Writing While Waiting: Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you.

Describe a positive thing a family member has done for you: We can’t just name one thing.

Writing While Waiting: Everyday Things That Bring Happiness

5 everyday things that bring you happiness include my family and my cpap machine. You have to have a good night’s sleep!

The Vision for Nola Nerd Couple in 2020

This past weekend was our ninth anniversary running this blog in one of its various forms. Now and then, we like to take stock of where we are and what we want NolaNerdCouple.com to be. In other words, let’s take a look at the vision for Nola Nerd Couple in…

A Blogger Dealing with Writer’s Block

Ugh. Writer’s block. I’m a blogger dealing with writer’s block for nearly three months. I want to write for the blog, I just can’t think of anything to write. It’s not about topics; I have a bunch listed on Trello. In fact, I have an interview with cosplayer, Jen Eyre,…

Treat Students The Way They Want to Be Treated

Ignore the Golden Rule As a teacher, you can’t follow the golden rule. I don’t have the same experience as a black student, gay student, or female student. I need to treat students the way they want to be treated. This doesn’t mean give them what they want, but to…

Happy Birthday, Mrs. Nola Nerd Couple

Your Birthday, My Present Today, is my lovely wife’s birthday. Yet, I feel like I’m the one getting the present. The last eighteen months have been rough. Extreme nausea, prepartum depression, preeclampsia, gall blader surgery, and a hernia are just some of the challenges she faced and overcame. I try…

Healing Together as a Family

2018 Was a Challenging Year To say this year has been exciting would be an understatement. It has been the best year ever, but it nearly was the worst year as well. The struggles my wife had in pregnancy didn’t end with delivery. She had to be rushed to the…

Smiles and Pouts and Goodbyes

Mr. Nola Nerd Couple’s grandfather passed away last week. He lived a long, productive life full of good works. He was a member of the greatest generation. He volunteered at the Larose Civic Center right until the end. Today, we put him to rest. We wish we would have gotten…

The Nola Nerd Baby is Growing Up Too Fast!

I’m writing this on the day that the Nola Nerd Baby turns seven months.STOP TIME! THE NOLA NERD BABY IS GROWING UP TOO FAST! She has doubled her birth weight plus some. She isn’t crawling yet, but she is sitting up and rolling all over the place.  She can hold…