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O Nyan Nyan NyanOur Christmas tree is up on deck! It's our third Christmas on this houseboat. Last night we put the best ornament on top of the… »
DNA singalongTonight Moomin showed me a bunch of YouTube videos with songs about DNA. His teacher had emailed last week to say that everyone… »
Minor acts of heroismI gave Moomin all the swag I brought him from GeekGirlCon, and after plowing through a big stack of comic books he got very… »
Hula hooping lasso trickThis summer Moomin mastered hula hooping with two or three hoops. It looks so cool! I wish I could do it! Hooping in… »
Dubstep pop and lock dance videoMoomin loved this video and I did too! The dancer is called Nonstop and is part of the group Remote Kontrol. He is amazingly… »
The boring parentFor the past few weeks I've been injured and/or ill, and not the most entertaining parent. The most I was able to do was drive… »
Reading GilgameshToday I picked up Moomin and we went to the community center pool for the afternoon. I got a ton of work done while he messed… »
Manatees and ponies in SeoulThis summer Moomin took two long trips with his dad, one to Korea where they went to Jeju island and Seoul to visit relatives,… »
Dawn with her fingertips of roseWe are still reading The Odyssey at bedtime, and since that just happened it's what I'll talk about! But here's the quick… »
Maker Faire is coming up!I'll be at Maker Faire this weekend and on Saturday afternoon will be at the Hardware Hacking Area, teaching people how to… »
Tag Archives: rants
Farm camp!
Moomin loved farm camp! They skimmed cream off the milk, churned butter from it, got eggs from the henhouse, fed some goats, and saw lots of other animals. He has a choice at pool time of being a Cat, who … finish reading Farm camp!
Tagged accessibility, camp, disability, rants, summer
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Redshirting kindergartners: a rant!
When I saw this headline about redshirting kindergartners, I thought it had something to do with Star Trek, but could not figure out how on earth the metaphor could be stretched – was someone sending 5 year olds out to … finish reading Redshirting kindergartners: a rant!
Tagged bad parents, brats, education, gender, privilege, public schools, rants
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Weird pseudo-date school fundraisers
I’m kind of a jerk about school fundraiser events and in fact it is an area you might call me un-civic-minded. The girl scout cookie thing, the wrapping paper, the cookie dough, the auctions… God I hate the idea of … finish reading Weird pseudo-date school fundraisers
Tagged rants, schools
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