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SMACKDOWN! Pokemon Evolution vs. Biological Evolution
Pokemon fever has hit our household, as it can in even the best of families. For those readers who have been in solitary confinement for the last decade, Pokemon is a collectible card game with...
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The Top 25 Ways You Know You’re A GeekMom
Jenny Williams, circa 1980. Photo taken by her mom. What is it that sets a Geek Mom apart from the mundane mass of mothers? Have you ever questioned if you qualify? To really know if you are part of...
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How many times could your swear your sweet kitty is trying to tell you something? Something wise and powerful? Something a mere human cannot grasp? The latest research in cat speech shows that these...
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Before Geek Was Cool
Credit: accountrements.com Being a geek is no longer geeky. Role-playing games are being used in classrooms, “graphic novels” are considered literature, conferences about geek pop culture are in major...
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Make Me Laugh!
School of Thrones produced by Whitney Milam. I’ve been taking many breaks during the day to watch silly videos. This is because it’s early Spring in NorthEast America. What does that have to do with...
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The Stratford Zoo Midnight Review Presents Macbeth
Image by First Second. “I like how it got all the plot points across, but kept it kid-friendly.” This was my son’s comment after reading The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents Macbeth by Ian Lendler...
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Living the Lefty Life in a Righty World
Lefty power! Image capture: Patricia Vollmer. I’m a southpaw! I’ve always been proud to be in this elite 8-15 percent of the world population. Did you know that in 2008, you had no choice but to elect...
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When Toys Seek Revenge
Maybe they’re all plotting to get back at us. Photo: CC by 2.0 Jason Scragz‘s flickr photostream. I once wrote about a child who is growing up without any purchased toys, a boy whose childhood is...
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The Best of Dragon*ConTV
Bob and Carl, Sci-Fi Janitors Dragon*ConTV is the insufficiently sung hero of Dragon*Con. It’s the snarky entertainment arm of the con that keeps you laughing while waiting for panels or when you’re...
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Status Cats
Image via Flickr user girlie_mac Just when the dreary winter weather has got you down, in swoops the HTTP Status Cats! Check out these funny photos by Flickr user girlie_mac.
View ArticleI Used To Think
Kids make leaps of logic that don’t always have a factual basis. I sure did. I used to think I could see Federation starships in the sky. I used to think authorities checked to make sure only...
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Book Review: P.S. I Still Hate It Here: More Kids' Letters From Camp
Image: Abrams Ah, those childhood memories of summer camp. You got to sing songs around the fire, learn how to canoe and make new friends, all while pleading with you parents to let you come home. It’s...
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Semi-Naked Freelance Writing
CC by 2.0 NS Newsflash Flickr photostream I’m not well-behaved or well-dressed enough for most careers. That may be what led me to cobble together enough freelance gigs to call myself a writer. It...
View ArticleMoe the Crow Who Thinks He’s a Cat
Reading Time: 1 minute Our family dog Lucy is a puggle, a cross between a pug and a beagle, who thinks she’s a cat. Our whole feline family is tolerant, but we’ve always laughed about the way the dog...
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Time To Develop Brilliant Trousers
Reading Time: 2 minutes Photo by alessino via Flickr, CC by 2.0 I was called “Smarty Pants” a few too many times in my childhood. A little girl who can’t keep sarcastic asides to herself isn’t...
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Which Teen Movie Made An Impression On You?
Reading Time: 2 minutesamazon.com We all survived our teen years. Well, some of us are still in recovery. Even if you were so confident you smiled with braces on your teeth and let your geekalicious...
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Make Me Laugh!
Reading Time: 1 minuteSchool of Thrones produced by Whitney Milam. I’ve been taking many breaks during the day to watch silly videos. This is because it’s early Spring in NorthEast America. What does...
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The Stratford Zoo Midnight Review Presents Macbeth
Reading Time: 2 minutesImage by First Second. “I like how it got all the plot points across, but kept it kid-friendly.” This was my son’s comment after reading The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents...
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Living the Lefty Life in a Righty World
Reading Time: 1 minuteLefty power! Image capture: Patricia Vollmer. I’m a southpaw! I’ve always been proud to be in this elite 8-15 percent of the world population. Did you know that in 2008, you had...
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When Toys Seek Revenge
Reading Time: 6 minutesMaybe they’re all plotting to get back at us. Photo: CC by 2.0 Jason Scragz‘s flickr photostream. I once wrote about a child who is growing up without any purchased toys, a boy...
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