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Don't worry that your children never listen to you. Worry that they are always watching you. ~ Robert Fulghum

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zenmom commented on Reeling's blog post 'Reeling Q&A Part 3: Mediocre Kids Movies'
"DGB: "Fun" for my 3 and 6 yo is a totally different measure than "fun" for you and me. ;) I think my boys will like A&O, but, no it's not on the same level as, say a Pixar movie or even the better Dreamworks movies. Then…"
Sep 16, 2010
zenmom commented on Reeling's blog post 'Reeling Q&A Part 3: Mediocre Kids Movies'
"I want to work for Pixar. Also, Alpha and Omega looks like fun. I'm always excited to see a half-way decent kids movie that's actually *worth* the small loan I have to take out to take the whole family out to the movies. ;)"
Sep 16, 2010
zenmom replied to Daddy Geek Boy's discussion 'iPhone Games'
"Heh. Not much. ;) No, seriously: I only have an 8 gb phone. About half is music and the rest is apps. ;) "
Aug 31, 2010
zenmom replied to Daddy Geek Boy's discussion 'iPhone Games'
"First ... I suggest TWO ipods - one per kid. Mine - 3 and 5, both want to play the games on my iphone ALL. The. Time. Having said that, our faves are (in no particular order): Monkey PreSchool Lunchbox Giraffe's PreSchool Playground elias…"
Aug 31, 2010
zenmom commented on Reeling's blog post 'I Less Than Three Scott Pilgrim'
"Aaaargh. You've tickled my fancy. Like I need more books on my to-read pile! ;)"
Aug 23, 2010
zenmom replied to Diggy's discussion 'Grammar Question'
"Perhaps you should get one of these? http://shop.cafepress.com/comma Personally, I like this one: http://www.sackwear.com/product_info.php?products_id=34"
Aug 20, 2010
zenmom replied to Diggy's discussion 'Grammar Question'
"See, and I cringe to see a comma before the "and" in a series. ;) As my higher education and professional writing experience have all been journalism and then PR writing, I've been using AP Style Guide as my grammatical bible (and…"
Aug 20, 2010
zenmom replied to Diggy's discussion 'Grammar Question'
"Yes, en-dash is the typographical name for a hyphen. And an em-dash would be the typographical name for a "regular" dash. The difference is that a hyphen (or en-dash) is used to join words (such as with compound modifiers) and a dash (or…"
Aug 20, 2010
zenmom replied to Diggy's discussion 'Grammar Question'
"RE: i.e You know, I really think this is one of those rare instances when you could justify using either i.e. or e.g. in this case. It reads correct either way: "the dash between a number and a length measurement (IN OTHER WORDS,…"
Aug 20, 2010
zenmom replied to Diggy's discussion 'Grammar Question'
"It doesn't apply to every instance, but one rule is that you hyphenate (it's a hyphen, btw, not a dash) compound modifiers. For example: "The four-foot fence" is hyphenated because the words four and foot are being used in…"
Aug 20, 2010
zenmom commented on Reeling's blog post 'You're Despicable'
"Yay! Good to hear! Can't wait to see it!"
Jul 13, 2010
zenmom replied to Floor Pie's discussion 'Sci-Fi/Adventure for little ones?'
"Just so happens, I've been working on a list of books I want to read with my 5-year-old Adventurer/Geekling. Highlights include: Harry Potter, Artemis Fowl, Chronicles of Narnia, anything by Rahld Dahl, "hero" stories from Geek and…"
Jun 24, 2010
zenmom commented on Reeling's blog post 'Toy Story 3 (a spoiler free review)'
"I'm looking forward to this one so much. As you say, you just can't go wrong with Pixar. And we all have a soft spot for Buzz and Woody and the gang here. :) This is a really nicely done review. Makes me want to go right now. ;)"
Jun 19, 2010
zenmom commented on Reeling's blog post 'Reeling Q&A Part 2: Remakes'
"This was very informative. Thanks! I don't have anything against remakes in general: Some of them can actually be good. But I think it's sad that Hollywood is so averse to trying out new ideas. I love Shakespeare's plays. I've…"
Jun 8, 2010
zenmom commented on Reeling's blog post 'Dropping Some Knowledge'
"I'd be curious to hear your opinion on, say, a Top Ten Movies of All Time. And on the topic of Sequels that Don't Suck. I'm also curious about movie making in general. But, honestly, I'm too ignorant of the subject to form any…"
May 7, 2010
zenmom replied to rommie's discussion 'Race and the adopted child'
"Oh. Perfect timing. See this blog post by a friend of mine: http://hotdads.blogspot.com/2010/04/racist-kids-and-chameleon.html"
Apr 27, 2010

Profile Information

What's something about your kid(s) that makes you happy?
That there are only two of them? No, actually, just about everything about my kids makes me happy.
What about contemporary parenting culture pisses you off the most?
I'm disturbed by the numbers of parents who don't teach their children basic manners or consideration of others.
What are you nerdy about?
Oh so many things. I'm a card-carrying sci-fi geek and I love gadgets.
Favorite music/books/TV/movies:
Music: I love all kinds. My mp3 player is the very definition of eclectic. But Barenaked Ladies is one of my favorite groups.
Books: Science fiction and fantasy novels and everything byDean Koontz.
Movies: I love sci-fi and action movies best, but really, I like everyting except horror.
OPTIONAL: Do you have a sex life?
Yes, quite a nice one. Thanks for asking. :)

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At 8:41am on March 11, 2010, Alan said…
Happy Birthday!
At 12:24pm on August 4, 2009, The Oracle said…
Yay! Glad to see you here!
At 9:39am on August 4, 2009, Daddy Geek Boy said…
ZenMom...welcome to Offsprung. I'm really glad you signed up. I think you're going to dig it here.
 
 
 


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