When one is the mother of boys and only boys, one expects that there will be very little pink and fluff in one’s life. On the other hand, one does not anticipate one’s vacation including trying to pitch a boat over a twenty foot drop onto a stony beach. Last weekend we took a trip to the Texas Hill Country. I gave the boys (ok, young men as they are 17 and 21) the option … Continue reading →
A couple of weeks ago I mentioned the Dunning-Kruger effect. The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which relatively unskilled persons suffer illusory superiority, mistakenly assessing their ability to be much higher than it really is. Today I’d like to offer a corollary: The more I think I know, the more I don’t realize what I don’t know. Huh? Hang in with me just a second and with any luck here, this will make sense. Sometimes the problem is not that we don’t … Continue reading →
My son and his wife are expecting their first child. (And I’m trying to wrap my poor head around being a grandmother—but I digress.) They are awash in advice about EVERYTHING and I mean EVERYTHING. And they are confused. Maddeningly, head swirling with conflicting opinions, ready to *headesk* confused. So my dear son turned to me and asked how to sort through all the advice they were getting. Dear child knows me and knows I’ll … Continue reading →
Sometimes stupid things fall out of people’s mouths and you’re just left slack jawed, wondering how do I respond to this—without smacking them upside the head, ‘cause, well, that’s just not nice. Often well deserved, but not nice. So now you’re going to ask me why I bring that up now. Blame my son, he just graduated from college. He just graduated cum laude with a BS in Mechanical Engineering. Mama bear is super proud—I … Continue reading →
So much has been happening! I hardly know where to begin. The release of The Trouble to Check Her has been wonderful with awesome reviews and so many of you helping me share the news. I just got word that Mistaking Her Character has been longlisted for a RONE award. The Darcy’s First Christmas received a BRAG medallion. And some of my books are now part of the BiblioBoard ebook collection for Texas Libraries! I’ll share more details on that in the coming weeks. With all … Continue reading →
