TechnoMom https://technomom.com/ The Geek Who Understands You Sun, 08 Feb 2026 23:28:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://technomom.com/storage/2026/01/cropped-TechnoMom-logo-3-1-142x150.png TechnoMom https://technomom.com/ 32 32 96226043 Good news for fibromyalgia patients https://technomom.com/2025/11/15/good-news-for-fibromyalgia-patients/ https://technomom.com/2025/11/15/good-news-for-fibromyalgia-patients/#respond Sat, 15 Nov 2025 14:50:04 +0000 https://technomom.com/?p=30521 Fibromyalgia finally gets a genetic fingerprint A massive global study links the chronic pain condition to 26 genes associated with brain signalling, marking a turning point in understanding its biological roots. Researchers say they have identified the first genetic risk factors for fibromyalgia, offering compelling evidence that the chronic pain syndrome is fundamentally a disorder […]

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]]> https://technomom.com/2025/11/15/good-news-for-fibromyalgia-patients/feed/ 0 30521 Review: Dead End (Crossroads Queen series) by Annabel Chase https://technomom.com/2025/05/02/book-review-dead-end-crossroads-queen-series-by-annabel-chase/ https://technomom.com/2025/05/02/book-review-dead-end-crossroads-queen-series-by-annabel-chase/#respond Fri, 02 May 2025 19:28:23 +0000 https://technomom.com/?p=30008 Dead End by Annabel Chase My rating: 1 of 5 stars I got through eight books of this nine-book series. The main character makes the same very serious mistakes over and over again, but there was enough progress that I kept reading. HOWEVER, in book nine she started to make the most serious of those […]

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]]> https://technomom.com/2025/05/02/book-review-dead-end-crossroads-queen-series-by-annabel-chase/feed/ 0 30008 Review: Diviner’s Bow by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller https://technomom.com/2025/04/17/book-review-diviners-bow-by-sharon-lee-steve-miller/ https://technomom.com/2025/04/17/book-review-diviners-bow-by-sharon-lee-steve-miller/#respond Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:32:34 +0000 https://technomom.com/?p=30005 Diviner’s Bow by Sharon Lee My rating: 5 of 5 stars I stretched this one out as long as I could manage it, because I was enjoying it so much, and I never want any of the Liaden Universe books to end. I love this series and its authors! The prose in these books is […]

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]]> https://technomom.com/2025/04/17/book-review-diviners-bow-by-sharon-lee-steve-miller/feed/ 0 30005 I learned something infuriating today! https://technomom.com/2025/02/20/i-learned-something-infuriating-today/ https://technomom.com/2025/02/20/i-learned-something-infuriating-today/#respond Fri, 21 Feb 2025 03:01:25 +0000 https://technomom.com/?p=29733 Why do most women give birth (in the United States, anyway) while lying on their backs? Is it the most comfortable way to do it? Nope. It goes back to Louis the XIVth and his thing about watching his mistresses deliver his offspring. He didn’t like having anything obstruct his view, so he insisted they […]

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]]> https://technomom.com/2025/02/20/i-learned-something-infuriating-today/feed/ 0 29733 Have I? https://technomom.com/2025/02/15/have-i/ https://technomom.com/2025/02/15/have-i/#respond Sun, 16 Feb 2025 01:25:19 +0000 https://technomom.com/2025/02/15/have-i/ Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? There’s a WordPress Daily Prompt that I’ve never really noticed before. Today’s question caught my eye, though. Yes, I’m sure that I’ve unintentionally broken the law at some point in the past. Our ridiculous tangle of city, county, state, and federal laws mean that there’s absolutely no way […]

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]]> https://technomom.com/2025/02/15/have-i/feed/ 0 29699 Happy Valentine’s Day! https://technomom.com/2025/02/14/happy-valentines-day-2/ https://technomom.com/2025/02/14/happy-valentines-day-2/#respond Sat, 15 Feb 2025 01:25:21 +0000 https://technomom.com/2025/02/14/happy-valentines-day-2/ I’m off to enjoy the rest of the evening with my husband. Have fun!

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]]> https://technomom.com/2025/02/14/happy-valentines-day-2/feed/ 0 29684 If you’re wondering what you can do… https://technomom.com/2025/02/13/if-youre-wondering-what-you-can-do/ https://technomom.com/2025/02/13/if-youre-wondering-what-you-can-do/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 15:09:17 +0000 https://technomom.com/?p=29674 …about current events in the U.S.? Here’s one set of suggestions. Thirty lonely but beautiful actions you can take right now which probably won’t magically catalyze a mass movement against Trump but that are still wildly important

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]]> https://technomom.com/2025/02/13/if-youre-wondering-what-you-can-do/feed/ 0 29674 A new article! https://technomom.com/2025/02/12/a-new-article-2/ https://technomom.com/2025/02/12/a-new-article-2/#respond Thu, 13 Feb 2025 00:12:32 +0000 https://technomom.com/?p=29671 I created a new article on my professional site today, Useful skills for growing in tech. I’d love to get some feedback on it.

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]]> https://technomom.com/2025/02/12/a-new-article-2/feed/ 0 29671 Bad Google! https://technomom.com/2025/02/11/bad-google/ https://technomom.com/2025/02/11/bad-google/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:37:25 +0000 https://technomom.com/?p=29666 I’ve had a Google account since 2004, when you needed an invitation to join. I had previously used an email on this domain, and I have been transitioning most of my email back to that for the past year or so. Current events have me looking at how I can get off Google Calendar and […]

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]]> https://technomom.com/2025/02/11/bad-google/feed/ 2 29666 Monday means crochet https://technomom.com/2025/02/10/monday-means-crochet/ https://technomom.com/2025/02/10/monday-means-crochet/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:52:16 +0000 https://technomom.com/?p=29662 I’ve only been crocheting for a little while. Apparently, February is National Hobby Month or something similar, so the leader of the Women’s ERG at work asked us about our hobbies. Another woman and I mentioned crochet, and we found ourselves volunteered to teach. Every Monday this month, we’ve gathered to crochet during or just […]

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