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STEM Related Gifts for Kids, Teens and The Young At Heart

This holiday season, step outside of the proverbial box and give the children in your family a gift that will help them enhance their science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) skills. Living in the digital age where computers and the internet rule supreme, we must continue to steer children into STEM fields or eventually, we […]

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Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff

The Lost Art of the Christmas (Savings) Club

Growing up, my mom taught me that saving was a very important part of being an independent person. Not only should you have funds for a rainy day, but one should always save for those things one wants and dreams about. Even when we have a steady paycheck or a trust fund, saving should be […]

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Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff TV Shows and Movies

Happy Back To The Future Day!

Finally! After three decades of waiting it has finally arrived! October 21st 2015 is upon us and as I write this the Cubs are losing against the Mets during Game 3 of the National League Divisional Series. Sure, there is still time to turn it around but as the old man that Marty runs into […]

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Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff STEM

10 Things To Do With Your Kids Arts And Sciences Style!

My best childhood memories include going to the theater matinee with my mom to watch a performance of my favorite tales and stories, days at the science and history museums and evenings at the art exhibits around town. My mother loved culture, the arts and sciences, never letting an opportunity to go to a festival […]

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#teamcoco Did It First!

I don’t know about you, but I am still annoyed that when Conan O’Brian was promoted to The Tonight Show, nerds failed him and didn’t support his bid to take over prime time. After he fought NBC for the rights to all his comedic bits, losing Triumph the Insult Comedy Dog in the process, TBS […]

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First Time Home Buyer or Home Seller Tips: What My Rental Investment Property Taught Me

Recently, the paperwork in the Real Estate got a facelift not just to facilitate the process of financing property sales, but in an effort to hinder mortgage fraud. Like in any big enterprise, there are a few bad apples in the market that buy homes under the pretext of occupying them, only to flip the […]

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Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff STEM

A Few Things You Should Know Before Choosing Engineering as Your Major

There is always that one person in the back of the room who doesn’t participate in meetings. The one that skeptically looks at the new crop of hires and snarkily tells them to save themselves before they commit to a company that will not appreciate them. There are millions of unhappy people in the workforce […]

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Love and Marriage Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff TV Shows and Movies

What Kyle Reese Taught Me About Love

If you are a fan of The Terminator franchise, you are already familiar with the predestination paradox Kyle Reese cemented when he became John Connor’s father. Regardless of how you justify the existence of this universe, and the parentage of the world’s savior, it all comes down to one detail: John Connor and Skynet are […]

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Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff STEM

#ILookLikeAnEngineer

Twitter went abuzz when an engineering firm decided to feature a woman on their company’s marketing campaign and out of the discussion someone wondered why pretty women decided to work in technical fields. This may be an oversimplification of the news but if you Google its origins you will find hundreds of articles in regard […]

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How to Successfully Understand and Love a Nerd

Nerds are introspective creatures that are very passionate about their hobbies and their families. They throw themselves into everything they do and they go above and beyond the call of duty to protect those they love which may include the occasional collectible or fan memorabilia. It is not easy to break into their inner circle, […]