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As a woman with a BSEE degree and graduate studies in software engineering I can speak to the male dominate field thing. The comment that the Megs and Carlys are busy shipping these well paying jobs offshore hits home. I’m not sure I’d tell my child to go into engineering.

I have a cousin (male) who had a degree in engineering – worked for Boeing for several years then went to work as a middle manager in one of the intel fabs in New Mexico. 10 years ago he chucked that career path and got his RN degree. He loves being a nurse. (And he’s not gay before anyone says that.)

As the mother of boys, I know there are gender differences in the way kids learn. As a woman who’s good at math – I know there are socialization issues in how we teach kids. I remember hearing “don’t worry about the math, sweetie, just make the work neat.” I also had countless (literally more than I can count) comments made about how I must have been pursing the EE degree as part of getting my M R S degree. That it was all a scam to meet a husband.

Things were different back in the 70’s. Did you know that in the early-mid 70’s a woman could not be a bartender here in CA? Exceptions were if she was the wife or daughter of the bar owner. Not excepted, if she, herself, owned the bar. It was a morality law – the idea being that bars were unsavory places for women to work. But they could work there as waitresses in skimpy dresses… Go figure. (The law was overturned when a widow who’d co-owned the bar could no longer bar tend when her husband died.)

And I agree with Walter/Scaredy… girls have cooties… I know because I have them.

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As a woman with a BSEE degree and graduate studies in software engineering I can speak to the male dominate field thing. The comment that the Megs and Carlys are busy shipping these well paying jobs offshore hits home. I’m not sure I’d tell my child to go into engineering.

I have a cousin (male) who had a degree in engineering – worked for Boeing for several years then went to work as a middle manager in one of the intel fabs in New Mexico. 10 years ago he chucked that career path and got his RN degree. He loves being a nurse. (And he’s not gay before anyone says that.)

As the mother of boys, I know there are gender differences in the way kids learn. As a woman who’s good at math – I know there are socialization issues in how we teach kids. I remember hearing “don’t worry about the math, sweetie, just make the work neat.” I also had countless (literally more than I can count) comments made about how I must have been pursing the EE degree as part of getting my M R S degree. That it was all a scam to meet a husband.

Things were different back in the 70’s. Did you know that in the early-mid 70’s a woman could not be a bartender here in CA? Exceptions were if she was the wife or daughter of the bar owner. Not excepted, if she, herself, owned the bar. It was a morality law – the idea being that bars were unsavory places for women to work. But they could work there as waitresses in skimpy dresses… Go figure. (The law was overturned when a widow who’d co-owned the bar could no longer bar tend when her husband died.)

And I agree with Walter/Scaredy… girls have cooties… I know because I have them.

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As a woman with a BSEE degree and graduate studies in software engineering I can speak to the male dominate field thing. The comment that the Megs and Carlys are busy shipping these well paying jobs offshore hits home. I’m not sure I’d tell my child to go into engineering.

I have a cousin (male) who had a degree in engineering – worked for Boeing for several years then went to work as a middle manager in one of the intel fabs in New Mexico. 10 years ago he chucked that career path and got his RN degree. He loves being a nurse. (And he’s not gay before anyone says that.)

As the mother of boys, I know there are gender differences in the way kids learn. As a woman who’s good at math – I know there are socialization issues in how we teach kids. I remember hearing “don’t worry about the math, sweetie, just make the work neat.” I also had countless (literally more than I can count) comments made about how I must have been pursing the EE degree as part of getting my M R S degree. That it was all a scam to meet a husband.

Things were different back in the 70’s. Did you know that in the early-mid 70’s a woman could not be a bartender here in CA? Exceptions were if she was the wife or daughter of the bar owner. Not excepted, if she, herself, owned the bar. It was a morality law – the idea being that bars were unsavory places for women to work. But they could work there as waitresses in skimpy dresses… Go figure. (The law was overturned when a widow who’d co-owned the bar could no longer bar tend when her husband died.)

And I agree with Walter/Scaredy… girls have cooties… I know because I have them.

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We did tennis lessons with the local park and rec dept. Plus taking him to the local high school’s handball courts (3 sided courts) to practice. Lessons were cheap, practice was free. When they’re young it’s not about the finesse of the sport – it’s about getting the ball approximately where you want it. My son’s not a toddler (age 9) but he likes to rally with himself on the handball courts.

Swimming – we’ve done a combo of park and rec pool lessons and YMCA lessons. The Y was good because it’s a 1:4 ratio. The teachers were very patient. We use the Toby Wells Y (Kearny Mesa – ruffin and Clairmont Mesa Blvd – so super easy freeway access.)

I know a lot of folks really like the swim lessons at the Solana Beach Boys and Girls Club Pardee aquatic center. My only experience there was the swim test for the Del Mar Jr. Lifeguard program.

http://www.positiveplacesd.org/Aquatics/Pardee.htm

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We did tennis lessons with the local park and rec dept. Plus taking him to the local high school’s handball courts (3 sided courts) to practice. Lessons were cheap, practice was free. When they’re young it’s not about the finesse of the sport – it’s about getting the ball approximately where you want it. My son’s not a toddler (age 9) but he likes to rally with himself on the handball courts.

Swimming – we’ve done a combo of park and rec pool lessons and YMCA lessons. The Y was good because it’s a 1:4 ratio. The teachers were very patient. We use the Toby Wells Y (Kearny Mesa – ruffin and Clairmont Mesa Blvd – so super easy freeway access.)

