To everyone out there, I hope you're having a fun, relaxed, stress-free holiday.

We're relaxing and watching Mythbuster after a nice breakfast. The kids are enjoying their gifts (Legos! Sewing stuff! iTunes gift cards!), and so am I (warm jammies!).

Also, I saw this, and decided that it's the awesomest thing I've seen in a while:

Hornet has ( Read more... )

posted on my blog as well ( Read more... )

 So today, we talked a little about medieval history and physics (Newton's laws, motion, etc).

Then we built a trebuchet.

Or tried.

Hot Glue + Excited Danger!Boy = Scorched Fred Fingers.  Our trebuchet is a sad, gluey mess that doesn't work.  We'll try again after lunch.

Also today, we talked about primary voting and the 2-party system and civic ( Read more... )

The Greek Gods: Family tree & creation myths

• Conversation about how to pronounce "Uranos" and "Uranus". (At Casa Fred/Fabu, it's "YOOR-in-us")
• Discussion about when and where it's OK to shout "YOUR ANUS". (Among other places: NOT the grocery store, in Dad's ear, or when on the phone with elderly relatives).
• Discussion about why "Percy Jackson" is not ( Read more... )

Last year was, in a lot of ways, The Year Of The Suck for me.

There was some good stuff in it, but a lot of suckage mixed in, personally and in the Wide World.

So last night,
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The AP's Female Athlete of the Year list is out.

Read the list.

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Seriously, there are only 8 female human beings worth listing? They had to include 2 horses?

WTF, AP?

For the record, the top 10 male athletes are all humanI'm not a big follower of the sports - in fact, I find few things more tedious - but I bet that I could, with only a little ( Read more... )

Alright, look, Michael Jackson was a talented kid - the Jackson 5 put out some damn good music. Then he grew up and the talent kind of got lost in the shuffle of money and weirdness ( Read more... )

Frickin'. AWSUM.

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Somewhere out there is the person that mailed me a pie today.

Your name wasn't on the package, so all I know is that you live in Kyle, TX. Or know someone that can bake and mail pies that lives in Kyle, TX.

Whoever you are, thank you.

I like pie, me. I shall hide it and eat it all up when no one is looking.

MUAH HA HA HA HA

So a while back,mmmusings tagged me for this meme, which fabu reminded me I need to do.

Here's the pewp: Rules: Once you’ve been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 16 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you. At the end, choose 16 people to be tagged.

Below the cut, then, are my Sixteen Things.

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