Showing off the awesome baby that is Luke

And showing off the friendship star quilt that Karen made for Luke, too!

Presidential amusements….

First, here’s an article about the current presidential candidates’ personalities, Myers-Briggs style. Those of you who know me know that the MB type indicator is something of an obsession, and so I really enjoyed this. Especially about Barack Obama. :-)
And then also connecting presidential stuff and things that make me happy, here’s today’s Frazz:

overcoming shyness… with SCIENCE!

Now why didn’t I think of that? An article in LiveScience talks about the roots of shyness and possible treatments.
Carducci says that despite beliefs to the contrary, shyness is not completely hardwired. This is because shyness requires a sense of self—which develops only after about 18 months of age. It involves feelings of excessive self-consciousness, [...]

Seduction Style Quiz

Because it’s a quiz! And sort of a personality test! And it’s fun.

Giving Weight to Childhood Baggage

Families Weight Comments May Harm Girls for Years is the title of the article. This may seem obvious, but I sure wish someone had pointed that out to my parents. You know, diet programs at age eleven are 1) never a very good idea and 2) really hard on one’s self esteem, [...]

autism quotient

I’m not sure what to do with it, but my “Autism Quotient”:http://www.msnbc.com/modules/newsweek/autism_quotient/default.asp is 29, apparently ranked “above average”.

I’m a Mermaid!

What are you?