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  • Friday Fun: New Digs!

    I know normally Friday Fun involves funny cats or stick figure drawings, but to me, playing around with new platforms is fun.  I’ve had hosting for a long time now and just set up this new domain and installed WordPress.  Took me about ten minutes.  No, really.  Though I can [...]

    Posted: December 18, 2009, 7:53am EST
    by lblanken
  • Comments

    Number of comments: 2

    So, my comments are gone.  Haloscan was bought out, and, unfortunately, they want to charge for their comment system.  So I exported 7,456 comments, over five years’ worth of comments.  All the old posts have no comments now.  I think this one will have comments–we’ll see.  And all that crap [...]

    Posted: December 18, 2009, 6:50am EST
    by lblanken
  • WoW Wednesday: Anti-Social Groups

    Many of my compatriots have noted how unsocial the groups are in the new dungeon system that automatically groups people together.  I have noticed the same, and in fact, that's why I'm still doing runs with guildies on a regular basis.  The other thing about running with these anonymous' [...]
    Posted: December 16, 2009, 7:31am EST
  • WoW Wednesday: Anti-Social Groups

    Many of my compatriots have noted how unsocial the groups are in the new dungeon system that automatically groups people together.  I have noticed the same, and in fact, that’s why I’m still doing runs with guildies on a regular basis.  The other thing about running with these anonymous [...]

    Posted: December 16, 2009, 7:31am EST
    by lblanken
  • Review of Photo Card sites

    Normally, we create our own Christmas cards.  I will often buy something that looks nice, sign them, and ship them off to friends and relatives.  We've done a newsletter or two, usually after big changes in our lives, like getting new jobs or moving.  This year I decided to go' [...]
    Posted: December 16, 2009, 6:53am EST
  • Review of Photo Card sites

    Normally, we create our own Christmas cards.  I will often buy something that looks nice, sign them, and ship them off to friends and relatives.  We’ve done a newsletter or two, usually after big changes in our lives, like getting new jobs or moving.  This year I decided to go [...]

    Posted: December 16, 2009, 6:53am EST
    by lblanken
  • Poll: Best and Worst Gifts

    Many years ago, I did a poll here for the best and worst gifts you've ever received.  The answers tickled me.  So, what were the best and/or worst gifts you've ever received.

    My best: my wedding ring in the shape of Queen Elizabeth's crown

    My worst: I [...]
    Posted: December 15, 2009, 5:17pm EST
  • Poll: Best and Worst Gifts

    Many years ago, I did a poll here for the best and worst gifts you’ve ever received.  The answers tickled me.  So, what were the best and/or worst gifts you’ve ever received.

    My best: my wedding ring in the shape of Queen Elizabeth’s crown

    My worst: I can’t really remember, because [...]

    Posted: December 15, 2009, 5:17pm EST
    by lblanken
  • More Christmas Poetry

    (because real work is too hard)

    Part the first

    I was dressed all in cotton, from my head to my feet,
    And my clothes were all tarnished with flour and sweets.
    A bundle of gifts I hauled from the trunk,
    And I looked like the homeless hoarding [...]
    Posted: December 15, 2009, 9:08am EST
  • More Christmas Poetry

    (because real work is too hard)

    Part the first

    I was dressed all in cotton, from my head to my feet,
    And my clothes were all tarnished with flour and sweets.
    A bundle of gifts I hauled from the trunk,
    And I looked like the homeless hoarding my junk.

    My eyes, how [...]

    Posted: December 15, 2009, 9:08am EST
    by lblanken
  • Mad Elf Ale to the Rescue

    Seriously, after a parent-teacher conference, a trip to the department store, the card store, the grocery store and the hardware store, I need a drink.  Too bad it's only 3:45 and we still have a winter concert to attend and before that, dinner to make.  I got 10% of [...]
    Posted: December 14, 2009, 3:52pm EST
  • Mad Elf Ale to the Rescue

    Seriously, after a parent-teacher conference, a trip to the department store, the card store, the grocery store and the hardware store, I need a drink.  Too bad it’s only 3:45 and we still have a winter concert to attend and before that, dinner to make.  I got 10% of [...]

    Posted: December 14, 2009, 3:52pm EST
    by lblanken
  • The week before Christmas

    And all through the house, every creature was stirring, especially the mouse.  (Computer, that is).

