This week I attended the 78th (+/-) annual convention of the Gas Processors Association. (I’ve heard all of the jokes. Thank you anyway). I’ve been attending these meetings since 1989, serving on various technical committees affiliated with various nerd engineer… Read More ›
When I had only one child, my young preschooler Evelyn, I needed to have some very serious surgery. As a good parent I wanted to prepare her, so I went to the library. There were books about “Mom is Dead”… Read More ›
It’s not exactly “Toy Story” but it is the story of a toy. We all have that one toy from childhood that we wish we had held onto. My own favorites were the Trolls and the Troll Cave, and the… Read More ›
As you have figured out, the team at the 2DG blog are all readers. We even have our own staff librarian! From the site: The works, which were originally referred to as Dr. Eliot’s Five Foot Shelf, are a time capsule… Read More ›
I’m getting too old for this, I think. Any of you have those crazy weeks? I’m not working two jobs (although I did back in my college days), my sons are grown, I don’t have a huge yard to take… Read More ›
My husband has a newly single friend he works with. Jim was married for 25 years until recently he and his wife agreed to divorce. They don’t have any children. His wife was offered a terrific new job on the… Read More ›
Bern Bunny was so pleased with the response to his origami page maker, that he is now sharing another of his favorite paper crafts. Actually I learned to make this super easy blank book when working in a preschool. Blank… Read More ›
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 “contusion.” I was about 14 and riding my fairly new 12-speed bike. At… Read More ›
Parents no longer tell children reluctant to eat a certain food “Children in China are starving.” My generation had to suffer through guilt at not eating, because somewhere in China a child was dying from lack of food. I am… Read More ›
