Life is a mashup of toys and gadgets, hobbies and recipes, kids and odd socks, all held together with love and duct tape.
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This is my kind of holiday, because it combines Star Wars and a pun. The whole point of celebrating Star Wars Day is that you get to repeat this greeting as many times as possible: May the Fourth be with you! Get it? Today is May 4, 2009. May the Fourth! The only thing that [...]
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I snapped this fuzzy photo with my phone, while waiting for an extremely long time, in a very short line (yes, it’s possible) at the party supply store. I love gadgets and new tech stuff, but I’ll pass on this one. Click photo for a larger view.
Okay, it’s really for Assorted Light-up Easter Pencils, but [...]
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Here’s a quick list I put together while I was thinking about my own family’s techie-tech lifestyle. In no particular order, and subject to revision… Hope this gives you a grin.
You refer to your baby’s due date as “Labor-CON.”
You catch yourself humming a song and realize it’s from a video game, not the radio.
You speak [...]
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You might have seen my comments and complaints on Twitter a while back, when I was searching for a good ergonomic keyboard to use with my MacBook. I have fast fingers and tender wrists, and when I need to do lots of serious typing, I need a good keyboard. I love my MacBook, [...]
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I hate to reinforce gender stereotypes, but when it comes to my innate navigation abilities, I’m pretty girlish. My hubby never gets lost, and he teases me when I don’t remember how to get someplace I’ve been before.
On the other hand, he also says I’m a bit “mannish” when it comes to [...]
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No Way! I just found out that NBC-Universal has a limited-edition line of uber-geeky merchandise out for Comic-Con 2008 in San Diego! Turns out I discovered this happy information a little bit too late to bring home this awesome toaster, though. It’s already sold out from the online store, and I’m not [...]
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Somebody’s been inside my head (hotels give me the heeby-jeebies)
by GeekMom on September 26, 2008
I have been a compulsive hand-washer and outspoken microbe-phobe for most of my life. For example, back in my sorority days, I would make regular rounds of the chapter house with a can of Lysol disinfectant spray.
I hit just about every common surface, including the phone switchboard, bathroom light switches, door handles… My nickname was [...]
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