From the Blog
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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. Read more →
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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… Read more →
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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… Read more →
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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,… Read more →
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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… Read more →
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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… Read more →
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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… Read more →
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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. Read more →
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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… Read more →
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On Tummy Rumbles
The 12 y.o.: So what do you want to go as for Halloween? The 9 y.o. (while playing Nintendogs & Cats): The stomach’s talkin’. When the stomach’s talkin, the brain… Read more →
Scarlett of Suburbia 