by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 11, 2012 | for Fun, Yea Big
[Looking up requirements for various Boy Scout merit badges online.] Samson (11): Mom, all of these require explaining. Mom: Yea. Samson: Well, I don’t really like explaining.
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 11, 2012 | Lifestyle Design
If it’s about organization, I’m all over it. And with the information era has come a barrage of incoming stuff to organize. It can be overwhelming. This week I found a great (and free!) online organizing tool called clipix. I signed up for an account to...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 10, 2012 | for Home
When we built our first home, there were a number of windows that had to be made of tempered glass or safety glass. Due to their location, regular window glass wouldn’t be strong enough to provide the needed safety. For example, our second story balcony walkway...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 10, 2012 | for Mind
Before I had any school-aged children, I typeset my sister’s master’s thesis. It was titled Scientists, school teachers, and the two cultures of mathematics. Her research showed how school teachers generally think math is a magical machine that chugs out...
by Alison Moore Smith | Feb 10, 2012 | for Home
I live in Utah. Our official slogan is “the greatest snow on earth.” We hosted the winter Olympics (quite successfully, thanks to Mitt Romney) in 2002. Our governor just announced this week that he’s assembled an exploratory committee to review the...
