My mom has been adding pictures to my grandmother’s blog, Vera’s Corner, and it’s looking very nice. My grandmother wrote out all the blog entries by hand, mailed them to my mom, my mom typed them in and posted them, and then my aunt printed out the blog and took it to my grandmother to […]
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We told our 5 year old last night that he is going to have a baby brother or sister … He was very pensive the whole time and thought about it quite a bit. We asked what he thought about having a baby brother or sister. "Brother!!" We told him it wasn’t a choice, so
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We watched "Inside Man" last Friday on opening day. The movie had a lot of big name actors like Denzel Washington and Jodie Foster combined with an unusual twist. (I would say unique but it’s not unique.) The movie was well done and a change from the usual shoot ’em up actions. I’d recommend it
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If, like me, you are a bit skeptical that your cell phone, or even more unbelievable, your iPod might cause a problem on an airplane, IEEE has an article that attempts to explain the danger and point to specific annecdotes where electronic usage might have caused navigation problems, IEEE Spectrum: Unsafe At Any Airspeed?. While
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Since I just recently blogged about atheists, this article in the Rice Sallyport caught my eye: Natural Scientists Are Less Likely to Believe in God than Are Social Scientists. According to this study, 38% of natural scientists and 31% of social scientists do not believe in God. All those surveyed worked at universities, as far
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It looks like Americans would rather you believe in a god or gods they don’t believe in than have you believe in no god at all. Atheists identified as America’s most distrusted minority, according to new U of M study : News Releases: UMNnews: U of M.. From a telephone sampling of more than 2,000
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My cousin’s kids say the cutest things: Things My Kids Say: If I was pretend…. Would you rather be pretend or would you rather the imaginary characters came to life? Personally, when I read a book or watch a movie, the worlds are as at least as exciting as the characters (I suppose that’s why
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Frank and I set up a Netflix and Post Office experiment to check out our mail service. I’ve always maintained that the mail service in our little town is terrible and now we are one step closer to proving it. (As if all the missing post cards I’ve sent wasn’t enough.) We mailed three Netflix
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Ever wonder why your dog destroys the house while you are gone? Bonnie Beaver says in this article, CNN.com – U.S. is a nation of 360 million — pets – Mar 13, 2006: Dogs, if we look at the wolf model, would normally spend 20 hours a day with members of their pack. Now we
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Are you looking to get your dog or your friend’s dog a Christmas present? If you are buying a present for another person’s dog, especially someone who just got a dog, there’s a lot of things that person might need for their dog, like: leashes dog beds brushes special treats Personally, I think the best
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