On the left side of the sanity bell curve
I’m sitting at my mom’s in Arkansas right now getting ready for Family Reunion; I packed this morning. On Monday, I’ll be sitting on a plane headed to Los Angeles; I bet I pack that morning. Remember me talking about that contest Kmart was running? That one that where they’re taking three bloggers to Los… Continue reading Los Angeles and E3, Here I Come!
I’m writing this with tears in my eyes and my nose is all stopped up from crying. I know, I know. I’m a dork. I figure it has something to do with Tucker being in the Navy and the chance he could still be sent somewhere across the pond but every time I see something… Continue reading Memorial Day Cartoons
Last week Klout gave me a subscription to GadgetTrak–an electronic security tracking program. The program accesses your webcam every so often and grabs a shot of whatever is on the other end of the webcam. Then it emails you a report of where your laptop–or whatever electronic–is hanging out and the image. Initially it freaked… Continue reading Laptop Security Picture of Cara
Once upon a time in a land far, far away–Arkansas–journeyed a brave explorer–Tucker–and his merry band of men–Tucker’s dad, brother in law and a family friend. As their great warships–canoes–fought through the raging water, a naiad capsized the warship the brave explorer had been piloting and his sacred shoes–his Vibrams–were swept away. That was back in… Continue reading Brand Loyalty and Vibram’s Poor Customer Service
Thanks to Trop50 for sponsoring my writing about fabulous bloggers. This year Trop50 is granting 50 Fabulous Wishes. Click here to enter for a chance to win $1,000 to celebrate a friend with a refreshing attitude about looking and feeling fabulous! I recently heard that “diary blogs” are dead. People want useful blogs. At least… Continue reading Five Pretty Awesome Bloggers
I had an odd experience today. I was talking with the podiatrist and as she looked over my medical information sheet, she raised her eyebrows and asked, “You’re an author?! I’ve always wanted to write a children’s book but I just don’t have time. If I had it to do all over again, I’d become… Continue reading Self-Doubt and Green Haired Gilbert
After this weekend and how Cara acted at Walmart–She screamed and cried through the entire store because she didn’t get what she wanted.–I almost want to add, “Shopping at Walmart with Cara.” to my list of six things I very much dislike. However, I came up with the list last night and don’t feel like… Continue reading Six Good Things I Love. Six Bad Things I Hate. All A Part of Me
Bit of advice: when trying to figure out what to wear to one of the biggest geekfests in the world, don’t just use Google images as your resource. One word: Cosplay. I do this every time I have a socially intimidating function to attend. It’s kind of like the first day of school but times… Continue reading What To Wear To E3 That Isn’t Cosplay Related
Yesterday was one of those days that starts out great and goes downhill from there. Cara started gymnastics last week–refer to the video below. Since she missed her first class because of the tornadoes, she had a make-up day yesterday. Cara was super excited and was all jumping around and stuff. Quite honestly, 1300 couldn’t come… Continue reading A Foul Fowl: Roasted Chicken with Lemon Fingerling Potatoes
I kid. Probably.
Tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, tsunamis. It feels like we’ve had more than our share of natural disasters recently, doesn’t it? Whether the disaster occurs in your hometown or in a country on the other side of the globe, parents ask the same question: how do I talk to my young kids about these devastating events? One… Continue reading Talking With Your Kids About Natural Disasters
We evacuated to Arkansas to my mom’s house so we’d have power. When we got there, Arkansas was flooded. Not Mom’s house but about half the town Tucker’s from is/was flooded. At least we know the weather wasn’t our fault since the floods happened before we got there. This is us going over the Mississippi… Continue reading Videos of Us Driving Back From Arkansas
