Bunchland

Meri Perra blogs about the challenges she and her partner face in trying to raise their girls with feminist values

I went to journalism school with a sports writer who landed a part-time job at a parenting magazine right after graduation. She got the job after she completed an internship we both applied for. (She got the internship, I went elsewhere.)

She’s a smart, career-focused, young woman, who is not a parent. The type who’d probably never picked up a parenting magazine, except to prepare for the interview that ultimately landed her the job (I mean, why would she read a parenting magazine?) Meanwhile, I’d spent a year of mat leave reading them.

Jobs are so weird.

Now I’m writing NHL score re-caps, taking on some extra work for a client. Those who know me, understand this is much more ironic than the above-mentioned non-mom landing the parenting magazine gig over me. As in, this is way, way ironic. As in, Alanis had nothing on this. As in, it’s i-ron-ic.  Read more...

The kids these days are very ambitious.

Two years ago, when the British National Railway Museum Director Andrew Scott announced he was planning to retire, then-6-year-old Sam Pointon sent in the above letter. He loved trains, he figured he’d make a good director. Scott was so impressed with Sam’s initiative, he appointed Sam “Director of Fun,” and Sam continues to serve the museum in this capacity to this day.

And it’s no wonder that Scott appointed him to his current role. Sam’s cover letter clearly states his intent and explains his qualifications. Sam comes across driven confident. And what does he think of his gig as Director of Fun?

“It is the best job in the world. I love it. It is good fun. My favourite is the steam engine, I like it when the wheels go round.”  Read more...