Hi! I have writer’s block.

So let’s be clear that this is not really a blog post. At all.

I have lots of drafts of blog posts (I was going to hyperbolize and say “more than I can count,” but since WordPress counts them for me, that would be totally untrue).

I have a series planned on how to [...]

Help save my diabetic cat and send my kids to college!

Hi, everybody.

I just liquidated my kids’ college savings accounts to pay for treatment for my diabetic cat.

Figure 1: Rocky the Diabetic Cat (he's relaxing in a cozy warm heap of newly-dried laundry…in the dryer. I didn't say he was smart, just diabetic.

Of my two cats, Rocky is my least favorite. [...]

Happy Independence Day!

Tomorrow is the day that we Americans traditionally celebrate our independence by setting off explosives and drinking too much beer.

I prefer a kinder, gentler celebration, myself. I also like to think about the many meanings of “independence” and how they’re showing up in my life. July 4 is a nice sort-of-halfway point between [...]

Disguised Learning, or Real-Life Business Tree Roots

So I asked my 7-year-old daughter (previously featured in this post for her genius problem-solving ability) what she did in school today. Along with her science project, math, reading, and recess, she said she did something called “disguised learning.” It went something like this, and I swear I didn’t make any of this up:

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