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• I’m Having Hand Surgery

  By Geek Goddess on June 17, 2013 • ( 3 )

  So, later this week I’m having surgery.  I’ve had a couple surgeries before, but this is the first one where I feel like I’m actually having surgery. (Having my uterus snipped out a few years ago was a non-event. I… Read More ›

• Necco Wafers, Candy or Communion?

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on June 16, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  Necco Wafers are a candy that you either love of hate.  People that love Necco Wafers, such as my husband, always purchase this hard to find candy whenever they see them. “They have Necco Wafers!” he will exclaim, ignoring all… Read More ›

• It’s FLAG DAY, and this used to be OK

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on June 14, 2013 • ( 0 )

  This is an illustration from a 1923 children’s song book for school. At one time, this was just fine. Anyway, HAPPY FLAG DAY! az

• Coca Ecuador – Doorway to the Amazon

  By Geek Goddess on June 12, 2013 • ( 2 )

  After a few days in the Galapagos (described here and here, and here), our group of three dozen friends headed slowly back towards Quito and, for some, the Amazon. Our days of wet and dry landings, staying up all night… Read More ›

• Father’s Day birthday-Why dads matter.

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on June 11, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  When I was pregnant with my second daughter, Aynsley, my best friend Mary was also pregnant with her daughter Kirsten.  Kirsten was born on Mother’s Day.  Mary called me with the happy news, but joked “I’ll be spending every Mother’s… Read More ›

• Keeping Kids Curious

  By Geek Goddess on June 10, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Last week I wrote this post about a conversation I overhead in the grocery store, where a knowledge-hungry girl was ignored by her preoccupied father. My oldest son Richard visited that weekend, and I told him the story and showed… Read More ›

• Long hair past 40

  By Kitty Lapin Agile on June 9, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  When I was a child, at some point my mother cut my hair.  It was short, very short.  I’m told she was inspired by Audrey Hepburn’s pixie cut.  I was mortified. I remember being mistaken for a boy a few… Read More ›

• Friday Flicks! Omaha Beach Then and Now

  By Geek Goddess on June 6, 2013 • ( 1 )

  To all the brave people who faced the long shore, guns firing, no shelter, because they had to. Courage is doing something even when you are afraid.  Thank you all. Sixty years later, with my sons in 2004, on the… Read More ›

• Carma Chameleon

  By jeffwagg on June 5, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  justpaperskater and I exchange stories by giving each other a word which is the seed for the next correspondence. This is my response to her choice of “Chameleon.” Americans seem to have woken up to the fact that chameleons are… Read More ›

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