I take naps whenever possible because I find that it helps refresh me. My brain can turn off for awhile, drain, and get clear. It also helps me avoid those head jerk, trying to stay awake moments in the afternoon. You know what I'm talking about. [winky]
During my afternoon naps, I also get some of my best creative inspiration. Before I close my eyes, I hold an intention for ideas, a solution, or answers for anything that I need clarity on, and let my subconscious do it's job. Naps aren't a sign of laziness or old age, they are an invaluable way to recharge.
Christopher Ketcham at the Men's Journal shares some hints for the perfect nap, and explains how much time makes for a good nap. For me, I typically do 30-60 minutes. Nappy time is solace time.
[pic "Sleep" by pedrosimoes7]
One of my favorite bloggers, and one that I highly respect, is Kathy Sierra who writes the blog Creating Passionate Users. Instead of speaking at a tech conference today and doing what she does best, Kathy is at home holed up in fear because she has gotten death threats and has been harassed in some frightening ways. In her post today, “Death threats against bloggers are NOT "protected speech" (why I cancelled my ETech presentations),” Kathy shares with us her experience and one of the threatening pictures made of her. It is abhorrent.
Out of fear for her safety, Kathy has cancelled all her speaking engagements, is staying locked in her house, and is contemplating never blogging again. The police in the mean time are looking into the matter.
The talk around the web is that the treatment Kathy has received is disgusting, disturbing, and unacceptable. But, more importantly it brings up the issue of the level of disturbing and sexually harassing behavior against women escalating in the online world.
Now before I go on, not all men online are assholes, degenerates, misogynists, or chauvinistic pigs. So, let’s not lump all the guys in one barrel. Many in fact, are quite wonderful, and understand that there is a serious problem at the forefront, and they are trying to do something. Uber-blogger, Robert Scoble has even decided to go silent for the rest of this week as a testament of support for Kathy. Next week, he’s opening the topic up for discussion on how to fix this cultural problem. The problems usually exist with only a few numbers relative to the whole, but the frightening thing is that the level of violence and misogyny in general is escalating.
So why is that? I think there are multiple factors involved. There’s not one thing to point a finger at, but many factors that contribute. Since, we at Back in Skinny Jeans talk primarily about the media; I will focus on that topic for now. Let’s take a look at the images that people are inundated with in the media.
(more after the jump)
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Posted by Stephanie Quilao on Mar 27, 2007 in Skinny commentary & news | Permalink | Comments (3) | TrackBack (0)
Tags: death threats, Kathy Sierra, media and violence, violence against women
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