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Geek Pride Day

May 25, 2010 by Arena Blake 2 Comments

Today is Geek Pride Day. Geeks around the world will bask in their nerdiness in a celebration that was founded in 2006.  The day coincides with the premiere of the first Star Wars movie in 1977 and “Towel Day,” which celebrates Douglas Adams, author of the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. The Geek Manifesto details…

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Beef Stroganoff

May 25, 2010 by Arena Blake 5 Comments

This recipe is a take on one of my grandmother’s recipes. She made this growing up and the smell of it simmering on the stove brings back such wonderful memories. Nanny’s Beef Stroganoff The Cast of Characters: 1 pound of hamburger meat 1 small onion, chopped 1 green bell pepper, chopped 1 can cream of…

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Filed Under: Cooking, Recipes Tagged With: beef, dinner, recipes, Texas Beef Council

Post It Note Tuesday

May 25, 2010 by Arena Blake 12 Comments

It’s time for another Post It Note Tuesday! Here’s what I’ve got to say this week in cute, succinct Post It Notes! Happy Tuesday!

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Charlaine Harris Book Signing

May 24, 2010 by Arena Blake 19 Comments

The wonderful, awesome, charmingly-Southern Charlaine Harris was in Dallas recently for a book signing! Of course, I had to go! Luckily, my sister-in-law, Kate, reads the series too. She agreed to accompany me on this adventure. We had no clue how many people would show up for this! It was so crazy. The Borders was…

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Filed Under: Reading Tagged With: Charlaine Harris, Featured, Giveaway, Sookie Stackhouse

Not Me Monday

May 24, 2010 by Arena Blake Leave a Comment

Welcome to Not Me! Monday! This blog carnival was created by MckMama. You can head over to her blog to read what she and everyone else have not been doing this week. As for me, I did *not* totally freak out last Wednesday night when my barbecue beef brisket was featured on foodgawker. Not me….

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Arena is the wife of a Nerd and mom of a toddler who loves his Star Wars blankie a little too much. She shares parenting adventures, yummy recipes, and great photography on this Dallas mom blog. thenerdswife@gmail.com

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