casey coombs

facepoo(k)

It’s no secret that I don’t love facebook, but given what I do it’s a necessary evil. I consider facebook my Internet equivalent of a nasty rush hour commute. It has to be done if you want to keep your “job.” I think it’s messy. And yet it’s kind of the best way to keepContinue reading “facepoo(k)”

to the grad school widows…

School has started yet again. But for the first time in eight years it hasn’t started for us. This one is dedicated to all my dear graduate school widows…be you first year or fourth… Someday you will get your significant other back. You will be able to go to the park at a moments noticeContinue reading “to the grad school widows…”

psst…want to win a toy?

Go here. Disclosure and details all over yonder, all you need to leave is a comment and look at the adorable cuteness that is my kid and our creativity. Otherwise, read about Mishi below. xoxo

meet mishi.

Mishi is Mishelle Lane from the blog Secret Agent Mama. We often have camera wars. She has done a whole series of posts dedicated to introducing you to the people she met at BlogHer. They are a lovely series of posts and further assure me of the theory I had that you would have toContinue reading “meet mishi.”

my sister in law’s house burned down.

I’ve used this blog for a lot. Let me tell you I never thought I’d be using it for this purpose. My sister in law’s house burned down. They have three little kids. My niece and nephews. The live in St. George, Utah. Thank you to those of you who have already mobilized on theirContinue reading “my sister in law’s house burned down.”

of geeks and goblins.

Oh sweet sweet Gen Con. A time when boys (and girls) of all ages come from the depths of their parents basements to spend fleeting moments in the August sunshine if only to travel from their hotel to the Indianapolis Convention center. Gen Con is for gamers. World of Warcraft, Dungeons and Dragons, Heroscape. GenContinue reading “of geeks and goblins.”

i found my farmer.

Last year I took this picture at the Indiana State Fair. Aimee said she wanted to eat him with a spoon. Jenny said “The quintessential farming grampa. I would totally guess that he has a bowl of oatmeal in his lap and a bloodhound asleep on his foot. ” Emily said he reminds her ofContinue reading “i found my farmer.”

which came first, the blog or the SEO?

I told Chris Brogan I had to pee today. (Christ Brogan is kind of a big deal. He has 90K followers on twitter (#6 out of like 2.5 million on twitter. Everyone knows who Chris Brogan is apparently. He’s right up there with that Guy Kawasaki guy (whose house I ended up at last year)Continue reading “which came first, the blog or the SEO?”

indiana state fair, one pony ride down.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year…

O’Reilly, Astley and Swears.

I have never been rickrolled.*** I know what it means. I know what it is. But it has never happened to me. Today on twitter Backpacking Dad sent out a rickroll. I didn’t have time to fall for it before I knew it was a trick (rick?) and that’s no fun for my first rickroll.Continue reading “O’Reilly, Astley and Swears.”