Anna BillstromTale of a Stolen Cargo Bike… and Egregious Lack of Traction With SF PoliceI replaced my ‘98 Chevy Blazer with an electric cargo bike during the pandemic, A Tern GSD S10 retailing $6k, to transport my 1st grader…May 19, 20212May 19, 20212
Anna BillstromMinimum IncomeWalking the streets of Lund, Sweden’s Oxford, with my 4 year old son, we pass a stroller parked, unattended, outside of a café, with a…Nov 3, 2019Nov 3, 2019
Anna BillstromAnother post about the (lower-case) google manifesto guyThis is a short writeup on my views on this news item, comparing it to when I recruited women into engineering roles in the 90s to now, and…Aug 11, 2017Aug 11, 2017
Anna BillstromThe Angela/Donald Handshake & Sexy LampsAs a middle-aged woman, I’m used to being ignored. Feels a bit like whiplash, once you’re and adorable young woman, and everybody is…Mar 18, 2017Mar 18, 2017
Anna BillstromTemping in the 80s, in Silicon ValleyDuring summer breaks, in high school, and the first two years in college, I was a temp, working for “Kelly Girl“ and “Manpower.” After a…Jun 26, 2015Jun 26, 2015
Anna BillstromInsecurities. The Biggest Obstacle is YourselfI was thinking yesterday, the slow-walk you do with the stroller, enjoying the trees, birds, and weather, about insecurities. I’ve been…May 27, 2015May 27, 2015
Anna BillstromA Sunday Bread-making Activity, and An Inscription, and Landscape ArchitectureSunday morning, and Kevin and I are discussing schedules. He wants to take the baby for a few hours, to give me a break. Both baby and I…May 18, 2015May 18, 2015
Anna BillstromGoogle’s Women TechMakers Summit, or, how I learned to stop thinking and listen to my heartHaving a kid is a trip. You learn a lot of things about yourself. I got to revisit those learnings this weekend, when I went onsite to…Mar 9, 2015Mar 9, 2015
Anna BillstromMediocrity and Unfair Expectations, or, Gender Bias in Judging WomenAfter a coding camp once — an experience where I was teaching JavaScript engineers (that happened to be women) how to code in native iOS…Dec 31, 2014Dec 31, 2014
Anna BillstromChristmas- Wonderful and DepressingThere’s something so Swedish about Christmas. Being a third generation Swede on both sides, I heartily embrace the giddy delight of pagan…Dec 1, 2014Dec 1, 2014
