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"Q: In the post we published in March 2008, you wrote about your son Henry and a string of sick days. Any funny, new school-related stories to report? A: Hmm, not really. I am happy to report that despite the occasional sick day since then, he&amp;#039;s been more than happy to return to school. I have successfully convinced him that I am No Fun at All until after 3 p.m.  Q: You&amp;#039;ve been blogging since 2004 \u2014 wow! How and why did you get started?  A: It&amp;#039;s true! Back then my computer was a slate tablet and it was monkey-powered. Ah, how technology has progressed. Basically, I got started when my sister said, &amp;quot;You should have a blog,&amp;quot; and I said, &amp;quot;You know, you&amp;#039;re right.&amp;quot; And thus Finslippy was born. I wish I had a better story to tell you. Q: The name Finslippy comes from a dream you had, correct? Please explain.   A: Years and years ago, I dreamt that I was asked to rename dolphins. Some sort of language society came to my door, complaining that the word &amp;quot;dolphin&amp;quot; just wasn&amp;#039;t cutting it \u2014 not evocative enough, they said. I recommended &amp;quot;flipperpuppy,&amp;quot; and they thought that was too hard to say. So I suggested &amp;quot;finslippy,&amp;quot; and then I woke up. After I started the blog, an acquaintance approached me and said, &amp;quot;Finslippy \u2014 does that have anything to do with dolphins?&amp;quot; So maybe I tapped into something. All I know is, I&amp;#039;m embarrassed every time I tell anyone the name of my blog, and I probably would have given it a different name if I had thought anyone but my immediate family would ever read it.  Q: Right now, you&amp;#039;re working on a book with fellow blogger Eden Kennedy (fussy.org). What&amp;#039;s it about, and what&amp;#039;s the latest on the project?  A: Alas, I am sworn to secrecy. Sorry! I can only tell you that it will be funny. This I promise you.  Q: In addition to the book, you write for a number of publications, including Time Out New York and PBS.org. How do you find time to blog?!   A: I don&amp;#039;t sleep or eat. No, seriously, blogging isn&amp;#039;t time-consuming, especially not the way I do it these days. I can get away with blurting out whatever&amp;#039;s on my mind, and my readers are generous enough not to demand more of me. Blogging is my time away from work. If it wasn&amp;#039;t fun, I wouldn&amp;#039;t do it.  Q: Where do you write most of your blog entries? Set the scene for us.  A: We have this sunroom just off of our bedroom that&amp;#039;s half office, half playroom for Henry. I&amp;#039;m pretty much in there all day, after I drop off Henry at school and before I pick him up. It&amp;#039;s the warmest room in the house, so Charlie (our dog) and Izzy (our cat) are always in there with me, fighting over the sunniest patch on the floor. If I still have work to do once Henry&amp;#039;s home, we can both hang out in there, although it&amp;#039;s hard to work when I&amp;#039;m constantly fielding requests to dislodge tiny Lego pieces from one another. Q: Mac or PC?  A: Mac. Always, always Mac.   Q: What blogs and Websites do you visit every day (besides GoodHousekeeping.com, of course)?   A: That&amp;#039;s a tough one, because I love so many blogs. I always check in on my good friends Maggie (mightygirl.com), Heather (dooce.com), Eden (fussy.org), and Melissa (suburbanbliss.net). Other personal blogs I check obsessively are Angela at Fluid Pudding (fluidpudding.com), who never fails to amuse me, and Breed &amp;#039;Em and Weep (breedemandweep.com). Jenn Mattern is just a stunning writer. I always check in on Feministing (feministing.com) to see how the patriarchy&amp;#039;s keeping us down these days. I&amp;#039;ve recently become enamored with Zen Habits (zenhabits.net), a blog about simplifying your life and finding meaning in the everyday. I&amp;#039;m sure there are many other blogs that I&amp;#039;m forgetting.  Q: What&amp;#039;s your favorite book of all time, or a favorite book you&amp;#039;ve read recently?   A: My list of favorites is long and pretentious. One recent favorite that jumps out at me is Mark Helprin&amp;#039;s Freddy and Fredericka, a farce about the Prince and Princess of Wales, which I loved beyond reason. It&amp;#039;s one of the funniest books I&amp;#039;ve ever read, and also one of the most beautifully written.  Q: Aside from all things literary, what other outlets or hobbies do you have?   A: I enjoy nagging, and also henpecking. When I&amp;#039;m not doing those two things, I draw quite a lot. My dad is nuts about watercolor painting, and he&amp;#039;s trying to get me into it, but I hate that you can&amp;#039;t undo your mistakes. I used to sing quite a lot, which I&amp;#039;m trying to get back into, in some way. I also enjoy gardening, which up until recently I defined as &amp;quot;planting things and then watching them die.&amp;quot; Nowadays, I manage to keep plants alive, if barely.  Q: How did you meet your husband, Scott?   A: We both worked for the same company. One of my associates kept telling me I had to meet this Scott person, but I was averse to the idea, as I had dated most of the office already. What can I say? I was young and foolish. But when I finally met him I saw what she was going on and on about. We became friends, and then, well, things took a turn for the sexy.  Q: What does your family like to do when the weather&amp;#039;s warm? Any vacation spots?    A: We&amp;#039;re a pale, unathletic people, so we apply our SPF 90,000 and read books in the shade, mostly. We&amp;#039;re often forced by our extended family to join them at vacation spots like the Delaware shore and the Montauk. We do this only grudgingly.  Q: What&amp;#039;s your favorite childhood memory of summertime?   A: Most of my happy memories involve the sun going down (see above, re: my sun aversion), running from backyard to backyard with my friends until it got too dark for us to keep playing. Usually I was eating a Fudgsicle while running. It was messy, but fun. Q: What tips do you have for bloggers just getting started?   A: Just get started! And get to know your community of bloggers. Comment on the blogs you like, but don&amp;#039;t be too aggressive about it. People can sense if you&amp;#039;re hanging around just to promote yourself.  Alice Bradley&amp;#039;s blog, Finslippy, was featured in Good Housekeeping&amp;#039;s March 2008 issue. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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