To Honor the Survivors

   Gentle Readers, we have a high-profile case coming up in the Chicago area in June. Drew Peterson, an ex-police officer from the souther suburbs, will be going on trial for the murder of his third wife, Kathleen Savio, in early June. His fourth wife, Stacy, has been missing for two and a half years. He claims that she walked out on him for another man.
     In any event, this story has been handled with the dignity of a tabloid scandal. By dwelling on the minutia, the coverage trivializes not just what (allegedly) happened to Kathleen and Stacy, but to everyone who survived domestic violence.
     I'd rather see stories about programs to help victims get out of these situations, legal steps to protect them, and resources for prevention. Please join me in holding the media accountable. In the next week or so, I'll post links to media outlets.
     Thank you.

S and I slightly delayed

Gentle Readers, due to a personal crisis (dog had to have some tests; everything came back fine after 48 hours of hot coals and broken glass), S and I has been rescheduled for next week. Thanks for your patience!

Bloom Boxes: No, Not A Way For Plants to Listen to Their Tunes

Ah, we have another cool article for S and I in the works: one on Bloom boxes. They are a new device to generate electricity for household and commercial use. Big names like Google and FedEx have made use of them. We'll be looking at their ins and outs in the April/May issue, out Thursday of Friday of next week.