"Problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them." – Albert Einstein

I know it’s my fault.  I know I have not exactly been prime reading material lately.  I can easily and rightfully blame it on the funk my life has fallen into.  Once you take yourself out of the blogging habit – either from an overabundance of good or bad life happening to you – it is a real bear and a half to get back into. 

I admit it.  I need spoon feeding. 

Sooooo……  I think it’s time for another shameless plea for material.  Those of you who have been around long enough – you know the drill:

 “If you read my blog regularly (and there are some IP addresses that pop up pretty frequently, so you know who you are and so do I), I want you to ask me one question that you always wanted to ask me, but never found the right moment to ask.

Now is the right moment.  I am all ears and typing fingers.  Ask me a question and I will blog you the answers.  Nothing is particularly off-limits if it within the bounds of decency.  If, however, I deem the answer will hurt or embarrass somebody other than myself, I will reserve the right to answer privately.  And I am the final arbiter of what that means, since this is, after all, my blog.

TO ALL YOU LURKERS OUT THERE, now is the time to delurk, drop a comment or an email, say hi, and keep me in material.  Otherwise, I will start chronicling my child’s daily activities in minute and gory detail until all of you are asleep and drooling on your desks.  I’m a mom.  Trust me, you will wear out before I do.”

So ask questions.  Or there will be more of this:

Harry waves hello!

February 4th, 2008 at 3:15 pm
15 Responses to “To the faithful few”
  1. 1
    M&Co. Says:

    Oh but I love that!

  2. 2
    Kat Says:

    OK. I would love your take on a thought I posted on my own blog a bit ago…

    “…are you acting like a Peer, or acting like your Peer? Are you best trying to improve yourself in the quest for enlightenment and better judgement, or just emulating someone who already has the accolade?”

  3. 3
    Gillian Says:

    I don’t mind reading about your child’s daily routines at all 🙂

    Here are a couple of questions anyway.

    What is your favourite part of the day and why?
    Do you play a musical instrument, if so, which one(s)?
    What are some of your own childhood memories?
    Do you have any traditions that you would like your son to pass down to his family?

  4. 4
    A.M. Says:

    I’ll delurk at your request – but I really don’t… ah ha here’s one!

    So what motivated you to get a Phd and NOT teach? (I’m headed that way, but I’m definitely in the minority in my program.)

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    Cormac Says:

    The game we play emphasizes the concept of “honor”. Rather interestingly, I have yet to find two people that have the same definition of that concept. I’d be very interested to know how you define it.

    Cormac

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    pinkpelican Says:

    “… or there will be more of this.”

    You say that like it is a bad thing. ;=)

    You have an amazingly eloquent voice. Have you ever wanted to write fiction? If so, what kind? I think you’d be a great storyteller.

    Love ya, good luck getting back into something you obviously love and miss.

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    OS Says:

    I am intrigued by your work. When you write about the very scientific, I’m almost are riveted as when you are being philosophical. Anything you might share about the way those two parts of you co-exist . . . science and faith. I’ll be doubly riveted.

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    charlotte Says:

    can we have more pictures of Harry, anyway? He’s such a sweetie. 🙂

    I’m sure I have a question. I just don’t know what it is yet. (ha!)

  9. 9
    Harp Says:

    I’ve always herard that women face a difficult 2 out of 3 choice: Mother, Wife, Career. It is said you can only do 2 of them well. Yet you seem to be the exception.

    Thoughts?

    Harp

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    Cinnkitty Says:

    Well — mostly I’m looking for dating advice.. so Dear Robbin…I’ve never thought something like this would happen to me, but here I am writing about it to you…

    ha..ha..ha.. Oh wait.. wrong blog. 🙂

    Hey… I’m glad to hear that life is good for you! That’s always a wonderful thing.

    Mwah!
    xooxoxo

  11. 11
    Ariadne Says:

    I like the updates on Harry and the mommy stuff. I like seeing that side of you. Besides, one day you will look back at your blog and be thankful that you wrote so much about Harry and him growing up. You still have a very big adventure ahead of you.

  12. 12
    Trixie Says:

    This is completely irreverent but it will get the mind gears turning:

    You know the crazy show “Wife Swap”. If you changed places with a family for a week, what kind of “opposite” family do you think they would put you with?

    Or second question: If you, Kris, and Harry could go live somewhere for a week/month or so, a completely different life, where would you go for that period of time?

    (Notice a “its time for a vacation” theme here?)

  13. 13
    Shannon Says:

    Go ahead and chronicle the child events. It’s great birth control for the rest of us, LOL. My SIL’s blog is the perfect bucket-o-water when I get to thinking it’d be nice to have a baby. 😉

    Hey thanks for delurking! Fair warning, though – since your email addy is marked as bad (turned off for misuse), I will have to individually moderate all comments. And I thought the same thing until I was 40 and I had my own. I had no idea what I was missing.

  14. 14
    bec Says:

    would you answer the questions AND post pics of harry? 😀

    Q: What advice would you give to new proteges?

  15. 15

    Aw, but that’s good stuff too.