When I was in school we used to call them “story problems.” The textbook people tricked you into thinking you were going to hear a story, when behind their clever words lay an evil math problem. And I hated them. Almost every math concept could be forced into a story problem. To make matters … [Read more...] about Weekend Word Problems
Silly Stuff
Java De-icer
It was frosty this morning! At the YMCA I overheard two moms apologizing to one another for their late arrival. With ice on the ground, carting kids and all their paraphernalia out the door was even more difficult than usual. To make matters worse, they had both forgotten they’d need to scrape … [Read more...] about Java De-icer
Need Some (In)couragement?
Ever heard of that debilitating emotional ailment called Tryer’s Remorse? Probably not because I just made up that term. But the condition is not made up! It's real. My first bout with “Tryer’s Remorse” involved a cheerleading uniform and visions of grandeur. And I blogged about it over at … [Read more...] about Need Some (In)couragement?
Confessions of a Creative Punctuator
Considering most of our friends and family don’t tweet, I decided against mailing a #hashtag Christmas letter. And yet I face another challenge: Written communications, electronic or print, pose a great challenge to the highly expressive and animated communicator! My favorite and most … [Read more...] about Confessions of a Creative Punctuator
The Christmas Card Conundrum
We received our first Christmas card in the mail last week and it reminded me how much I LOVE receiving Christmas cards! But sending one can be such a conundrum! First, there is the highly volatile matter of the photo. I want a family photo to convey the peace of Christmas time and the joy … [Read more...] about The Christmas Card Conundrum
Sender’s Remorse
My proposed "unsend" button would replace the straight arrow with the iconic "left-curving arrow." You've heard of buyer’s remorse--that sick feeling which plagues a consumer after the big purchase. As you might have guessed from reading previous posts, I’m a cheap, tight-wad. So I … [Read more...] about Sender’s Remorse