Suki Wessling: writer, teacher, radio host

Category: Health

  • Winning and losing

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    My son’s class had a banner year last year, as far as winning goes. Their environmental video project won a few big prizes and lots of kudos. Not only did they get on the free stuff train (Disney logo-gear!), but they got articles in the newspaper and money for the classroom. The same year, my…

  • Camp every day! Camp all year round!

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    This is my seven-year-old’s mantra this summer: Camp every day! Camp all year round! That girl is just so darn happy. And no wonder: In school, you have to conform. Camp is about expressing yourself. In school, they try to get rid of your bad habits. In camp, they put up with them or turn…

  • Getting rid of, the lime green sequel

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    We knew we had a mold problem. Everyone who lives under redwood trees has a mold problem. At least it was better than when we moved in, and you could smell it on everything. Then, we replaced the heavy, soggy curtains with blinds, got rid of the mildewed wool carpeting, and lined the entire crawl…

  • My edit for the day

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    The thing about print media is that it’s absolute. This is something that I had trouble explaining to my clients in the early days of web design. “Print is static,” I’d explain. “The web is dynamic.” They’d want to get their website “perfect” before it “went live.” I knew they’d be shocked at how often…

  • Next week's buzz

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    One of my favorite things to do with my kids is see people really at work on something they know a lot about. Museums are great, but just watching someone doing something that you’ve never done and asking a few questions can lead to a depth that just looking at the results of the work…