This tomato grew in my garden. Then Peter and Kelly gave it eyes and a smile. See and download the full gallery on posterous Posted via email from carolynbickford’s posterous
Almaden Lake 2009
Neil and I finally got back into our PE routine, and took a bike ride around Almaden Lake, just like we had done last Fall.
The History Boys (Movie)
Last night, Peter and I had a chance to watch a movie together, something we haven’t been able to do for quite a while. We chose one of our Netflix options, a movie called The History Boys. It seemed like it ought to be good: it was about British prep school boys (and who doesn’t…
RSS Feed Mania
I found out yesterday that I could feed my latest blog postings to my Twitter feed. I could also feed every quiz, poll, and repost I put on Facebook to my Twitter feed too. It must be annoying my Twitter followers like anything, since they all have better Twitter etiquette than this. On the other…
From Homeschool to Private School
I love homeschooling, but I originally only planned on homeschooling my academically precocious son. In November, Kelly joined Charybdis and Scylla when I saw her class and couldn’t leave her in there. But it was tough. No matter how we framed it, for Kelly, being pulled out of a class with her peers seemed like…
Testcode
Credit Card Type Credit Card TypeVISAMasterCardCard number First Name Last Name Update: Gosh, sorry all. I wanted to test some code for my work, and my blog happens to be the most convenient server for me to post things into. Then I got access to a real serer, became all caught up in the joys…
Why Homeschoolers Take the Summer Off, Like Everyone Else
Last year I pondered why do homeschoolers take the summer off, like everyone else. The intelligent thing to do, it seemed to me, would be to have school during the summer when everyone else is packing the vacation spots and prices are high. This year, I discovered why: it’s nearly impossible to get any schoolwork…
Vegas Donut Wars
When we stayed with my friend Chris in North Las Vegas last year, we were delighted to find a Dunkin Donuts near her house. Peter thought we’d left the franchise behind east of Chicago, but here it was, appropriately enough, in Sin City. So for breakfast on this trip, we wanted to go to a…
Post PowerPoint Distress Syndrome (PPPDS)
I heroically fought the battle against the Ghastly PowerPoint and can declare victory, but I was still dealing the the trauma of it as we headed off on Saturday to Albuquerque. I checked the emails I’d been ignoring, and found out the filming of the Comic-Con scenes had changed to the 11th and 12th, and…
Carolyn and the Ghastly PowerPoint
Last week, my supervisor asked me to research and put together my thoughts on two subjects…by Friday…in PowerPoint. I hate PowerPoint. No, I loathe PowerPoint. For years, toiling away in the bowels of magazine land, I had to endure PowerPoint presentations droning on and on about market share and strategic opportunities when I just wanted…