    The stockings are hung by the chimney with care,
    In hopes that something would soon appear there.
    The children are restless, about to unwind,
    While visions of vacation days dance in their mind.
    [...]
    Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:35am EST
  • The week before Christmas

    And all through the house, every creature was stirring, especially the mouse.  (Computer, that is).

    The stockings are hung by the chimney with care,
    In hopes that something would soon appear there.
    The children are restless, about to unwind,
    While visions of vacation days dance in their mind.

    And pa in his [...]

    Posted: December 14, 2009, 8:35am EST
    by lblanken
  • Christmas shopping: Help Wanted

    We ventured to the giant mall yesterday to do the rest of our Christmas shopping.  After eating lunch and walking around for about 20 minutes, we decided to go home and shop online.  Things I hate about shopping at the mall:

    1. It's crowded.
    2. It's giant and requires [...]
    Posted: December 13, 2009, 6:03pm EST
  • Christmas shopping: Help Wanted

    We ventured to the giant mall yesterday to do the rest of our Christmas shopping.  After eating lunch and walking around for about 20 minutes, we decided to go home and shop online.  Things I hate about shopping at the mall:

    1. It’s crowded.
    2. It’s giant and requires a lot [...]

    Posted: December 13, 2009, 6:03pm EST
    by lblanken
  • Slumber Party Survived!

    Guests resting at a sleepoverImage via Wikipedia
    Last night Geeky Girl had a couple of girls over for a slumber party.  I had gotten tons of snacks for them, including a request for sundae makings. There was popcorn and pretzels and hot cocoa. We'd downloaded' [...]
    Posted: December 12, 2009, 8:54am EST
  • Slumber Party Survived!

    Guests resting at a sleepoverImage via Wikipedia

    Last night Geeky Girl had a couple of girls over for a slumber party.  I had gotten tons of snacks for them, including a request for sundae makings. There was popcorn and pretzels and hot cocoa. We’d downloaded Elf.  [...]

    Posted: December 12, 2009, 8:54am EST
    by lblanken
  • Opportunity Knocks

    A week ago, I applied for a part-time job.  Event though I enjoy my independent status, I keep an eye on various job lists, looking for interesting opportunities.  Thought I've seen some intriguing full-time jobs, I haven't considered them simply because they're full time.  I'm just not ready for that.  [...]
    Posted: December 11, 2009, 7:57am EST
  • Friday Fun: Parenting's Not That Hard


    Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure


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    Posted: December 11, 2009, 7:20am EST
  • Girl Drama

    On the way home from school yesterday, I was talking away about my own day, when Geeky Girl stopped me and said, "Mom, I need to talk to you."  These are words you both want and don't want to hear from your kids. On the one hand, I definitely want' [...]
    Posted: December 10, 2009, 8:46am EST
  • WoW Wednesday: Shiny and New

    Yesterday, Patch 3.3 dropped. With it came new dungeons, new raids, and a whole new way of grouping up with people to run dungeons. It also came with extended downtime, tons of issues with people logging in, not being able to zone into instances and more. Even on a standard [...]
    Posted: December 09, 2009, 8:30am EST
  • I'm in a giving mood

    Maybe it's because of the holidays, or maybe it's just who I am, but lately, when people mention they like something or want to try something, I want to go out and buy it for them as a surprise. These are people I barely know. I actually had the thought [...]
    Posted: December 08, 2009, 6:55pm EST
  • The Internet and Entertainment

    People are talking about the proposed deal between Comcast and NBC and what it will do to the business. NBC owns Hulu, which streams many popular tv shows (and many not-so-popular ones) for free, allowing people to watch shows any time. The speculation is that this will no [...]
    Posted: December 08, 2009, 8:11am EST
  • An Update on the Gym Situation

    I joined the gym this afternoon. The owner actually remembered me, which was nice. It's actually a bit less meat-locker-y than I remember it. They have a huge number of classes for seniors and when I was there this afternoon, I'd say the average age was about 45-50. I suspect' [...]
    Posted: December 07, 2009, 1:51pm EST
  • Parenting and Girls Day Out

    Saturday, Geeky Girl and I went to the big mall for a girls day out. She was in need of warmer clothes. (Dang the growth spurt!) As we have done in the past, we turned the day into an opportunity to hang out together. Since it's the Christmas season, we [...]
    Posted: December 07, 2009, 8:30am EST
  • Friday Fun: WoW and a LOLCat

