Saturday, June 10, 2006

Blog, Blob or Glob

During a quiet moment, last evening, the spouse said, "Why don't you go work on your blob?"

Of course, I collapsed into a fit of hysterics and said I'm going to start a weblog for dyslexics (the hubby would fall into that category) and call it "Glob: a blog for dyslexics". Or, maybe "Golb" or his original snafu word, "Blob". It's okay, he's dyslexic and found me amusing.

Warning for mommies: You can turn your kid dyslexic by plunking him or her into a walker and never getting around to chasing baby through the crawling phase. I read up on dyslexia after marrying my feller and found that crawling is a phase that helps coordinate the eyes with the brain. Both my children were plunked on the floor with toys out of reach and they turned out fine - a little quirky, but fine as far as reading ability. The husband never crawled and, thus, fit this theory well.

However, don't think dyslexia makes anyone stupid. Mine has a PhD in geotechnical engineering. I'm the one who sits around reading and being a bum. Ability to read isn't everything. Try telling that to an English teacher and see if he or she invites you to dinner.

Bookfool married to Dyslexic Dirt Doctor

3 comments:

  1. OK, this whole post cracked me up. I used to date a guy who is dyslexic and he was freakin' brilliant, so I understand. He wasn't a dirt doctor...I find that fact fascinating. Not a job I'd want, but fun to hear about nonetheless.

    I'm also an English teacher, and I wouldn't invite anyone to dinner for saying reading isn't everything. lol

    Love your profile pic! Too cute.

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  2. Hey, Andi!

    Believe it or not, I thought about you when I made that crack about English teachers. LOL

    Yep, married to a dirt doc, although he's administrative these days. One of the other geotechnical engineers (also with a doctorate), who works with hubby, used to have a vanity plate that said, "Dr. Dirt." People assumed it meant something completely different - like he was into porn - so he had to get rid of the plate. I always thought that was a hoot.

    Thanks, glad you like my pic. It looks just like me, except it needs a few blonde curls sticking out from under the hat, of course. ;-)

    Cheers,
    Nancytoes (aka Bookfool)

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  3. LOL@the Dr. Dirt plate. And more LOL'ing at the people who thought it was porn-related. Wow!

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