Tag Archives: my family is crazy
Hometown
“Don’t forget to move your car,” my dad said. “It’s a thirty-seven dollar ticket for parking in front of our house.” “Thirty-seven exactly? And you knew that off the top of your head?” “Of course I did. Want to see … Continue reading
Wanted: Sidekick with Flashbulb Camera
I got this sticker from my dad the other day. Now I just have to find the guys from The Kartel and steal one of their hats, and I’m all set to be an old-time reporter!
Prizewinning
Once when I was a little girl, my dad told me about working at a paper — I think it was the Sun? I’m not entirely sure — and waiting for the news of the Pulitzer Prize. The story, at … Continue reading
Shutter Island
When I was back in New Jersey a few weeks ago, I mentioned to my parents that I’d helped a little bit with the spinoff game for Shutter Island. (I didn’t add that my particular brand of helping had a … Continue reading
Green Thumb
“And how are your plants doing? Are they still alive?” my mom asked on the phone the other night. “Yes!” “Meg, that’s great!” “You didn’t have to sound quite so surprised, Mom.”
Xyzzy
I have a new piece up on In-game dating: Not just for basement-dwelling nerds up at TechCoquette. Like online dating on Match.com, eHarmony or other matchmaking sites, couples who meet through World of Warcraft first connect entirely through their words. … Continue reading
Dirty Kitchen
A few years ago, my mom got me a magnetic poetry set. It was the seasons and celebrations collection, with haiku words like magic, flower, spring and rain. For Christmas, Andrea and Ian got us a sci-fi/pulp set. This one … Continue reading
Quoted
My dad is the editor of a preaching journal, The Living Pulpit, and thanks to nepotism, I mean, my dad’s knowledge of my specific talents, I’ve been doing the quotes section for him for about a year now. For each … Continue reading
A Nice Family Christmas
Stick and I went to my parents’ for the traditional ham and latkes Christmas dinner, which I’d missed last year in favor of our Jenny Lou’s Christmas feast. My cousins gave us an electric kettle, with the part about “automatic … Continue reading
Gustav Alerts
So I’m doing a blog for my mom’s museum, the Gustav Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms. I had this awesome idea to do a series of posts on a “Stickley in the blogosphere” theme, connecting to posts on personal blogs … Continue reading
