Hair as Blogging Metaphor + Writer Unboxed Redirect
Until now, if forced to select a hairstyle that would reflect my blogging history, I’d pick the reverse mullet: party in the front, business at the back end. When my first post went live, I had no expectations of an Read More …
Google Reader Dies in Two Days. Have You Made a Will?
Google Reader expires on July 1st, which means if you use it to collate and read RSS feeds, it’s time to settle on an alternative. The CBC recently ran a comparison of their top choices: Feedly, NewsBlur, The Old Reader, Read More …
A New Start for the Tart (and You, If You’d Care to Join Me)
When we moved into our present home, I was eight months pregnant with Molly. It had been a challenging pregnancy. I had threatened premature labor and spent at least three months in and out of bed, praying for the contractions Read More …
An Open Letter to the Makers of Tag Clouds
Dear Programmers: I’ve hesitated to write a note even hinting at a note of complaint before, because I do appreciate your efforts to represent a blog’s content in a non-linear, organic manner. Then it occurred to me I might be Read More …
Construction — both Familial and Structural
This winter we had a freeze-thaw cycle that was murder on the pavement, no more so than at the bit of cul de sac which abuts our front yard. Then we had a lot of precipitation. The result was a teensy Read More …
I’ve Hit the Limit to My Obsessiveness
Many years ago, when Frank was a toddler and we were at loggerheads, I had to scour a different set of parenting books than the ones which had helped me with Molly. I was looking for tips on how to Read More …
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