Shelley has gone certifiably nuts. Though she has never, ever, in all of her 13 years, been permitted on the kitchen table or counters, she has decided today that the kitchen table is, in fact, the only suitable place for…
Idjits
Okay, I’m the webmaster for Working to Halt Online Abuse. And we provide link banners for people who want to link to the site. We don’t approach anyone about linking, we don’t do reciprocal links—they’re just available. When I first…
Boundaries
Surprisingly, I’m almost finished with a book I started reading last night, Protecting Your Children from Sexual Predators by Dr. Leigh Baker. I picked it up on a whim because it was on the new releases shelf at the library.…
Transport
1. Do you have a car? If so, what kind of car is it? Yes, I have a car. It’s a nice car that seats all 5 of us comfortably. We named her Alluna. I don’t post things about exactly…
Like Mother, Like…
(sigh) R hasn’t been home 12 hours, and he’s already telling bald-faced, stupid, yes-he’ll-definitely-get-caught lies. Why does he do that? It wasn’t even about a big thing, but it wasn’t anything he could in any way be “mistaken” about. He…
Arrival
R & G are home! Yay! They came in on a red-eye flight and I’m quite surprised that they’re still conscious now. It’s good to have them home again. Current Mood: 🙂happyCurrent Music: One of the Mozart for Children CDs
Wish I Looked Like Her
You are 54% geek You are a geek. Good for you! Considering the endless complexity of the universe, as well as whatever discipline you happen to be most interested in, you’ll never be bored as long as you have a…
Need Some Macintosh Help, Please
The volunteer organization I work with is having everyone use PGP to sign all of their official correspondence. We feel that it’s necessary because someone has altered the content of messages from us, trying to claim that we’re making statements…
Chores
So okay… The living room has been policed The upstairs public areas have been vacuumed The kitchen is presentable and close to “truly clean” The laundry is happening The toilets have been swooshed and the bathrooms are presentable Still need…
Why I Don’t Miss Working Tech Support
So a friend tells me that his email “just won’t work.” Me: “Okay, how does it not work?” Friend: “Um, I don’t know. I just don’t get mail.” Me: “Well, can you try it and tell me what it does?”…