This post is all about self-promotion, in more ways than one. First, I’m promoting my post over at Posh Mama, where I do a weekly feature on something tech or geek related. And second, this week’s post is about self-promotion! So how’s that for a double-whammy of ME? If you’re interested, go take a look. I think you’ll be able to view the article while it’s on the front page, without registering for PoshMama (a free online women-only community — sorry, dudes). Oh, and the articles I write for PoshMama are “exclusive,” so they don’t get posted here. You have to go over there to read them. It’s fun over there, though, and if you go visit, I think you’ll like it!
And there’s more!
Also, this is exciting news: My previous PoshMama feature (on the Asus eee PC) was picked up and published at ComputerShopper.com. And the one before that, on the WiiFit, was run by Reuters and the Southtown Star (part of the Sun-Times group).
So if you happen to be visiting through one of those sites, I’m sending a big, geeky hug your way! Welcome, and thanks for stopping by!
Here’s a quick geek goodie in honor of US Independence Day. This pretty “pi” pie plate would be perfect for any kind of pie. It has several dozen of the digits of pi around the rim, with a big pi in the center!
You might remember the “pi” pie I featured on my Sugar & Sweets blog, back on Pi Day (3/14 — get it?). That pie in this plate would be geeky pie perfection! I found this pi plate at Signals. I think I want it!
Well, my Dashing Man in Brown (okay, I may have a bit of a shopping crush on my UPS guy) brought me a very special delivery today. My new “baby.” It’s a MacBook! I’m getting it all configured according to my personal preferences, and I love it already!
So, I know I’m going to be spending lots of quality time with my new MacBook. On the couch, in the car, in bed. But you know how it is when you’re trying to get comfortable with a laptop. Sometimes it can be a real pain in the neck and back.
This cushion looks like the perfect solution to that problem. It’s being called the “lazy geek’s cushion.” I take exception to the “lazy” part, because even though I look like I’m not doing anything, I’m constantly running marathons in my mind! Sure, not all of my thinking is productive (obsessive-compulsive brain buzz), but it’s always busy!
Well, I might just have to add this “busy geek’s cushion” to my wish list. If you have any other tips for alleviating geek-strain and laptop-related aches and pains, let me know. Cheers!
I found out this morning that one of my Squidoo pages has been awarded “Lens of the Day!” I’m so excited. What a nice way to start the day. The winning lens is called How to dispose of batteries properly, and it has lots of information on batteries, recycling, and switching to rechargeables. If your home is full of gadget geeks like mine is, you probably go through lots of batteries, too. That was what inspired me to make this page. I hope you find it informative!
And while we’re at it, GeekMomMashup has been awarded two other honors from fellow bloggers. I’m always pleasantly surprised to find out that people enjoy visiting here, and I’m very grateful for these awards. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I love this brilliant photo by Don Solo, who took it as part of a 52 week series. Other shots in the collection feature little Lego Indiana Jones outdoors, at an amusement park, and interacting with a confused Princess Leia. Who knows what little Indy will do next week? I can hardly wait to find out!
You can follow the Indy 52 series by Don Solo on flickr, and you can even download the high-res files to use as desktop wallpaper.
I don’t know how I missed out on seeing this video earlier, but it is hilarious! Especially for busy moms — but funny for dads and kids, too — Anita Renfroe sings a fast mashup of the most popular mom sayings, to the tune of the William Tell Overture. Listen carefully, because it goes by so quickly!
My middle child is very thoughtful. He is six years old, and he’s always asking questions and pondering things. He asks questions like, “Mom, why do we have cheeks?” How do you answer something like that? I said, “To protect our teeth and the bones inside our faces.” My husband said, “So the food doesn’t fall out when we chew.” Hubby likes to be funny.
A couple of nights ago, this boy was taking a bath. He noticed the label on the shampoo bottle, which said “3-in-1,” and asked what “3-in-1″ means. I told him it’s because that product does three things to help us get cleaned up. It’s a body wash, shampoo, and hair conditioner, all in one bottle.
He thought for a minute and came up with this: “Hey, what if it was 13-in-1! Then we could get super-clean, and it would keep out the tangles forever! We would smell good and stay clean for 13 days!”
I love this wedding cake! This beautiful cake features elements of the Super Mario Brothers and Mario Kart video games, and it is absolutely fabulous! The decorations are all edible, and the actual cake on the inside is “black chocolate cake filled with bittersweet chocolate ganache, chocolate buttercream and chocolate mousse.” Sounds like heaven. Check out the whole photostream to see close-ups of the details.
I always love finding fun, new online games to play. This one may not be new, but I hadn’t seen it before. It’s called “Spamalot,” and it’s a catapult game.
Yes, if you are familiar with the story of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, you know what kind of catapult game I’m talking about. You choose your side — English or French — I chose French, because they are better taunters.
Although the gameplay is a bit sluggish (which could just be my machine), it was still fun. The sheer silliness of loading up cows, donkeys, and chickens (and the Holy Hand Grenade!) onto a catapult and flinging them toward the oncoming foes made for an amusing 15 minutes.
Playing on the French side, my enemies included English knights (also known as k-niggits or pig-dogs) on foot, knights with coconut sound effects (on horseback), Knights Who Say Ni, and The Black Knight. I only made it past those levels, so I don’t know what horrors might await a more successful flinging campaign. A Trojan Rabbit, perhaps?
If you try the game, let me know how far you get. “Now go a-way, or I shall taunt you a second time-uh!”
Tom Griswold is the “Tom” of Indianapolis-based morning radio show, “Bob & Tom.” According to yesterday’s Indianapolis Star, Tom recently spoke at his son’s high school graduation. How cool would that be, to have someone so entertaining as your commencement speaker?!
It turns out he delivered some good advice to the Park Tudor (an expensive private school in Indianapolis) graduates, some of which was printed in yesterday’s paper. I’m sharing it here, because it’s a welcome change from the news we’ve had about the flooding disasters lately.
Here’s some of Tom’s witty wisdom:
Follow your dream … but surround yourself with family and friends who will tell you when it’s time to go to Plan B.
There’s too much of everything everywhere. Give yourself some time to think.
Learn to say “I don’t know.”
Be skeptical; question everything, especially if you find it on the Internet.
Learn how to keep a secret.
Learn about credit. Credit cards can ruin your life.
Realize nothing good ever starts with “Dude, I dare you to…”
Don’t pierce anything.
Be polite.
Whatever setbacks you may encounter, there is no problem so great that it can’t be solved by moving back into your parents’ basement.
This post is all about self-promotion, in more ways than one. First, I’m promoting my post over at 
I found out this morning that one of my Squidoo pages has been awarded “Lens of the Day!” I’m so excited. What a nice way to start the day. The winning lens is called 
Tom Griswold is the “Tom” of Indianapolis-based morning radio show, “Bob & Tom.” According to yesterday’s Indianapolis Star, Tom recently spoke at his son’s high school graduation. How cool would that be, to have someone so entertaining as your commencement speaker?!
