It's Pi Day, the day that math geeks everywhere celebrate the ability to measure properties of a circle. Hooray for Pi Day! I don't mean to boast, but I am awesome at math. Oh sure, I would be a little rusty these days, but back in the day I … [Continue reading]
If the icy sidewalks don’t kill the elderly, I will.
March 12, 2012 by
I am in a mood. A MOOD, people. It's a good thing I am not armed, or have violent tendencies. And lest we think that this is Daylight Savings Time related, it actually isn't. Wait, did you just correct me to say that it's Daylight SAVING Time, … [Continue reading]
Love Sandwich
March 8, 2012 by
I was so excited to open up this month's O Magazine, and not just because it contained Adam Glassman's spring fashion look book - which turned out to be a disappointment, anyway. Sorry, Adam, a silky pajama top is NOT work appropriate even when … [Continue reading]
Just Like Bogie and Bacall
March 5, 2012 by
Jake stayed at school for lunch today for the very first time - excepting, of course, Fridays when the kids have a "nutrition break" at their desks and then are dismissed at 1:10. But today he is at a Lego Club meeting - there IS a Lego Club - and … [Continue reading]
The book fair is over. Where’s my corkscrew?
March 2, 2012 by
I was watching Modern Family on Wednesday, dying of laughter at what was referred to as "Satan's Trifecta", with Claire, Haley, and Alex all on the same "cycle". I laughed at poor Phil's angst as I ate handful after handful of trail mix, wondering … [Continue reading]
The Anti-Clean Plate Club
February 26, 2012 by
This morning the world is white and grey, snow falling and the colour of the sky perfectly matching that of the ground. Jake has the sniffles, my husband had a cortisone shot in his shoulder on Friday and hence has been rendered the one-armed man … [Continue reading]
Whale Tail!
February 23, 2012 by
At first I was going to do a "Wordless Wednesday" post - does anyone still do that? I'm so hip to the scene - but then I realized that it's Thursday, which is great, really, but probably means that "Wordless Wednesday" isn't exactly relevant. … [Continue reading]
