This Just Doesn't Add Up - The Asian Math Myth

Can't We All Just Have a Sandwich?

My Kids Test Out Wii Games So You Don't Have To

Now this is scary
Here it is, a mere ten days before Thanksgiving and I'm doing a post about Halloween. That means I'll get around to writing about Thanksgiving sometime around Christmas Eve, and then my Christmas post will go up sometime in June, 2010. Luckily you all come here for my excellent stock market tips and not for my punctuality.As you know, I hate Halloween. I announced it on Facebook, Twittered it and

Geek Alert: My Five Favorite Gadgets
Disclaimer: Just to be upfront and abide by FTC guidelines for bloggers and all the free merchandise we're hoarding, I want to state that none of the products mentioned below were gifts, but were purchased by either me or Rigel with money originally earmarked for our children's college fund. Well, in the interest of full disclosure I should divulge that I bought the alarm clock with a few dollars

Hey look, it's bunnies and glitter!
Last week was a rough one, with all the middle-school insanity and heapings of grief from the internet and I thought there was no way I was going to be able put on my smile pants to talk about bunnies and glitter. But I decided to take a cue from my friend and colleague Tracey and write about something happy here, just to change it up a bit. Take that, haters!Rigel and I went to a wedding this

I thought I was done but maybe I'm not
So I thought I was done, for now at least, with being mad at my daughters' school. There I was, feeling all warm and fuzzy after having that really great talk with the counselor and I thought I could relax, have a glass of sangria or two and spend the weekend thinking about bunnies and glitter.But then I found out a couple of things in the past twenty-four hours, and now I feel my blood starting

If you've got a camera, a pen and an email address this is your lucky day
First the good news: I'm giving away 4 VIP Passes to Disneyland's Holiday Celebration. This includes a party and all sorts of VIP goodness.Now the bad news: You'll have to hang out with me all day.But more good news: It's easy to enter - just take a photo, write a paragraph and email it to me. But hurry - I need your entries by Monday, October 26. Read all the details and enter here.