Cyn is a professional geek, avid reader, fledgling coder, enthusiastic gamer (TTRPGs), occasional singer, and devoted needleworker. She's also Rick's wife, Katie's Mom, and Esther & Oliver's Mémé.
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Artificial Retinas

Is this not amazing? From Future Brief In the mid-1980s, neuroophthalmologist Joseph Rizzo III was researching retinal transplants to restore blind people’s vision. One day, removing a lab animal’s retina, a tissue-thin membrane that lines the back of the eyeball’s…

Aw, Shucks!

Spellcasting 101: Don’t Try This At Home I’m crushed about the Mount spell. I thought we’d finally found a way to afford horseback riding for the girl! (Thanks sleepingwolf!)

Meep!

Sunshine!

Happy Birthday to one of my favorite, most loved people in the world: ga_sunshine. You’re one of my heroes, and I bless the day you came into our lives. You are beautiful, sweet, incredibly loving, creative, talented, intelligent—honestly, there just…

This Is What Happens When I’m Having to Play Bureaucracy Bingo On the Phone

I get bored. And do quizzes. Because you are a bad influence.

Airmail Paper?

I’ve never looked for the stuff myself before today, having only encountered it in letters from foreign correspondents (MANY years ago). But someone asked for it on freecycle, saying she absolutely cannot locate anyone selling it in Atlanta. So I…

Roleplaying, Body Language, Expressions, Etc

Yep, last night touched off not one but two posts! And I’m looking for feedback. So even if there isn’t a straight-out question, I want to hear from you. I love gaming with Sam and F (see the last post).…

Poly Thoughts

sambear and I spent many hours yesterday gaming and just hanging out with a delightful friend who we don’t see nearly often enough, and her houseguest. I’ll call the houseguest R, and our friend F.  I’m not identifying them more…

For Those With Kids (or Themselves!) Going Back to School

The Conscious Consumer and Back-to-School Shopping I realize the link is a bit late for many people, but it just came across one of my lists this morning. I have to say, one thing I do not miss is the…

DPaul007 is Contributing to My Delinquency

I took my computer into the kitchen, cleared the table of all distractions, and sat down with my textbooks. The first mistake was opening the blinds so I could see outside. The front yard and its squads of tree-rats is…

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