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Adulting Etiquette Mrs Enginerd

5 Outdated Well Meaning Pieces of Advice

For a couple of years now the advancements in technology have rendered obsolete a few safety and etiquette rules that most of us were given as children. It amazes me how much things have changed in such a short time and how much more change will be thrown our way before we reach old age. […]

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Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff

The Mouth of Sauron

With this new wave of hatred and discrimination against women, minorities and the LGBTQIA community, I’m turning into a very vocal dissenter and advocate of human and civil rights. It is a quest I don’t take lightly because it affects me and my liberties as a citizen but it results in heated arguments and pointless […]

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Mrs Enginerd Project Zach

Zach’s Pet Mole

Zach is one of those non confrontational introverted types so he stays away from everything that scares him. He’ll bark and growl and shake off the stress but he won’t come after you unless you are a squirrel or a ball. Hence it came as no suprise to us that, even though his hills were […]

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Adulting Comic Books and Super Heroes Mrs Enginerd Nerd Stuff

With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility

Spiderman’s loving uncle has been quoted and paraphrased many times when addressing the responsibility of being accountable for your actions. The message is very clear: One must be bold and daring, just and strong, when granted the ability to effect and affect change. What good is it that we can fly, regenerate, or even see […]

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Adulting Mrs Enginerd

Laws Were Meant To Be Broken

There is something to be said about the way laws are enacted and enforced in the United States. In theory, regulations are passed to protect the unalienable rights the constitution and Bill of Rights grant citizens. From protecting the constituents’ lives to enacting social reform, legislation ensures that we all agree on the value of […]

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Adulting Mrs Enginerd

Smart v. Intelligent

Common sense is not common anymore and it is due in part to the fact that many of us have lost, or have not been taught to use, our critical thinking skills. Many in the younger generations weren’t passed on historical data and tricks/hacks that made life easier since the dawn of time. My grandma […]

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Adulting Mrs Enginerd

Supporting Your Friends’ Dreams Shouldn’t Be Optional

I was raised by a flexible old school family that taught me to always patronize home grown products, services and peeps’s wacky business ventures. For example, my mom didn’t necessarily need 20 lbs of laundry detergent but if a friend was starting a career as an Amway sales rep or their own laundry detergent shop […]

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En español Mrs Enginerd

Las 10 cosas que aprendí en el 2016

Por lo regular los años nuevos no han sido muy benevolentes para mí y mi familia pues muchas pérdidas han occurido alrededor del final cuarto del calendario. De Septiembre a Enero, nuestro “PTSD” colectivo nos trae en un patin pues esperamos lo peor en vez de lo mejor. Poco a poco, y con la ayuda […]

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Mrs Enginerd

Dear 2017

I know your predecessors weren’t at all merciful with us, bringing with them civil unrest, political chaos and mayhem, but it would not be fair to put pressure on you to make our lives great again, magically, just because the ticker moved from 6 to 7. However,  we realize you may need help from us […]

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Adulting Love and Marriage Mrs Enginerd

With A Little Help From My Friends…

10,000 messages later, my WhatsApp reads like a letter to the ghosts of Christmas past. Crushes, good and bad memories, teacher’s pets and those who were chosen by the thug life shared their stories of triumph and sorrow with the classmates that saw them grow up and evolve from K-12 and beyond. My band of […]