A thousand times a day, I have a reason to hate autism. When he’s bouncing on the trampoline, laughter peeling from his small frame, and the laughter turns to shrieks in between bounces for no apparent reason; I hate autism. When I try taking him into a store, and he starts pounding his head with [...]
I posted recently on the combination of Twitter and 24/7 news adding to the feeling of desperation in the world. A wise commenter posted that it isn’t that the world is getting worse, we’re just hearing about it all the time. I couldn’t agree more. And I have an example to prove the point. Ask [...]
Ok. If we are going to be geeky, let’s get geeky. My top 10 (ok, 11) Zombie Movies: Shaun of the Dead Zombieland (loved it) Dawn of the Dead (Snyder) Planet Terror Dawn of the Dead (Romero) Night of the Living Dead Land of the Dead Dead Alive Day of the Dead Return of the [...]
I read this story at AL.com and, while I’m not surprised, it really upset me. It is just another example of the state demanding access to the most private aspects of our lives. While I encourage you to go read the story for yourself, the gist of the story is pretty straight forward. It seems [...]
I have to admit, I’m a Mythbusters geek. I absolutely adore the show. But I adore busting myths myself. Myths are the result of sloppy thinking, something akin to superstitions, and I can’t abide it. Oh, I’m guilty of it, but it makes me angry when I do. I could give you a list of [...]
I’m a geek, but I’ve never claimed to be a genius. I have plenty of friends who rank up there, but I’m not one of them. One of the smarter of the bunch (not counting my fellow geeks here at Geek Palaver, of course) is my blogging friend Sarah Lena of the blog, The Anvil [...]
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