Geek Day!

Coming as I do from a family of geeks, I'm always amused by geeky celebrations. Today is International Star Wars Day because -- are you ready? -- it's May 4th. As in, "May the fourth be with you."

Here's a little history behind the quasi-holiday.

So Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth be with you!

May the Fourth be with you

Coming as I do from a family of geeks, I'm always amused by geeky celebrations. Today is International Star Wars Day because -- are you ready? -- it's May 4th. As in, "May the fourth be with you."

So Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth be with you!

Rest in peace, Princess Leia

Wow. Somehow I didn't see this one coming.

Horrified friends have been emailing all day, reeling with shock. Carrie Fisher, dead? Can't be.

Rest in peace, princess.

Happy Star Wars Day!

Coming as I do from a family of geeks, I'm always amused by geeky celebrations. Reader Rob sent an email reminding me it's International Star Wars day because -- are you ready? -- it's May 4th. As in, "May the fourth be with you."

So Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth be with you!

Newest in kitchen appliances

Older Daughter called me over to her computer this morning. "Hey mom, how would you like to have this in the kitchen?

I walked over and took a look.

Yikes! Creepy! No thanks, I'll stick with my boring fridge.

Another geek-day celebration

Coming as I do from a family of geeks, I'm surprised I never heard of this until I heard of it from a friend. But apparently today is International Star Wars Day because -- are you ready? -- it's May 4th. As in, "May the fourth be with you."

So Happy Star Wars Day! May the Fourth be with you!

UPDATE: Oops. Today is May the Third. That's what happens when you work at home -- you totally lose track of the calendar.