Monthly Archives: November 2009

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  Video Games, Adult Content, and Being a Gaming Parent

  Posted on November 21, 2009 by Kat French in managing attention, story & craft

  My husband Chris and I are both video gamers.  We have been since we were hanging out in my family room at the age of fifteen, interspersing makeout sessions with long periods of playing Super Mario Brothers together. (He refused to play Contra with me because I kept accidentally killing him in co-op mode.  I [...]

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  That old black magic.

  Posted on November 20, 2009 by Kat French in story & craft

  I sat in on a very interesting conversation for work recently, where a group of automotive enthusiasts were discussing whether or not someone who is truly passionate about cars or trucks must also be passionate about working on their car or truck. A really smart guy said that while he gets a sense of accomplishment [...]

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  Notes from the eye of the hurricane…

  Posted on November 17, 2009 by Kat French in managing attention, real life

  This last few months has been an experiment for me.  I wanted to see if I could manage working a fairly demanding job that requires travel, returning to school two nights a week, and my personal life as wife, mom, sister and friend. The answer, now that my semester is drawing to an end in [...]

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