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Thanks in large part to Geeky Boy who was prepared as part of his punishment to do a few chores with me without payment. I ended up paying him about half of what the work was worth. We completely cleaned the kitchen and most of the dining room. The hamster cages will be cleaned out…

Yesterday was an extrordinarily productive day. I really got on top of my work load. I was feeling a little crazy there for a while. I realized though that it was people around me who were crazy. I had a lot of people over the last week come to me in somewhat of a panic,…

Isn’t watching this hurricane a little like rubber necking? I heard last night on the radio (The World; specific segment) while sitting in the grocery store parking lot that the insurance companies have a catastrophic model that tells them that storms like this will be more frequent and stronger. The interviewer said, “Are you saying…

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Lots of people have written about the NY Times article that discusses how many female Ivy League grads are planning to stay at home instead of work. People have come at it from different angles–the class angle, the gender angle, the really bad journalism angle. I think all of those apply. Only a certain class…

Rules:1. Go into your archive. 2. Find your 23rd post (or closest to). 3. Find the fifth sentence (or closest to). 4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions. “But they don’t put their money where their mouth is.” (original) via Profgrrrrl Please consider donating to my efforts in…

It’s become clear to me that Geeky Girl and I are on different wavelengths. Morning routines are only the tip of the iceberg. It’s true I’m a slacker mom. The kids are responsible for getting their own breakfast, getting dressed, brushing their teeth and gathering their things. I prompt them throughout the morning, but Geeky…

Apparently, people saw the speech as politically motivated. Imagine that. Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure

Two reasons why I couldn’t sleep. It’s that time of year when it’s not quite cold enough at night to open the windows, but it’s too cold to run the air conditioner. So I started out with the air conditioner off and started to sweat, flip my pillow every 5 minutes to the cold side…