My Nemesis: The Penny

I really, really don’t like pennies. As I was cleaning the house this morning, I came up with a few handfuls of them. I did what I always do with those unwanted metal demons that possess my pockets with their annoying jingle – I threw them in the jar on my dresser with their [...]

Robot roaches

You can file this story under strange but amusing. I just thought I would share it in case you happen to read my blog but not the science news stories.
From the article:
Many a mother has said, with a sigh, “If your friends jumped off a cliff, would you jump, too?” The [...]

Vacation

The big surprise vacation is now only a week away! As far as I know, Jessie still hasn’t figured out where we’re going. I’ve given her several clues in the last couple of months, but she still isn’t quite sure. It’s been a lot of fun planning a vacation where Jessie doesn’t [...]

What’s a Meeple?

Because I know everyone is just dying to ask that question. What is a Meeple? Some say looking into the eyes of a Meeple will reveal the inner workings of the universe and the meaning of life itself. Others say that they hold no more power to do that than a grilled [...]

Yes, me too

Perhaps you could say that I was feeling left out since Jessie started her own blog (psychiceggplant.blogspot.com) on top of the family blog we already have (atchisonclan.com). I guess I just felt like getting my own place to talk about some more geeky stuff than the family blog normally has. Since we’re using [...]