I know a lot of folks really like the swim lessons at the Solana Beach Boys and Girls Club Pardee aquatic center. My only experience there was the swim test for the Del Mar Jr. Lifeguard program.

http://www.positiveplacesd.org/Aquatics/Pardee.htm

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We did tennis lessons with the local park and rec dept. Plus taking him to the local high school’s handball courts (3 sided courts) to practice. Lessons were cheap, practice was free. When they’re young it’s not about the finesse of the sport – it’s about getting the ball approximately where you want it. My son’s not a toddler (age 9) but he likes to rally with himself on the handball courts.

Swimming – we’ve done a combo of park and rec pool lessons and YMCA lessons. The Y was good because it’s a 1:4 ratio. The teachers were very patient. We use the Toby Wells Y (Kearny Mesa – ruffin and Clairmont Mesa Blvd – so super easy freeway access.)

I know a lot of folks really like the swim lessons at the Solana Beach Boys and Girls Club Pardee aquatic center. My only experience there was the swim test for the Del Mar Jr. Lifeguard program.

http://www.positiveplacesd.org/Aquatics/Pardee.htm

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We did tennis lessons with the local park and rec dept. Plus taking him to the local high school’s handball courts (3 sided courts) to practice. Lessons were cheap, practice was free. When they’re young it’s not about the finesse of the sport – it’s about getting the ball approximately where you want it. My son’s not a toddler (age 9) but he likes to rally with himself on the handball courts.

Swimming – we’ve done a combo of park and rec pool lessons and YMCA lessons. The Y was good because it’s a 1:4 ratio. The teachers were very patient. We use the Toby Wells Y (Kearny Mesa – ruffin and Clairmont Mesa Blvd – so super easy freeway access.)

I know a lot of folks really like the swim lessons at the Solana Beach Boys and Girls Club Pardee aquatic center. My only experience there was the swim test for the Del Mar Jr. Lifeguard program.

http://www.positiveplacesd.org/Aquatics/Pardee.htm

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We did tennis lessons with the local park and rec dept. Plus taking him to the local high school’s handball courts (3 sided courts) to practice. Lessons were cheap, practice was free. When they’re young it’s not about the finesse of the sport – it’s about getting the ball approximately where you want it. My son’s not a toddler (age 9) but he likes to rally with himself on the handball courts.

Swimming – we’ve done a combo of park and rec pool lessons and YMCA lessons. The Y was good because it’s a 1:4 ratio. The teachers were very patient. We use the Toby Wells Y (Kearny Mesa – ruffin and Clairmont Mesa Blvd – so super easy freeway access.)

I know a lot of folks really like the swim lessons at the Solana Beach Boys and Girls Club Pardee aquatic center. My only experience there was the swim test for the Del Mar Jr. Lifeguard program.

http://www.positiveplacesd.org/Aquatics/Pardee.htm

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There was some discusson of this on a thread last month…
http://piggington.com/trolley_impact_in_utc

I live in south UC and would love to see the trolley come north.

The Nobel station appears to be pretty much right at La Jolla Village Center – either the Ralphs side of the street or the Whole foods side of the street… I have never seen the parking lot full on the Ralphs side of things – especially on the east and south sides. (Yes – it gets full by the theaters and trader joes.)

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There was some discusson of this on a thread last month…
http://piggington.com/trolley_impact_in_utc

I live in south UC and would love to see the trolley come north.

The Nobel station appears to be pretty much right at La Jolla Village Center – either the Ralphs side of the street or the Whole foods side of the street… I have never seen the parking lot full on the Ralphs side of things – especially on the east and south sides. (Yes – it gets full by the theaters and trader joes.)

[UCGal]

There was some discusson of this on a thread last month…
http://piggington.com/trolley_impact_in_utc

I live in south UC and would love to see the trolley come north.

The Nobel station appears to be pretty much right at La Jolla Village Center – either the Ralphs side of the street or the Whole foods side of the street… I have never seen the parking lot full on the Ralphs side of things – especially on the east and south sides. (Yes – it gets full by the theaters and trader joes.)

[UCGal]

There was some discusson of this on a thread last month…
http://piggington.com/trolley_impact_in_utc

I live in south UC and would love to see the trolley come north.

The Nobel station appears to be pretty much right at La Jolla Village Center – either the Ralphs side of the street or the Whole foods side of the street… I have never seen the parking lot full on the Ralphs side of things – especially on the east and south sides. (Yes – it gets full by the theaters and trader joes.)

[UCGal]

There was some discusson of this on a thread last month…
http://piggington.com/trolley_impact_in_utc

I live in south UC and would love to see the trolley come north.

The Nobel station appears to be pretty much right at La Jolla Village Center – either the Ralphs side of the street or the Whole foods side of the street… I have never seen the parking lot full on the Ralphs side of things – especially on the east and south sides. (Yes – it gets full by the theaters and trader joes.)

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Russell – like you I’m facing a learning curve…

And Eugene – like you we’re having to augment the soil a lot… Fortunately, we’ve got a lot of good worms in our compost bin – so I’ve got good soil to amend with.

Our yard is a lot smaller than it used to be – what with the companion unit taking up a good chunk… we carved out spots to put the plants… we’ve got a ramp (handicap accessible) to get down to the companion unit… and the gap in the switchback is full of beans, peas and tomatos. We’ve got peppers under the fruit trees. We don’t have the room for corn and other space intensive veggies.

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Russell – like you I’m facing a learning curve…

And Eugene – like you we’re having to augment the soil a lot… Fortunately, we’ve got a lot of good worms in our compost bin – so I’ve got good soil to amend with.

Our yard is a lot smaller than it used to be – what with the companion unit taking up a good chunk… we carved out spots to put the plants… we’ve got a ramp (handicap accessible) to get down to the companion unit… and the gap in the switchback is full of beans, peas and tomatos. We’ve got peppers under the fruit trees. We don’t have the room for corn and other space intensive veggies.

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