Julia Sneden
Julia Sneden was a writer, friend, wife, mother, Grandmother, care-giver and Senior Women Web's Resident Observer. Her career included editorial work for Sunset Magazine, 20th Century Fox and Universal Studios as well as teaching. Julia was a passionate opponent of this country’s educational system, which she felt was floundering. She will be greatly missed as the heart of this website and this editor's friend of fifty years.
Julia Sneden's archive of articles.
Horse Sense
“Take us home, my dears,” he said to the horses as he tied off the reins, wrapped himself deep into his buffalo robe, and curled up on the seat of the buggy.By the time the horses stumbled into the barnyard, his eyelids were frozen shut by the vapor from his exhaled breath, and his beard had frozen to his shirt. You may be sure that Nelly and Gypsy received a good rubdown and an extra ration of oats, that night. more »
Farewell to the Feckless Life
For far too long, banks have encouraged abusive use of debit cards, and have pocketed the resulting punitive fees with, I’m sure, big, understanding smiles on their corporate faces. These days, more and more high schools are offering “life skills” classes that teach kids how to make a budget, handle a checking account, read a credit card agreement more »
Lessons From a Lifetime in the Classroom: YOU AND I, ME, US, THEY, THEM, WHATEVER!
"Just seeing your face at Mike and I’s wedding ..." Unbelievable, you say? Even more unbelievable is the fact that the writer is a graduate student at a major university. The child obviously doesn’t lack brains; what she lacks is proper training in the use of her native tongue. more »
CultureWatch, August 2010
Its author, Daisy Hay, has a recent doctorate in English Literature from Cambridge, and currently teaches at Oxford. This is her first book, and one may only hope that others will follow. Her scholarship is impeccable (copious notes, a fine bibliography, and a very thorough index), but it’s her careful interpretation of the dynamics of a group of youngsters who were striving to be heard and acknowledged, that excites a reader’s intellect and touches the heart. more »