11 posts tagged “kansas city”
::Double posting from Linuxchic.net in the hopes of more exposure::
Since returning to the Kansas City area I am met with a wall of internal frustration. Where did all the women's user groups go? Where are all the pro science, math, and technology girls programs? I used to run a local Web Girls chapter and attempted to keep a small local group of women's Linux users afloat, but they seem to have all disappeared. I really thought things were changing. It seemed that every time I turned around there was a new summer or after school program for girls elementary through high school age doing something with math or science or computers. As a Girl Scout leader the opportunities for my girls were endless! Girls were the majority of my enrollments in the College for Kids computer classes. It was exciting and I had great hopes. I moved away three years ago confident that the trend had finally turned.
Where we have been residing for the last several years science class isn't even an option until sixth grade! I moved my family back to Kansas City not only for my love of the area but for the opportunities my daughters and sons would have here. Unfortunately I have been met with huge disappointment. Reading a KC parenting magazine I picked up at a restaurant today the only classes I could find for the girls were ballet, gymnastics, cooking, and scrapbooking. Ack! Were has all the science gone?!?! As far as I could tell from the end of the school year we don't even have Science Olympiad any longer and I discovered my children had never even had a field trip to the Kansas City Science Museum.
I am at a loss. What can I do to reverse this new
trend?! I will begin by contacting the local colleges about College for
Kids courses again and looks like I will start developing some new
material. I will put out a call for a few new users groups even if it
means that between all this I won't have weekends to myself. There
appears to be women in business and women as business owners
organizations and events here but that just isn't specialized enough.
What we need are more events for women in technology and not just
computer technology, we need to include all sciences. Where do I start?
I cannot just sit here and do nothing.
Any ideas my visitors and readers can offer will be greatly appreciated. You can post a comment or email me directly at linuxchic@alternageek.com.
Stephenson's Apple Orchard and Restaurant had been a Kansas City area landmark and family owned since 1946.Located off 40 Highway in Independence, Missouri, many a couple celebrated their romances by dining here and was a very popular spot on Valentine's Day. My family grew up and attended church and school with a few of the Stephenson kids. It was sad to see it close this year and I felt the need to snap a photo the other day while driving by before it is lost forever.
The Kansas City Area Vox Meetup is officially scheduled for Wednesday, April 18th at 7:15pm at the cafe in Borders Books at 15350 W 119th St, Olathe, KS. It's a great opportunity to get to know fellow Voxers and make new friends that love blogging as much as you do!
Please leave a comment or send me an IM if you plan on attending!
I am working on organizing a Kansas City area Vox Meetup. If you are interested in meeting your fellow Kansas City area Voxers please reply to this post or send me an IM. More details to follow based on interest!
Also, feel free to head over to the Kansas City area Vox group and join!
Audio: What song do you listen to when you are sad?
Submitted by Nat.
I like to listen to The Long Goodnight by The Getup Kids. It gives me pause to reflect. Usually when I stop and take a deep breath and reflect, I feel better. =) Bonus points for me, they are from Kansas City.
This weekend for my birthday I went up to Kansas City and Heatha of Son of a Gun Tattoo in Independence, Missouri, gave my my first work of art. She worked out the design of the two dragons with a Celtic eternity knot in the center. I am still sore, but I love it. It didn't hurt nearly as bad as I thought it might, in fact the outline hardly hurt at all. The shading made me grimace more than a few times though. Today it is pretty sore. No regrets though, it is way awesome and probably not going to be my last one! This tattoo is on my lower back and I have updated this post with a pic taken that doesn't have me bent over the back of a chair in an unattractive pose. =) If you want to see all the pics from the entire process, head over to my Picasa album: Dragon Tattoo Album
My city!
At the art gallery.
