We (for the value of we that is my partner) took Baz to the dentist today. The verdict is that he needs orthodontia (not surprising), and he has caused himself some pretty significant gum recession due to his habit of CHEWING ON THINGS (ahem). Chewing on things is his ADD coping technique, we think (the odds of kids with our genetics getting by ( Read more... )

I love the Olympics, unabashedly. I commandeer the tv, I watch about 8 times as much tv as usual, I learn the names of participants in sports I will never come near ( Read more... )

This is a follow-up to Some things are not meant for twitterI have three relationship states, give or take. They apply to everyone I can choose to have a relationship with ( Read more... )

Original tweet: Theory: there are two types of relationships screwups: blips in an otherwise good relationship, and vindications of a bad relationship ( Read more... )

There was a lively conversation in my team room yesterday. Most of us are married (all but 2) and one of the guys is making his reservations for Valentine's day. The youngest dude (unmarried) was surprised. He wanted to know, if we were married, why we would bother spending all that money to go out on a commercial holiday. Why not decide to go out ( Read more... )

One of the interesting things about Agile development is that it assumes good will, or at least professionalism. The team is assumed to code together, no one is in charge of assignments, although there are scheduling coordinators, and no one can tell another person how long it will take to do a unit of work. I don't think this would work everywhere ( Read more... )

Baz is an excellent reader. And I'm very proud of that ( Read more... )

I'm a happy Ravelry member, even though I am currently in a knitting doldrum. I don't use all the features, but I do use enough to make me feel happy and like I am getting value for my intellectual property.

I'm also a member of PatternReview.com, which appears similar. Both sites, after all, are essentially wikis which harness the experience and ( Read more... )

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This is a Wiscon post.

The "Book vs. Media Fandom" panel was super-good. I like how much effort the panelists put into not declaring anyone the bad guys, even though it obviously skewed heavily toward a fandom that feels more ownership of their media. michaeldthomas pointed out that this is what we named the split that created Convergence. And olivia_circe moderated with ( Read more... )