The best laid plans of search-bombers often go awry. Update 1 Earlier today, after search-bombing most of you who left comments on Friday’s post, Search-Bombing: An Irresistible April Fool’s Blogging Tradition, I learned that my searchbombs were not going through. After some investigation (and manic tweeting with the fabulous Chad Jones), I realized that Google […]
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Search-Bombing: An Irresistible April Fool's Blogging Tradition
It started one year ago. It was the first mischievous project that Clay Morgan (a.k.a. Mr. Educlaytion of March Movie Madness fame) and I undertook together. We named it SearchBombing, and we want to do it again. Here is the post and video we put together last year. Read it, leave a comment, then go […]
Atticus Finch vs. Indiana Jones the Zombie
Y’all have been doing such a great job that Atticus Finch has made it to the Final Four of Clay Morgan‘s March Movie Madness tournament. It started with 64 teams. Now Atticus needs your help to make it to the final two of this Best Movie Hero competition. Atticus is up against some stiff competition, […]
5 Crazy Examples of Found Humor
I had a bit of fun with my iPhone this past weekend, finding humor in the mundane. Photo 1: Bookstore Photo 2: Bookstore, Bizarre Pairing A Photo 3: Library, Bizarre Pairing B Photo 4: Parking Lot Photo 5: Bowling Break-down ~ ~ ~ March Movie Madness update: ATTICUS ADVANCED! He made it to the Final 4. […]
When Your Twin Children Can Read Your Mind
The other day, Vivian told me that some of her friends have been arguing at recess. Being a good mother, I accused Vivi of being involved. After all, I’ve seen her and her brother go at it in some UFC mini-matches. “I wasn’t, Mom. Honestly,” she pleaded. “I just tried to stay out of the […]
Why Atticus Finch Is Better Than Han Solo
UPDATE: Atticus advanced to the Elite Eight. I won’t be doing any more full posts on voting for him, but I will do “bottom links.” Thanks for voting and for bearing with me. The good news: Y’all rock. Atticus beat out Belle (Beauty and the Beast) to advance to the Sweet Sixteen of Clay Morgan’s March […]
Atticus Finch: A Hero for the Ages, including the Zombie Apocalypse
UPDATE: Atticus won! He moves to the next round…against Han Solo. More on that soon. I’m in a contest. My buddy, Clay Morgan, is hosting his second-annual Movie March Madness (known on Twitter as #mmm2) and I’m in it. The best movie heroes of all time are battling it out in an NCAA-style tournament. Atticus […]
Smushed Fingers, Basketball, and Money
I closed the car window on Vivian’s fingers yesterday. Nothing makes you feel more useless than hurting your own child. Except hurting someone else’s. Vivian got over it. After 30 minutes of crying and an hour of milking it for what she could, she was outside playing basketball with William. William invented a new game. […]
Pregnant Women, and Eating with the Addams Family
It’s Friday, a day synonymous with going out, or– if you’re a teacher or a parent – with falling asleep in front of the TV by nine o’clock. Before you fall asleep, feel free to hop around to some of my recent writing around the web. Pregnant Woman or Vegas Tourist looks at the similarities between […]
Twins, The Tooth Fairy, and Confused Parents
With my twins in Grade 2, I didn’t think there was much that could surprise me. In the seven years they’ve been alive, they’ve carved their names into the side of our minivan, put a garden hose down the basement vent (and turned on the water), and shoplifted from two different stores. But just like […]