Historical Archives
A couple of weeks ago, as I was lamenting the extra poundage I was putting on and my lack of motivation for getting in shape, I decided I need a higher purpose to my exercise routine than just my own vanity. So I signed myself up for 2010’s 3-Day Walk for the Cure. My stepmother…
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 on parent-related issues is excellent as are…
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, but it’s overwhelming. I’m soldiering on, but with every wrapper I…
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. Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen…
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 in game: quests, dungeons, raids, achievements, gathering materials and…
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 are giving me some grief…
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 children, I would have no…
If you haven’t seen this, it’s really hilarious. One of my favorites–the benefits of electrocution! Please consider donating to my efforts in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Walk for the Cure
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 off an article I was…
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, never have to make the kinds of decisions…
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