In my blog, I tend to write about:
- Great stuff on the Web I think you should go take a look at.
- Struggles with writing, and studies of people who write better than I do.
- Political skullduggery that I don’t want to see get swept under the rug. I started this blog so I could write about the “Republican Astroturf” scandal–those fake “genuine leadership” letters.
I grew up in NH, my nose in a book when I wasn’t building treehouses(summer) or giant snow forts (winter). We lived in a real neighborhood–I don’t think many families owned a house key. There were about 10 elderly women in the 5-block radius I roamed who would offer me orange juice, bathroom privileges, and a comfy chair to sit reading kids books from the 1920s. I’d like to say thank you here to Miss Alice Colgan, who lived with a sister she hadn’t spoken to in 20 years. Both of them were delighted to see me or my siblings knock on the door.
The blogging world takes me back to those days of roaming. I like knocking at the door of your blog and finding out what’s on your mind today. Better than orange juice!
My husband and I live with our 20 year-old cat, our 15 year-old dog, and a little snake we’re baby-sitting for one of our daughters. Our two 20-something daughters–one college, one grad school–are a big part of our lives but don’t actually live here.
I am a nerd, and even bigger fan of nerds than I am a nerd myself. I used to spend a lot more time programming than I do now. I’ve coauthored a couple of books, both long out of print, but if you look up “Betsy Devine” at Amazon you can read some really nice reader reviews. The book I’m writing now is a collection of nerd humor, science humor, funny pictures, interviews with funny nerds–working title “Hell of a Good Universe.”