werker

It’s My 20th Bat Mitzvahversary

Twenty years ago today in the suburbs of Albany, NY, wearing a white frilly dress purchased from the store where one must purchase such things in Brooklyn, NY, I sang in public for the last time. As it was quite literally on the occasion of an honest-to-god rite of passage, nobody fell sick as a result. Per tradition in the Northeast USA, my parents threw me a huge party at a hotel on the occasion of my... read more