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Renae Bair » Blog Archive » “My husband is a programmer; I have no idea what that means.”

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 20:28:07 +0000

"This always blows my mind. You’re married to someone, and you aren’t interested enough in the person to know anything about what they do with nearly 40-50% of their time, aside from their job title? Is it dangerous to draw a correlation between high divorce rates and the lack of interest that people have in their partners lives? It’s easy to fall in love with the “idea” of a person when you first meet them. But I think it would be hard to endure a lifetime of ups and downs, trials and tribulations and the everyday challenges that life throws at two people, if those partners didn’t have a truly vested interest in each other’s passions and life’s work. And if you don’t have even a basic understanding of what your spouse does with 40+hours of his/her week, then you’re not on a team."

Tags: #marriage #nerds #programming #relationships #ruby

NASA Scientists Plan To Approach Girl By 2018 | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:48:16 +0000

Tags: #awesome #dating #girls #nasa #nerds #relationships #science

Rands In Repose: The Nerd Handbook

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 21:08:27 +0000

"While I don’t know who you are or why in the world you chose a nerd for your companion, I do know that you are not a knowable system. I know that you are messy, just like your nerd. Being your own quirky self will be more than enough to present new and

Tags: #nadd #nerds #relationships

::HorsePigCow:: marketing uncommon: The Donut-Cheeseburger Moment

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 17:59:45 +0000

"I knew this was an omen, a sweet and greasy sign that things were over. There was no turning back to the time before the donut cheeseburger."

Tags: #donuts #food #grease #meat #moments #relationships #yuck