Jul 13, 2010  •  In Cute, Funny, Information, Web

A History of LOLcats

It’s amazing how some user-submitted images and misspelled captions can create such a worldwide phenomenon. Even if you’re not a big fan of LOLcats, you might find this illustration interesting and full of fun facts. (Click to view large.) Via The Next Web. P.S. — Did I ever mention that my sister’s dog Dante will […]

Jul 13, 2010  •  In Baby, Cute

Adorbz of the Day

We are so dressing our daughter in geeky/gamer costumes. You just wait for our Christmas cards. Via The Daily What. You may also like: “Once Upon a Time” — A Fairy Tale Themed Baby Shoot Watching Little Minds Learn Eric Carle’s “A Game of Thrones” Parenting WIN [Flying with Babies]

Jul 13, 2010  •  In Comang, Personal

Our Fixed Dog, A Horrible Night, and Small Miracles

I only got 2½ hours of sleep the night before the procedure. I have always been a sensitive sleeper (ie, not being able to sleep well the night before trips) and with growing concern for my little guy, coupled with a bad case of pregnancy-related indigestion, I simply could not rest easy. We dropped Comang […]

Jul 13, 2010  •  In Funny, Home

Problem Solved of the Day

I read many years ago that the “proper” way to hang toilet paper is with the flap hanging down — after all, this is how all the best hotels do it, right? As a consequence of reading this vital piece of information, I became really anal about my toilet paper rolls. So anal that if I […]

Jul 12, 2010  •  In Android, Gadgets, Geek

Google App Inventor: An Android App Creator for Non-Coders

This morning, Google announced the App Inventor, a new tool in Google Labs that lets anyone create an app for Android phones. While Google has been testing App Inventor in classrooms for a year, it is now available for the public via an online form. I personally think that this is a very smart concept. […]

Jul 11, 2010  •  In Baby, Home, Pregnancy

Finally Getting Started on the Nursery…

We purchased our first item for the nursery today: a crib! The Graco Lauren crib in espresso, to be exact. When I first started looking at cribs I was startled at just how expensive most of them were. Especially the minimalist ones with clean simple lines, which is our style. Our own bed didn’t cost $1,000 […]

Jul 11, 2010  •  In Art/Design, Books, Fonts

Teaching Your Kids About Typography

What a great way to start your little ones on the basics of typography! Norwegian design house Studio 3 has created an activity book titled Hyperactivitypography which aims to teach children the ins-and-outs of typography through cute illustrations, games, and tons of useful facts… …even the evils of using Comic Sans! Unfortunately, the book is currently out of […]

Jul 10, 2010  •  In Sports, Twitter, Web

My 2 Seconds of Fame via Twitter

I have various Google Alerts set up for my name, my aliases, and their variations. About 50% of the time the alerts have nothing to do with me, but the other half can get pretty interesting. Most of the time I’ll be flattered that someone chose to link to me, or find my stuff beneficial […]

Jul 9, 2010  •  In Christianity, Parenting, Personal

Sending Christian Kids to Secular Schools

I recently joined an online Christian mommies group and came across a discussion debating the merits of sending your kids to a secular/public school vs a private Christian school or homeschooling. Having attending public schools all my life (well, technically the university I attended is a private institution but it does not have a religious […]

Jul 9, 2010  •  In Comang, Cute

Doggie Fives

I’ve stated numerous times that Comang is not very bright. And while the desire to please is ever-present, we’ve only been able to teach him a handful of tricks due to his dim-wittedness. So far, Comang knows: sit, stay, down, jump, and high-five. Yes, you read that correctly. Our dog knows how to high-five. It was […]