By Kat Kiefer-Newman Do you make lists? I had a boyfriend long ago who accused me (with dripping superiority) of being a compulsive list-maker. The fact is,…
Juggling 101
By Kat Kiefer-Newman We love our mothers. And because we love our mothers we've dedicated a day every year to saying so. By we I don't just…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman Recently, I was at a fellow adjunct's house relaxing, enjoying a glass of something sweet, and talking about dining with several other colleagues. Without…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman Spring seems to finally be here. I know because over on my Facebook page people have been posting for a couple of weeks now…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman From their laptops, their Blackberries, their iPhones, and now their iPads they Tweet. They Tweet in the library, the parking lot, walking along the…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman I know that I've complained before about Bb9 (it was frustrating, to say the least, when it first came online). I didn't even know…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman There's a funny line from the film "Pulp Fiction," when Esmeralda asks Butch what his name means. He answers, "I'm American, Honey, our names…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman I'm no Cupid. There are some things I am very good at, but I am seriously no Cupid. Nor am I a Yenta, a…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman Last weekend I was dog sitting. A dear friend was heading up the coast for 2 ½ days and needed someone to check in…
By Kat Kiefer-Newman I went to a job fair recently. The CCC Registry (California Community Colleges Registry) just had one in L.A. and my dear friend Emma…