Geeks love words.
Kiddo#2 asked, “Is there a book that has all those readings in it? You know, the Bible readings from church?” I handed her a Bible and told her to read Mark. But since the Bible is over half a million…
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geekery
Wow, the ego’s getting thick in here.
My graduate-level “grammar” class was taught by a professor who was rather full of himself. (We’ve discussed the type before.) He liked confusing his students. If you asked a question, his answer would be less clear than his initial explanation….
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A big ole bag of personality
Kiddos 2 and 3 came home from their first day of school with the same project. It’s a paper bag (either a personality bag or an all-about-me bag) which the kids are supposed to decorate and then fill with five…
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On being an English major
This comic has been floating around various agents’ and writers’ twitter feeds, and I thought it completely captured the glamorous life of an English major. I had it doubly good, though: I was an English and Religious Studies major. And…
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Let’s have a book-burning!
And I need your help. One of my favorite books (by my favorite author) is Archer’s Goon by Diana Wynne Jones. My father gave me his copy when I was about sixteen and I proceeded to read my way through…
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overthinking: count on it
On the shopping list said “paper cups,” so I dutifully picked up the BJ’s MegaPack of three ounce cups for the bathroomdispenser. It wasn’t until I left them in the bathroom that I noticed what the package said: 738 cups….
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movers and shakers
As soon as I walked into the kitchen, I heard it. One of the appliances was vibrating in a death-rattle. In the past, I’ve thrown a party when one much-hated appliance or another has given up the ghost. And with…
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Geekery & house flies
If you haven’t already seen the article about Amazon.com’s $23million book about flies, please check it out. A few weeks ago a postdoc in my lab logged on to Amazon to buy the lab an extra copy of Peter Lawrence’s The…
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shocking and shameful!
Kiddo#4, my tender three year old, has been exposed to dirty books. From the public library no less. Kiddo#4: Mom? We go library today and get a dirty book! I’m fairly open-minded, and I believe a three-year-old is fully capable…
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All About Me(me)
Monica tagged me for her meme, and I haven’t done one for a while, so here we go: If you could go back in time and relive one moment, what would it be? I’d probably go back and hold Emily…
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