Sexism
In Dina’s OB office there’s a poster for a “New Moms Group”. The poster also notes that they have groups for gay and lesbian parents.
Glass ceiling for women. No “New Dads Group”. Chicken or egg?
On the good side, I learned that M is staying home with his newborn. He lives close enough that we have the start of our own daddy group. Mind you, I can picture starting a group, attracting mostly gay dads, and being asked, “How long have you and M been together? It’s brave of you to adopt fraternal twins.”
Surely We’re Not Unique
I hung out with the normal array of geeks in university from the computer department. We called ourselves the “Riot Nrrds” (a take-off on Riot Grrls). Years later I wonder how many other geeks out there came up with the same idea… lots.
Allergies Update
Was out on the Cape this weekend with good friends. No to do lists. No errands. Just a well needed, relaxing weekend. Downside? The pollen was out in force. I had to pop 4 allergy pills. My first of the season. Bad in that I’d hoped to go all season without taking any meds. Good in that, by this time last year, I’d popped about 120.
Injury
While on the Cape, I gashed my right middle finger. In retrospect, I’m happy that’s all I injured (modulo a cut under my left big toe from a mussel). It amazes me that such a little injury can cause such inconvenience.
Inconsequential
I’ve been loathe to post of late because all the random traffic through my brain and life seem inconsequential when compared to other people’s issues.
I think you and M starting a group is a great idea :)
[Editor's Note: Shrunk name down to an initial.]
Beyond parallel evolution by isolated groups of geeks, the term “Riot Nrrd” was also used in Douglas Coupland’s Microserfs, so it would have inevitably have spread into geek circles via that.
Jeff: This was 1992/1993… so at least we were early enough not to get it directly from Coupland.