    This was me a couple of days ago, whining to the kids from bed to bring me a beverage:


    see more Lolcats and funny picturesPlease consider donating to my efforts in the Susan [...]
    Posted: December 04, 2009, 7:35am EST
  • Contemplating Training

    So, I kicked off some serious fund raising efforts yesterday and although the walk itself is 317 days away, 20 miles is a lot. And it's winter. And I am a weather wimp. And I'm running out of paths. A treadmill would offer me the opportunity to walk as far [...]
    Posted: December 03, 2009, 8:42am EST
  • WoW Wednesday: Lulls in the action

    Of course, this week's WoW playing was interrupted by Thanksgiving--where I had. no. internet. access. And then by the baking extravaganza (made almost $150, btw). Sometimes life intervenes in game playing, as it should, really. But sometimes, the game lags a bit. When that happens, when the game loses its' [...]
    Posted: December 02, 2009, 10:28pm EST
  • Just call me Martha

    Pumpkin pie drops 2Yesterday, I baked all day. From 9-5. I took a break for a chat with a friend at lunch, but then I actually forgot to eat. The cookies on the left are Pumpkin Pie Drops [...]
    Posted: December 02, 2009, 7:33am EST
  • In case you're wondering

    No, I didn't make it to 50,000. I had absolutely no time to do anything. When we would finally get home from various relatives' houses, I was too exhausted to think. This week, too, is busy, as I'm hosting a fundraiser tomorrow for my 3-day breast cancer walk. I'm [...]
    Posted: December 01, 2009, 8:21am EST
  • Thanksgiving Debrief

    Toasting

    Image by lorda via Flickr

    I had a thoroughly enjoyable Thanksgiving. Used to be at any family gathering, I got anxious about my appearance, what I was doing for a living, etc. I was keenly aware of being judged at these things, of people considering what [...]
    Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:35am EST
  • I almost quit NaNo

    This morning, after only getting about 5.5 hours of sleep, and after writing an incoherent rant on tenure, I looked at my computer screen and wanted to run away. I thought about the laundry that needs to get done, the preparation for our Thanksgiving trip, the fatigue, the almost-gone, but [...]
    Posted: November 23, 2009, 1:22pm EST
  • Tenure, or Tilting at Windmills

    This post by Dean Dad, response to this post by Michael Berube, created quite a stir in our household this morning. The tenured faculty member tried to defend himself to a Ph.D. who's never landed a full-time t-t job, and in fact, doesn't want one, but wishes there [...]
    Posted: November 23, 2009, 9:18am EST
  • Friday Fun: Academia vs. Business or Faculty vs. Staff

    This comic perfectly describes how I often felt in my staff position:




    I was often thinking like the Academia side of things, but the response to my ideas, from both faculty and staff, was like the Business reaction. I got the Academia [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 9:02am EST
  • I am now officially a Shakesperian

    Hello fellow shakespearians I am geekygirl coming back for TWEEN TAKEOVER!!!!! If you are not a shakespearian please tell people near you to gasp for no reason. If you are a shakesperian congratulations you won a car. To get your car please go here: An Unknown Planet in a Different [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:54pm EST
  • Writer's Cramp

    Mouse and keyboard

    Image by lorda via Flickr

    Those of you who follow me on Twitter might have seen me deliberating yesterday about whether to write through the pain of the repetitive stress injury I seem to have developed. For the record, I decided to write by [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:25am EST
  • WoW Wednesday: Weird PvP Behavior

    I'm continuing to level my priest primarily through PvP, with a few quests thrown in here and there. She's at 48 now. I'm hoping to get her to 50 before the weekend since I'll be switching back to my death knight on Sunday for the holiday achievements (more on that [...]
    Posted: November 18, 2009, 7:59am EST
  • Imperialism

    Today in my social studies class, we enter the 1880s with imperialism. It's a very strange idea and concept, and personally, the separation from poor and rich, making them very far apart. Anyways here is how it went down.

    Imperialism, for those of you who don't know, is one [...]
    Posted: November 17, 2009, 9:00pm EST
  • More on the writing routine

    Peg Single has another column in Inside Higher Ed about establishing a regular writing routine. Her audience consists of grad students writing dissertations and faculty writing books and articles. But writing is writing and doing it regularly every day is good practice. Although blogging is off-the-cuff and informal, I [...]
    Posted: November 16, 2009, 1:08pm EST
  • The Future of Educational/Instructional Technology

    Over a year ago, I discussed the shift I was seeing in how faculty use their educational technology support staff. The shift I had noticed (and continued to notice until I left a year ago) was a shift from a consultative mode to a service mode. Instead of faculty [...]
    Posted: November 16, 2009, 8:57am EST
  • This is why I don't have a tattoo

    From Indexed.Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure


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    Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:26am EST
  • More on Academic Conferences

    Am I the only one who thinks academic conferences are weird? Why do they feel a little bit like a junior high school dance?

