Tag Archives: Nerdery
Word to Your Mother
If memory serves, and it doesn’t always, but we can talk about my early-onset dementia/menopausal memory leakage some other time* . . . Jack’s mom only sends the Zabar’s box on New Year’s, Jack’s birthday, Father’s Day, and our wedding … Continue reading
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Tagged Bulldoggery, Marriage is not for the faint of heart, Nerdery
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Bike Swapping
First of all, congratulations to Autumnalyssa, who won the random drawing for a Let’s Panic! bag filled with all kinds of stuff, and whose mom taught her that you shouldn’t grow pot in the backyard if you have a gregarious … Continue reading
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Tagged Attention: I have an important announcement, Flirting with disaster, Guilt, Jackson, Nerdery
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Mother’s Day Is Nearly Upon Us
I like nothing more than a good holiday where I feel completely justified in buying myself a bunch of stuff that celebrates just how awesome I am. Also, if it’s a national holiday that excludes people who identify primarily as … Continue reading
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Tagged Attention: I have an important announcement, Let's Panic, Mom, Nerdery
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Here’s something
Unfortunately, I don’t have a photo of what I’m about to describe but I hope that I can do it in a way that’s horrifying enough to give you a mental picture you’ll be unable to shake for weeks. We … Continue reading
HULK CONFUSED
Hulk last one to hear that new movie in works about Hulk’s life, Hulk’s struggles, Hulk’s search for love in cold, indifferent universe. The usual. People already know this story, think Hulk to self! Why everybody co-opt Hulk’s story, think … Continue reading
Lunch with an old friend
Note: If you are someone who has ever appeared to be the slightest bit open to paranormal explanations for everyday occurrences, I will happily infuse whatever subsequent conversations we have with that topic so that you don’t have to look … Continue reading
High on a hill stood a lonely goatherd
In a startling shift of habit that was long overdue, I have stopped listening to music altogether. That’s right, you heard me. Stop before you waste a stamp sending me tickets to that GWAR reunion. I don’t care if Prince … Continue reading
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Tagged Attention: I have an important announcement, Music, Nerdery
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Inner Space
Jackson and I were looking for some entertaining bedtime reading so we picked up a copy of Dav Pilkey’s The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-fu Cavemen from the Future. It’s fun and it’s silly, as time-traveling cave boys with … Continue reading
Spring is only 88 days away!
Things our storage unit has eaten lately: 1. A box of my childhood photos that also included irreplaceable (non-digital) photos of Jackson’s first year 2. A bunch of Jack’s musical equipment that seems to mean more to him than it … Continue reading
And I haven’t vacuumed in weeks
One of the jokes in Let’s Panic the book is about how the Internet is such a satisfying and entertaining resource for new parents. Alice and I single out six web sites for having been particularly helpful throughout our own … Continue reading
