The news of Jack Layton's passing has hit me hard today.
In the past few months, my family and I have watched the news and marvelled at Jack's strength and felt incredibly solemn as we watched him battle cancer. We often remarked that even Jack's appearance was so uncannily similar to that of my father-in-law, another hero with a kick ass moustache who fought like hell, but succumbed to cancer 5 years ago.
About 6 months ago, the Geekdad came home with a sheepish grin on his face and said: “If we move the couch I can get 100 inches! That’s the perfect size for a TV.”
Truth be told, I dropped my wooden spoon onto the kitchen floor, wondering if he had suffered a mild concussion on the way home from work.
Imagine yourself in one of these situations: you’re running alone in the wee hours of the morning, and you fall and break your ankle. Or, you’re walking alone through campus and you can’t help but feel the person behind you has been following you a bit too long. Or, maybe your teenager has a severe peanut allergy and you need to know where they are in case of an emergency.
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Krista Swanson remembers a few things about high school: falling flat on her face during a recreational volleyball game, learning to type on an electric typewriter, and being told that a woman could never make it in technology.
Fast forward a few years, and you may have seen her around town balancing a BlackBerry in one hand and an iPad in the other. Although she's no longer playing volleyball (she switched to running), she has learned how to program computer software, and become a kick-ass IT project manager. She's married to another techie who understands her addiction to Twitter a proud Mom to a geekling who can use an iPad with his eyes closed.
So whether it's an educational app recommendation to keep the kids busy on a rainy day, a review of the latest parenting gadget, or confirmation that your partner isn't crazy for wanting to buy that 110 inch projector screen for the basement, you'll find it all here.
Follow Krista on Twitter: @Ksswansong
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