I’m registered to vote in Washington! Now I just need to figure out what crazies I need to avoid before filling in the bubbles. As my dad always says, “If you didn’t vote, you have no right to bitch.” And what’s a blogger good for if they can’t bitch? ;) (Also, it seems sort of …
Category Archive: family
Sep 08 2010
How my Grandma packs for road trips
True story.I’m going to assume this is a universal Grandma trait, not something limited to Greek Grandmas. As much as I do love her avgolemono soup, not so easy to eat in the car… Anyway, thanks, Yia yia! Now back to packing!
Aug 19 2010
I’ve made a horrible mistake
…I helped my dad set up a blog. It was sort of inevitable, really. One, he’s retired – what else does he have to do? And two, he’s opinionated – I know it’s hard to believe, but McCreights tend to be. What more do you need to blog? At least he’s better with computers than …
Aug 07 2010
Sometimes I forget that not everyone is a nerd
Mom: What do you imagine your wedding being like?Me: …I kind of need someone to get married to first.Mom: No, I mean, what would your dream wedding be like?Me: I don’t really fantasize about my wedding. I don’t know, cheap.Dad: Good, I raised you right. Now you won’t be the type who gets married too …
Aug 05 2010
“You’re a biologist…”
I’ve learned to dread questions starting with that statement, especially from my mother. Apparently getting my bachelor’s degree in genetics and evolution makes me the Leading Expert on anything having to do with biology. For example, over the last couple of days I have fielded questions on: The best way to keep plants from drying …
Jul 31 2010
It’s Greek to me
My mom just sent me this to aid in my Blogathoning, with the note “Believe it or not, that first word is “Bob” in Greek…”I’m half Greek, though you may not realize that from my name – Jennifer McCreight doesn’t exactly have the same ring to it as Crissoula Papadapolopolis. My Papou (Grandpa) was born …
Jul 19 2010
I’m so proud of my dad!
My dad is one of the major reasons I’m an atheist. Ever since I was little, he instilled a healthy skepticism of religion in me. For one, he thought it was very important not to indoctrinate me in any particular faith. We never went to church and I was never taught about Christianity, unlike him …
Mar 18 2010
March Madness!
I have a confession to make: I care a tiny amount about March Madness. Me interested in sports – shocking, right? I think going to a Big Ten school helped, because now I have a team that I can arbitrarily pledge my allegiance to and root for. Of course, Robbie Hummel got hurt and now …
Feb 10 2010
I fail at sleeping
I’ve never been good at the whole “sleeping” thing. I take forever to fall asleep, I wake up frequently, I never feel well rested, I get sleepy throughout the day. It’s not the sort of passing insomnia caused by a stressful event or a particularly hard work load (though the later is more likely voluntary …
Dec 26 2009
The joys of parents learning science
We’re always hearing stories about kids making skeptical insights or getting interested in science. They’re exciting because these kids are our future, and maybe we see a bit of our nerdy selves in them. I don’t have kids, but I still get excited about something similar – parents learning science. My parents have always been …
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