by Kari Ramadorai | May 15, 2023 | Personal, Skylab
In my house, this is a holiday. We talk about 100 pound computers and the experiments that are hinted at, but only 80 of them listed. Talk about Pete Conrad’s favorite foods or Robert Crippen’s patch preference start. It was a beginning in our species...
by Kari Ramadorai | May 9, 2023 | Personal, Science Fiction, Writing
Did you ever watch Star Trek? Do you still? When I was 10, I wanted to be DC Fontana, or Vonda N. McIntyre. They were both seminal in creating new ways to examine the heavy, important issues we face in society but may not agree upon the issues in our own lives....
by Kari Ramadorai | Dec 24, 2022 | Book Review
A Civil War historical fiction about Lincoln’s assassination told through a family saga lens, outlining the many Booth actors in the generation that made one brother infamous while resonating without naming the divides of our current political culture. Junius...
by Kari Ramadorai | Dec 18, 2022 | Montessori
With everything happening in the classroom and in the world, I’m reminded of the words of Maria Montessori: Averting war is the work of politicians; establishing peace is the work of education (Educaiton For Peace, p. 24). History starts from a couple standpoints in...
by Kari Ramadorai | Dec 17, 2022 | mystery, Science Fiction
A search for cozy mysteries became a week of crime with retirees. TLDR: So funny! Read this serial killer novel. An octogenarian, hard of hearing and often stooped over, finally has the life she wanted. She lives in a large apartment rent-free, travels public...