    For background, go read this post about my last academic conference. I'll try not to repeat what I said there. Because I'm not in [...]
    Posted: November 12, 2009, 8:06am EST
  • When Writing is Hard

    My weekend workstation

    Image by lorda via Flickr

    The reason I joined the NaNoWriMo activities even though I'm not writing a novel (which means I can't officially win) is because having specific numeric goals is quite helpful. There's also the group accountability of posting one's [...]
    Posted: November 11, 2009, 12:15pm EST
  • WoW Wednesday: PvP

    For you non-WoW players out there, PvP stands for player vs. player, a part of the game where, instead of fighting virtual monsters, players battle each other. There are PvP servers where this kind of fighting happens constantly [...]
    Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:16am EST
  • Economy

    Now as you probably already don't know, I am an avid Runescape player, and have been studying it for quite some time. I would like to bring you into my realm of my studies.

    Well to start off with, they made a majority of trade between players not' [...]
    Posted: November 11, 2009, 7:10am EST
  • The Children Have Taken Over

    They do have their own blogs, I promise. But for some reason, it's more fun for them to blog here. I think they like the audience. You can see the challenges I face: the sarcasm, the way-too-smart-for-their-own-good attitude. That comes from Mr. Geeky's side of the family, I promise.
    [...]
    Posted: November 10, 2009, 8:20am EST
  • Tween takeover again

    Rubber_duckies.

    Hello people of Earth, Mars, and Wisconsin it is Tween Takeover Monday! Moving on I have been asked a question from one of my "fans" and they have asked the same question to my brother. "How do you feel about screen time for tweens?" he [...]
    Posted: November 09, 2009, 9:35pm EST
  • The relentlessness of parenting

    Jody at Raising WEG writes about the relentlessness of having to be the arbiter, the house manager, the soother of emotions, etc. I remember a couple of years ago, when I got so depressed, I actually had to seek professional care, how I could not even begin to deal [...]
    Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:40am EST
  • Back to reality

    Mondays are always a bit rough, after getting to sleep in, attend soccer games and loll around with the family. They're especially rough after having spent a few days conferencing. I attended this conference (presentation here). This was the first time I've been to this conference and only [...]
    Posted: November 09, 2009, 7:14am EST
  • Giving that cat some pants

    No this is how it happened: Once upon a time in a car ride home my brother Thad was sitting in the backseat next to me doodling on his DS and everyone else was talking and when we stopped we noticed Thad was singing quietly. This is what he was [...]
    Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:59am EST
  • Fun Friday: Put some pants on that cat

    A while back, the kids were in the car, doodling on the DS's and one of them said, "Put some pants on that cat." It became a family rap song. We're still singing it when we see the cat, when one of us doesn't have pants on, etc. So this' [...]
    Posted: November 06, 2009, 7:51am EST
  • Tween takeover Thursday

    Hello people of Geekymom's blog I am the guest blogger for tween takeover Thursday. Two fill you in, those of you who don't me here is a little bit of info: My name is Stephanie (AKA geekygirl) I am geekymom's daughter, geekyboy's sister, geekydad's daughter, and so on. My favorite' [...]
    Posted: November 05, 2009, 5:32pm EST
  • WoW Wednesday: Late Edition on Stress Reduction, or not

    When I called my husband a little while ago complaining that the hotel I'm in charges for Internet access, he said, "Bah, treat yourself, go play some WoW." So I probably will later this evening.

