Don't update your blog for a few days.
Seriously, the fact that I left a message on the machine to let her know that the Free-Ride family made it home safely was apparently not persuasive in the absence of new blog entries since our return.
I was totally offline for a few days. I got some groceries, took the kids for haircuts and doctors appointments, did a little gardening, did a little reading. I promise I'm still alive and everyone is reasonably healthy.
The prospects are even pretty good for a post on ethics and/or science in the next 24 hours.
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Two items in particular.
From Julie:
post something! :)
I'm starting to worry!
From Super Sally:
no blog since we left causes a mother to worry
Hope you are just busy.
"Busy" gets the general idea (and careful readers will have anticipated from this post that I had some serious three-…
At present, the Free-Ride offspring are enjoying the hospitality of the Grandparents Who Lurk But Seldom Comment, and the Free-Ride parental units are enjoying quieter mornings -- at least in theory.
This morning, some time before 7:00 ...
Casa Free-Ride telephone: RING! RING! RING! RING!
Dr.…
Janet D. Stemwedel: Hey, can we talk about pseudonymous blogging?
Dr. Free-Ride: Haven't you already written a bunch of posts about that?
Janet D. Stemwedel: Yeah, but the blogosphere seems to be discussing it again.
Dr. Free-Ride: You know I only work on Fridays, right?
Janet D. Stemwedel: Get…
Dr. Free-Ride: So, you went on a field trip today to a lagoon.
Younger offspring: Yeah, I went to [Name redacted] Creek and [Name redacted] Lagoon.
Dr. Free-Ride: You know, I'm going to redact the names to protect your privacy. Tell me what you saw on your field trip that was interesting.
Younger…
Dude, it wasn't just your mother who was worried!
I think your Mom realizes that as long as the Discovery Institute is still open, they are a threat to people that care about ethics and science. And she's right!
Thank you. In your voice mail message, it sounded a bit like your cold was winning which added to my concern.
Luckily (?) I have serveral other pressing distractions, but I'm glad to know that you and yours are sound of body and mind. Well, maybe that extrapolation stretches a bit too far.
Blog on.
so in some ways, your mom is thoroughly modern, requiring blog activity in place of a pulse. [my mother would have no idea what a blog is]
on the other hand she is thoroughly old fashioned, strictly requiring a pulse or something in its stead.