I Almost Blinded Myself with Science

I promise I’ll cool it on the retro song references for a bit after this one. Well, maybe. Actually, it’s highly unlikely that I’ll give up my geekdom anytime soon. Sorry. I won a reading contest at my small town library in the summer between kindergarten and first grade. Apparently, as an avid reader, I…

There Goes Thanksgiving Dinner!

This piece was originally published on my former blog:  10/12/09 Every Thanksgiving, an old family story comes up around the table, and even though I was very small when it happened, I still remember it clearly.  Whether that’s because I have strong memories of being four or because I’ve heard the story so many times,…