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Sep 08 On the Home Stretch Interview: 2nd time aroundPosted by coffeemates | 09/08/08
In case you missed my interview with Debbie Alan of On the Home Stretch, a live daily internet radio talk show on Sept 5th, 2008, here it is again.
I hope you enjoy the conversation and I would love to hear your feedback... CATEGORY: General Society
TAGS: On the Home Stretch internet radio talk show, Debbie Alan Sep 13 Women in PoliticsPosted by coffeemates | 09/13/08
On September 11, 2008, I was part of a roundtable discussion on the topic of "Women in the Campaign" organized by the Tennessean – the big daily newspaper in Nashville.
Seven of us, women from different backgrounds and political persuasions were asked to put politics aside and simply talk about how we’re responding to the high profile women are taking in this presidential election, including some potential historic "firsts" for women -- either the first African-American first lady or the first woman VP... CATEGORY: General Society
TAGS: women in politics, women in 2008 US presidential campaign, work-life balance, the Tennessean women in politics forum, Sarah Palin, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, Cindy McCain Sep 19 PAUSEPosted by coffeemates | 09/19/08
Three things made me pause this week.
Money Makes the World Go Around. Reading the papers, I paused to absorb the depth of U.S. economic gloom and, as economic markets are interconnected, the depth of the global economic crisis. Is this the worse it will get? How much lower can we go -- a series of financial institution failures, credit crisis and $85 billion to bail out AIG? Old versus New. The second pause was a sigh of sadness and a deep breath in a mother’s determination to carry on. My 5-year-old son is sad. He wants his old home, his old neighborhood, his old buddies and his old school. My heart breaks. He doesn’t have any buddies in Nashville yet. It still early days: barely 11 weeks... CATEGORY: Commentary & Debate
TAGS: U.S. economic crisis, moving and adjusting to a new place, adjusting to new school, helicopter parent, hypertension, high blood pressure, Vanderbilt University Medical Center 
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Coffee MatesSUSAN S. CHEUNG (known to many as Shifay--Chinese middle name.) Welcome to my world. I'm a resident from across the pond who lives in the Capital District. For 13 years, I was all about my career and being successful. Becoming a mother twice in my mid- to late-30s made me take stock. Now my life is a hectic whirl of being a stay-at-home mom of two young children. I face the challenges of being a woman, an older mother, a non-American and a short person! Fortunately, I'm rescued from making too many faux pas by my coffee group (my mates)-- a great bunch of women in different situations of life. We meet in the guise of drinking coffee, but really it's about keeping our sanity intact. My blog is my take on the daily issues that affect us. My aim is to shine a light on the everyday things we take for granted. Come and be part of my coffee group and join in the conversations. POSTSCRIPT: As of JULY 2008, after eight years in Guilderland, we've relocated to Nashville, Tenn., to experience Grand Ole Opry, southern hospitality and my husband’s exciting new job. Read my "Coffee Mates" posts in 2009/2010 on acclimating to southern culture.SubscribeEmail Archives |