    I spent the last couple of hours finishing up my presentation and trying to' [...]
    Posted: November 04, 2009, 6:08pm EST
  • Sporadic blogging ahead

    I'm traveling the rest of the week, attending a conference. I was working the polls yesterday and in theory, Geeky Boy was supposed to do his usual posting, but, of course, he forgot. He might make an appearance today. Heck, I might make another appearance today. Geeky Girl has been' [...]
    Posted: November 04, 2009, 8:03am EST
  • And so it begins! NaNoWriMo 2009

    Last night, after soccer games, dinner and a couple of beers, I sat down to write the first words for this month's NaNoWriMo adventure. I'm cheating a bit since I'm writing nonfiction, but anything that will motivate me to keep going is a good thing. I convinced the kids to' [...]
    Posted: November 02, 2009, 8:00am EST
  • Friday Fun: Halloween

    Hippy Dippy Halloween has begun, and, as you can see, Geeky Girl is going hippie this year. I forced her to look at Woodstock pictures to "understand" the time period. The interesting thing about them is that most people look [...]
    Posted: October 30, 2009, 8:04am EDT
  • Revision

    When I was in college and in my MFA program, I wrote poems in these hard-back blue notebooks with green ruled pages. Often I would write a draft on one page, scribble through lines, write new lines, mark out words, write in new words. On the [...]
    Posted: October 29, 2009, 8:23am EDT
  • WoW Wednesday: Confidence

    My very first WoW Wednesday post was about tanking and I'm going to go back to that again. I've been tanking more and more and getting much better at it. It's been very nice, especially, to have some experienced players with me, giving advice during' [...]
    Posted: October 28, 2009, 8:39am EDT
  • Coup d 'etat

    Hello and welcome to the 2nd entry of Geekboy's posting on Tuesdays. If you are not used to this by now, I recommend you get used to it.

    Today I'd like to bring you into my daily life. I think you'll like it.

    0000 - 0559 Sleep
    0600' [...]
    Posted: October 27, 2009, 4:01pm EDT
  • Women and Children First

    I was just reading through the comments on this IHE post about having kids or not in graduate school and one commenter says the following:
    From my perspective, I find many (not all, not even most) of my female friends and my grad students can't articulate what they want,' [...]
    Posted: October 27, 2009, 8:52am EDT
  • Teen takeover

    Geeky Boy will once again post something here after school. What do you want to know about from the teenage perspective?


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    Posted: October 27, 2009, 7:45am EDT
  • NaNoWriMo

    I just signed up for NaNoWriMo even though I'm writing nonfiction and not a novel. Having a goal of 50,000 words will be good for me and I'm looking forward to the challenge. I did NaNoWriMo back in 2006 I think. I didn't quite make the goal, getting stuck' [...]
    Posted: October 26, 2009, 10:23am EDT
  • Tales from my Soccer Mom Weekend

    My sporting weekend actually began on Thursday, when I had to bounce back and forth between two different fields watching Geeky Boy play soccer and Geeky Girl play field hockey. The soccer game was the last of the season so there were more parents than usual. I watched for a [...]
    Posted: October 26, 2009, 8:18am EDT
  • Friday Fun: Chore Wars

    My Chore Wars character A couple of days ago, Collin pointed me to Chore Wars, a site that lets you keep track of the things you do around the house. Better yet, it lets you keep track of what your family members do [...]
    Posted: October 23, 2009, 7:59am EDT
  • Open Letter to My Kid's Elementary School Teachers

    Dear Teachers,

    I love you, I do. I know you work hard and often work long hours grading, participating in after school activities and more. Your job is difficult. You have to teach kids who are often squirming in their seats, pulling the hair of the girl in front [...]
    Posted: October 22, 2009, 8:01am EDT
  • WoW Wednesday: Halloween Fun

    I have some more serious thoughts in my head about WoW, but they're not congealed yet, so instead, let's talk about Halloween. Blizzard has incorporated a variety of events related to seasonal holidays. We actually just had brewfest a couple of weeks ago. I'm now a [...]
    Posted: October 21, 2009, 8:13am EDT
  • Geekyboy Posts for the first time!

    Hello. I think we are all well aware of why we are gathered here today. It is posting time. For those of you who don't know what posting time is, I recommend you learn immediately. I have received requests of what to post about, but like on facebook, requests are' [...]
    Posted: October 20, 2009, 9:25pm EDT
  • Watch this space

    Supposedly, Geeky Boy is going to make a guest appearance here today. Might be later this evening. At any rate, keep an eye out. If there's something you'd like to know from a 14-yo boy's perspective, let us know.


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    Posted: October 20, 2009, 1:02pm EDT
  • Writing habits

    This IHE article on writing was a much-needed inspiration today. Single discusses two myths of writing. One, that one can only write in large blocks of time and two, that you need to be motivated to write. I've know for years that these are myths and I've worked accordingly, [...]
    Posted: October 16, 2009, 8:27am EDT
  • Motivational Swings

    Warning: This post may be whiny and self-indulgent. Don't say I didn't warn you.

