I about died laughing.  They put this together in 9 hours, people.  NINE HOURS.  I love it.  Can I go back to the HBLL now, please?  I love that library.  It was my work and the center of my univers(ity).  It felt like home.  It’s true – you can do anything at the library.

 
I love, [...]

Communication can be difficult when it’s cross-cultural, cross-gender, or even cross-status. 
But right now I just want to talk about direct and indirect communication.  Or as most women would say, “I don’t want you to fix it!” and as most men say, “Why didn’t you tell me what you wanted?”
In some cultures, men use ambiguous [...]

Yay, it’s 2010!
And just for fun, I’m having another (long) overdue giveaway.  Remember this?

See Lynda?
See Lynda teach.
I like Lynda, and so will you.
Lynda.com offers online video training in, oh, just about any software or computer-related issue you can imagine.  Want to know how to make a blog?  She’s got you covered.  Want to learn Photoshop?  [...]

A while ago, my husband and I upgraded from Vista to Windows 7.  I love a periodic fresh start and I was so excited to wipe all the clutter off my computer and start over!  (You don’t have to do this – most upgrades keep all your information and programs and just install the [...]

Today we made stacked pancakes, just like Almanzo eats on Sundays in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Farmer Boy. 

(This was one of our homeschool history lessons.)

Fluffy pancakes, crisp around the edges from just enough butter, stacked with melted butter and brown sugar in between each layer
…and barely-drizzled maple syrup on top.

Sweet enough [...]