You may have noticed that things look a little different around these here parts. Welcome to the brand-spanking-new The Nerd’s Wife blog! The site is now hosted via WordPress. Before, it was a combination of five different Blogger sites with some custom coding by my super-awesome brother. But no longer! I used the Pro Photo…
A Gaming Companion
Lately, The Nerd has been spending the evenings playing World of Warcraft. I don’t begrudge him this — in fact, it kind of makes my life easier because I can work or read or blog or do whatever while he is distracted. But his late-night gaming has resulted in a strange phenomenon: The emergence of…
Minder by Kate Kaynak
A while ago, author Kate Kaynak e-mailed me asking if I’d read and review her debut novel, Minder. Once I read the description, I knew this book would be right up my alley. So, I agreed to check it out. “Sixteen-year-old Maddie Dunn is special, but she needs to figure out how to use…
Cup o’ Joe Cookies
Tomorrow, I’m going to share with you some information about the Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest, which is now accepting entries. But today, I wanted to feature an easy cookie recipe from the 2010 Bake-Off cookbook. These yummy cookies were quickly devoured by my family. Cup o’ Joe Cookies Source: Pillsbury Ingredients: 1 16.5 oz roll Pillsbury®…
From the Air
On the flight home from San Francisco, I had the whole row to seats to myself. So, I took advantage of the space to pull out my camera and snap some photos in the air. I loved seeing all the city lights from up above. The cities looked really cool. I like them converted to…