Historical Archives
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 with the every day needs of…
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 the second of two purely academic conferences…
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 singing:”Giving that cat some pants,…
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 Lolcat fit perfectly. see more…
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 color is green, I love…
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 arrange various social engagements. After a…
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 demanding to have a day…
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 join me through the Young…
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 fairly ordinary. What we think of now as hippie is a caricature based on a small group…
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 opposing page I would rewrite the poem again, scribble…
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