    It's either the weather or the hormones, but I've struggled the last couple of days to do anything productive. Just Tuesday, as I was walking back from Starbucks, I was feeling quite proud of myself.' [...]
    Posted: October 15, 2009, 10:18am EDT
  • Proud Geeky Mama

    Posted: October 14, 2009, 9:44pm EDT
  • WoW Wednesday: LFG

    LFG stands for Looking for Group and eventually, you're going to need a group. It might be for a group quest or, more likely, to run a dungeon. There are a couple of ways to find a group and some things to know before you head' [...]
    Posted: October 14, 2009, 9:06am EDT
  • Even a Vacation is about Learning

    Our trip to Monticello happened to coincide nicely with some of the work the kids are doing in school. Geeky Girl is doing a whole unit on colonial America. They visited a colonial cabin nearby, a trip I served as a chaperon on. Geeky Boy has [...]
    Posted: October 13, 2009, 11:17am EDT
  • When I'm Sixty-Five

    This weekend, the Geeky family went down to Charlottesville, VA to celebrate my father's 65th birthday. We visited Monticello and Michie Tavern and skirted over to UVA Sunday morning and walked around a bit. Geeky Boy declared it [...]
    Posted: October 12, 2009, 12:17pm EDT
  • Talking about drugs to your kids

    Lisa Belkin discusses a survey about parents who used drugs in the past and what their kids know about that use. Do kids want to know? It turns out they do.

    I have always been honest with my kids about my own drug use in the past. Yes, [...]
    Posted: October 08, 2009, 4:01pm EDT
  • Nearly end of the week update

    It's been an interesting week around here. It started with a potential tv show appearance, which those of you who follow me on Twitter likely saw me tweet about. No offense to said tv show, but it wasn't the kind of thing I wanted to do. [...]
    Posted: October 08, 2009, 8:34am EDT
  • WoW Wednesday: Heading to the Big City

    Auction House

    Image by lorda via Flickr

    As in most bildungsromans, our intrepid hero eventually travels to the big city where they must resist temptation and navigate unknown territory so that they may learn and grow. Sometime around level 10, your character will be directed to the [...]
    Posted: October 07, 2009, 7:29am EDT
  • Fun with Money

    No really. Thanks to ProfHacker, I was reminded of Mint.com, a site for tracking your money that I heard about on NPR. The problem with hearing about web sites on the radio in the car: no internets in the car. Last week, I [...]
    Posted: October 06, 2009, 9:50am EDT
  • Waiting for Wave, Playing with Sidewiki

    Google has launched Wave, a new social media tool that's supposed to be a game changer in private beta. While I'm waiting for my invite (pick me, please!), I decided to have a look at their slightly older release, Sidewiki. I must say, it's pretty cool. By adding a simple' [...]
    Posted: October 05, 2009, 11:10am EDT
  • Ignore Everybody

    Over the weekend, I read Hugh MacLeod's book, Ignore Everybody: and 39 Other Keys to Creativity. He also blogs at gapingvoid.com. It was an interesting book, quite simple and direct and refreshing. There's nothing in it that I don't think you couldn't figure out for yourself, [...]
    Posted: October 05, 2009, 10:02am EDT
  • Why we get defensive

    I was going to post something fun here today, but nothing floated to the top as worth it, and after I read Historiann and Dr. Crazy this morning, I found myself with a lot of thoughts to put down. Dr. Crazy's post on speaking out as a non-parent [...]
    Posted: September 11, 2009, 10:28am EDT
  • My Children, Their Mess?

    Top of stairs

    Image by lorda via Flickr

    I've been hiding something for years. Upstairs, on the third floor, in what used to be an attic, are my kids rooms trash heaps. I've been trying to help them clear them out over the last couple of weeks, [...]
    Posted: September 10, 2009, 8:00am EDT
  • Charge for public school?

    Really? I can't really believe this article proposing that we charge for public school. Um, I already pay over $2k/year in taxes that specifically go to the school district. Should schools have more money? Absolutely. But charging tuition is not the way to go.


