Mommy brag warning! Our son’s “Google doodle” made the cut and he is one of only six finalists at his elementary school to have the opportunity to enter the big Google contest. The contest theme is “What if…”. The kids had a template of the Google logo, and then designed their own drawings around it. At Google we believe in thinking big, and dreaming big, and we can’t think of anything more important than encouraging students to do the same….
Uh-huh. Exactly. “A moment I’ve been dreading. George brought his n’er-do-well son around this morning and asked me to find the kid a job. Not the political one who lives in Florida; the one who hangs around here all the time looking shiftless. This so-called kid is already almost 40 and has never had a real job. Maybe I’ll call Kinsley over at The New Republic and see if they’ll hire him as a contributing editor or something. That looks…
Not too long ago, I was asked by a publisher if I might consider reviewing a children’s book. We corresponded a little bit and I said I would take a look. If I liked the book, I’d say so, and I’d run it by our little boy as well to see what he thought. Well, I got the one book, but then I also received two more books directly from the author. They were all signed, with the date, and…
It’s time again for the Valentinr! You can send me a signed or anonymous Valentine, and get the code for your blog too. Get your own valentinr
Yeah, I like Terry Pratchett’s Discworld books… so…. Which Discworld Character are you?created with QuizFarm.com You scored as Lord Havelock Vetinari You are Lord Vetinari! Supreme ruler of Ankh-Morpork! Cool, calculated, and always in control. You graduated from the assassins guild, but failed a course on stealth and camouflage, because the professor never saw you there (even though you attended every class). You always seem to know what everyone is thinking, and after a conversation with you, people feel that…
Just in time for the holidays! Don’t waste time trying to write a reasonable, nuanced missive to explain your position and how you feel. Who ever does more than skim your letters anyway? The dysfunctional family letter generator is very humorous, especially if you’ve had a few “rough patches” with nuclear family, extended family, half-family, step-family, ex-stepfamily, adopted family, foster family, and any other kind of family-type unit that I may have forgotten to mention. The ideal would be if…