You Assumed Wrong No, I don't have kids. My husband and I are cheerfully child-free. THERESA CAHILL “SO, HOW MANY KIDS DO YOU HAVE?” For most women, this is an ordinary, everyday question. It's a great icebreaker with someone you really don't know very well. After all, everyone has children, right? When I answer that my husband, Darrin, and I have decided not to have children, the statement is usually met with bewilderment, silence, even disapproval. I can almost hear their thoughts. Why did we get married if we're not going to procreate? And it still seems far more acceptable…

I need to stay away from amazon. Yum.

The book signing last night was way cool. Basically it was a neat question and answer session with Neal Stephenson (author of Snow Crash, Cryptonomicon, Quicksilver). Tidbits: – Neal Stephenson uses Emacs. – Metaweb – go here. Very cool concept.

Hmm. Not exactly sure what that's all about – thanks for the heads up. Now if only I could figure out how to put that code snippet somewhere on the bar. People have edited that profile box, but I haven't figured it out yet. Ah well…