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Category: Parenting

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  • How Students Use Technology [INFOGRAPHIC]

    via mashable.com Interesting stats about how college students are using their digital devices to study, how it affects their education and well-being.

  • On 80s ‘Retro’

    The 12 y.o.: It’s a really cute jacket. It looks like leather, but it’s Forever 21, so I’m sure it’s not. How much is it, mom? The Mom: Uh, nineteen…

  • Have you ever noticed that the women who are the most opinionated about girls playing with Barbie dolls or watching Disney princess movies also have “Miss”, “Ms” or the gender-neutral…

  • Menu Plan for the Week 8/15/11 – 8/21/11

    The dog days of summer are here. Leaves on my maples are already turning from green to rust in preparation for autumn’s glory in a few weeks’ time. Harvesting tomatoes,…

  • I know sausage comes from pigs, but how does the pig become a sausage exactly? …Wait a minute. I know! You go to the barn and pick the ugliest pig…

  • On Preppy Nicknames

    The 12 y.o.: We need nicknames in this family. Preppy nicknames since we’re white and, well, preppy. The Mom: How about Cey-Cey, Menzie and Coco? The 12 y.o.: What about…

  • On Source Code

    The 12 y.o.: Source Code was…interesting. A bit repetitive. The Mom: It was like Poirot playing the lead in Inception mashed up with Quantum Leap The 12 y.o.: Yeah. On…

  • What Can Social Media Tell Us About American Society? [INFOGRAPHIC]

    via mashable.com Nice infographic packed with relevant research on how Americans behave based on their social media usage.

  • We Stopped Dreaming in the 1970s – Neil deGrasse Tyson

    via themattsmith.tumblr.com “First of all, let’s clarify what the NASA budget is. Do you realize that the $850 billion dollar bailout, that sum of money is greater than the entire…

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