Blog Archive (pre-Mar. 2020)

For all my pre-covid blog posts 2014-early 2020.

THE List of Critical Thinking & Logic Board Games For Kids

Look, I’ll just say it: there’s a supreme lack of critical thinking in the world today. I don’t know what to do about it, other than hope that we can teach our kids – the next generation – to do better. MUCH better. And the only way to accomplish this is if we, as parents, […] Read more…

How to Stop Shopping At Amazon & Support Small Business Instead

Small businesses have suffered greatly due to covid restrictions while big box stores such as Amazon, Target & Wal-Mart have increased their profits significantly. If we want to help make a difference in this world, one thing we can do is to stop shopping at Amazon and other big box retailers. This is of course […] Read more…

Are You Being Manipulated? Yes. Also, You’re A Master Manipulator.

A year or so ago I had a startling epiphany. Maybe you’ve already discovered this life truth (though likely never speak of it), but for me, the realization was profound: Every. Thing. Is. Manipulating. You. You’re being manipulated constantly by every person, every image, every interaction you have. But there’s more. YOU are also a […] Read more…

What is Joining Mensa Like? Why Moms Should Join & What It’s Really Like

If you follow my instagram, you may have noticed a couple posts I made earlier this summer. Here’s one where I was dressed up as a pineapple. In the captions, I made a few vague references to a “nerd camp” “mom vacation“, “embracing the stigma“, and “finding my people“.   And then I didn’t mention the […] Read more…

TinkerActive Educational Workbooks Review – Educational Workbooks For All Learning Styles

Despite my occasional social media commiseration about how I’ve largely been ignoring my kids this summer in order to get this script finished – I haven’t actually completely ignored them. One cool thing I got to try out and do was this  TinkerActive educational workbooks review.  I’m kind of a nerd when it comes to […] Read more…

NEATLINGS – The Best Customizable Chore Chart For Kids

I discovered the chart system on Amazon a few years back. It looked awesome, but it was also expensive, and so I hesitated to buy it at first. But I eventually caved and I’m really glad I did. Yes, I bought this with my own money. This review is not sponsored (other than them providing the giveaway product). All words and opinions are my own. ? Read more…

Inception Explained – Metaphysics, Reality, & The Deepest Levels A Mind Can Go

I’ve always liked the movie Inception. When I first saw it however, like many others, I didn’t really understand it. But a few years later, I watched it again, had a new understanding and wrote this blog post: “What Is Inception About? It’s Probably Not What You Thought.” While the post never went viral or […] Read more…