We had quite a few entries in our Hallmark Keepsake Ornament, Storybook and Text Band Giveaway but there can only be one winner. Congratulations to Eric K. who picked out the TIE Interceptor and You’re A Hero! All the Ways You Save the Day recordable storybook.
Thank you to everyone who entered the contest and to the folks over at Hallmark for making this contest possible!
Continue ReadingI was nine years old when I first wanted to be an astronaut, and my first hero was Sally Ride. I looked up to her as a woman, a scientist, and an astronaut. Sally Ride’s integrity never faltered, even as a woman in a male-dominated profession for much of her career.
Continue ReadingWhile reading up on ways to improve my daily cleaning, I found a suggestion that said you should use an apron. I’ve never worn one before and never had any intention of ever doing so either. To keep with the spirit of the book, I decided to set out to find an inexpensive, but cute and geeky apron.
Continue ReadingSpider-Man swings into Stride Rite this year with their latest Spider-Man line. My last experience with Stride Rite shoes was not the greatest, so when I was asked if I wanted to check these out, I was a little scared. Since my son is a huge Spider-Man fan, I decided to let him give them a try. If anyone could quality test shoes, it’s my 6-year old son.
Continue ReadingTactics for dealing with adults, kids, and even babies who drive you crazy.
Continue ReadingMusic can transport us to a different place and time and has the power to evoke the most tangible of memories from some of the biggest moments in our lives. It can take us away from where we really are to the places we long to be instead. Emanating from a speaker, the feeling can be wonderful, but heard on a quality set of headphones or earbuds, the experience can be truly magical. The SMS Audio line of earbuds and earphones by Curtis Jackson (aka 50 Cent) aims to create such a feeling, but does it succeed?
Continue ReadingEver walked through a maze of books? Prepare to be ‘aMAZEd’.
Continue ReadingWhat was your favorite toy from childhood? The Indianapolis Children’s Museum wants to know. Vote today!
Continue ReadingThis book’s ink will evaporate two months after it’s opened. Would that inspire you to get around to reading it?
Continue ReadingThis week the GeekMoms are having fun both at play and on vacation–and a little of both.
Continue ReadingGeneral Motors recognizes the importance of having women involved in the development of its cars and had a whole team of mom engineers working on the new Chevy Malibu. GeekMom Nicole Wakelin talks with two members of that team and discusses what it’s like being a woman in a predominantly male field as well as how to encourage kids to pursue their dreams in spite of stereotypes that might tell them otherwise.
Continue ReadingWhen I first met Laurence Kemball-Cook he was showing me how he’d hacked a cheap AM-FM radio in his hotel room the night before. He rewired it to run off of kinetic energy instead of the batteries it was designed for. He also shared photos of LED bike lights he’d hacked together that provided superior lighting at a fraction of the cost of commercial bike lights. It was obvious that Laurence had a thing for lights. Really, though, his sustainable clean energy power generation invention is what makes his story interesting.
Continue ReadingThe more I talk to women, especially geeky women, the more I realize that anxiety and panic attacks, in various forms, are a very common experience, and I’m no exception. Some people have social anxiety. Some have anxiety related to their health. Some have a more generalized anxiety. Some get a panic attack out of nowhere, whereas some are triggered by certain events. There are many ways to combat these often debilitating conditions, including using meditation, medication, diet, exercise, therapy, and a variety of other methods.
Continue ReadingHappy Comic Release Day! Welcome to another installment of GeekMom Comic Book Corner, where we recap our adventures in comics for the week.
Continue ReadingMarissa Mayer is a big deal. She’s Google employee 20, the first woman engineer, and the highest ranking woman there. Well, she was. As of yesterday, she’s a Xoogler. Mayer quit Google in order to become Yahoo’s new CEO. As if that weren’t enough, the same day she made the announcement, she tweeted that she and her husband were expecting a baby boy in October. That’s right, Yahoo hired her with a visible baby bump.
Continue ReadingThe McAllen, Texas public library moved from a smaller downtown location to a renovated 124,000 square foot former Walmart building last December. This was touching to me on many levels, so it’s worth sharing with other readers if you hadn’t heard about it. The story was making the rounds on the Internet because the architecture firm that designed the new location, Meyer, Scherer and Rockcastle, Ltd., had just won an International Interior Design Association Library Interior Design award. Learning more about this story was so fun for me. The town of McAllen had a 5 1/2 year journey from choosing the site to financing the work to cutting the ribbon this past December.
Continue ReadingThe past couple of years, my little family has been starting some of our own family traditions. At Thanksgiving we have a Charlie Brown Thanksgiving lunch. In June we celebrate May the Fourth Be With You. In July we celebrate Christmas in July. Why? Because it’s fun and any excuse to get out our Santa hats and Christmas movies is good enough for us.
Continue ReadingKeeping kids safe is a priority for parents, especially when it comes to sharing information online. Everyone is worried about some creepy stalker setting up a meeting, or getting their information and whisking them away from a playground or a schoolyard. Many parents opt to keep them away from things like smartphones for fear of their making dangerous connections. The problem is that there are times most of us would like our kids to have a ready means of contacting us in a pinch. Kytephone aims to provide a way for parents to give their children phones and keep them safe.
Continue ReadingThe Game of Life was first created over 40 years ago by Reuben Klamer. Since its creation, the game has undergone some changes to keep up with the times. None of the changes have been quite as drastic as they are in the latest edition, The Game of Life: zAPPed Edition for iPad .
Continue ReadingSDCC’s Firefly reunion panel brought tears to nearly every eye — including Joss Whedon’s.
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