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    Posted: September 09, 2009, 8:00am EDT
  • WoW Wednesday: Learning Time Management

    This is actually not about managing time in terms of managing play time, but about managing time within the game. When your WoW time is limited, you have to make decisions about what to spend time doing. There are literally thousands of things one could do [...]
    Posted: September 09, 2009, 7:37am EDT
  • On the food front

    I'm continuing my obsession with trying to eat better, and it's been challenging, but not impossible. I'm not worrying too much about produce for the moment. I'm buying most from the farmer's market, but have picked up bananas and avocados, which are obviously not local. The kids and the husband' [...]
    Posted: September 08, 2009, 12:47pm EDT
  • Obama on school

    I can't believe the controversy that's surrounded Obama's planned speech today about school. It's bat-shit crazy. If I felt certain that smart people always won the day and that dumb people who take their kids out of school because they think the President of the United States is indoctrinating our' [...]
    Posted: September 08, 2009, 9:12am EDT
  • Fun Friday: Hollywood does Science

    If you haven't seen this, it's really hilarious. One of my favorites--the benefits of electrocution!


    ' [...]
    Posted: September 04, 2009, 9:37am EDT
  • Careening into the New School Year

    Mr. Geeky took Geeky Girl to work with him today at her request. How's that for boredom? She'd rather go to work with her dad than be at home. As a result, I had the morning pretty much to myself since Geeky Boy doesn't rise until nearly noon. I sent [...]
    Posted: September 03, 2009, 2:23pm EDT
  • The Casualties are Female

    Dr. Crazy has a really great post and follow up, to which Historiann has responded about how things tend to turn out for women in academia. That is, women can't have it all--career, family, life--if they choose academia as a career. Men, both she and Historiann argue,' [...]
    Posted: September 03, 2009, 8:30am EDT
  • WoW Wednesday: Gear

    A friend wanted me to title this "Still Not Def Capped." For you non-WoW'ers, let me explain. Each type of player needs a certain level of stats to do well in higher level dungeons and raids. Stats include things like defense, spell power, attack power, hit rating, etc. Players who' [...]
    Posted: September 02, 2009, 7:58am EDT
  • School Can't Start Soon Enough

    I've reached that point that all parents reach, where they're actually looking forward to having their kids out of the house. With one week left to go, I'm ready to finally have the house to myself. Since my house is also my place of work these days, I'm even more [...]
    Posted: September 01, 2009, 11:03am EDT
  • Parents knowledge of kids' social lives

    Social computing

    Image by lorda via Flickr

    The New York Times has this brief article on how parents don't really know how often their teens are checking into social networking sites. My first thought was, duh. Even tech savvy me who sits next to my kids' [...]
    Posted: September 01, 2009, 9:27am EDT
  • Finding real food

    I've just returned from my post-vacation grocery run. I wanted to follow my new rules, and actually, it wasn't that hard in many cases, thanks to my store's new brands. Sadly, the web site gives little information about them, but I checked labels dutifully, and many of them [...]
    Posted: August 31, 2009, 10:37pm EDT
  • A Milestone

    My car mechanic knows my name, knows the whole weird my-husband-and-I-have-different-but-similar-last-names scenario.

    I don't know whether to think this is cool or scary. Right now, I'm going with cool. Everyone needs a mechanic who knows their name.


    [...]
    Posted: August 31, 2009, 11:45am EDT
  • On reading about food

    Making Quiche

    Image by lorda via Flickr

    Last week, I devoured three books about food. First, Julia Child's My Life in France; second, Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food; and third, Julie Powell's [...]
    Posted: August 31, 2009, 9:31am EDT
  • Friday Fun: Tech Support


    This is actually true:


    [...]
    Posted: August 28, 2009, 11:12am EDT
  • 15 years

    15 years ago today, Mr. Geeky and I got married. It's hard to believe. The early years were a whirlwind of babies and career changes and moves across the country. And now we're in the middle, more settled to be sure but still with many challenges ahead.

    When' [...]
    Posted: August 27, 2009, 7:45am EDT
  • WoW Wednesday: Taking a Break

    About to save the world

    Image by lorda via Flickr

    I'm on vacation this week, without my computer and without much access to any kind of network, so I'm away from WoW. Which is a good thing. WoW can get pretty intense at times. A few weeks [...]
    Posted: August 26, 2009, 6:57am EDT
  • Doing more with less

    Dean Dad had a post last week that looked at the staff side of the equation during this economic downturn. I lived through a downturn during my first years as a staff member and saw 30 people get laid off. In many departments, this meant a 20%-30% cut in [...]
    Posted: August 25, 2009, 6:20pm EDT

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