Today is blog action day, a day when bloggers from around the world write about the same subject. This year's topic is water. There are a lot of different angles to write about with water. Clean drinking water. Efforts to keep rivers and lakes free of trash and debris. Your water footprint. I'm gong to … Continue reading Water :: Blog Action Day 2010
I took the title of this post from this YouTube video. A twitter follower directed me to it after she read my post "Our house circa 1980-1990." I love this video. It made me laugh out loud and nod in agreement. Technology is a wonderful thing. In my lifetime we've gone from cassette tapes and … Continue reading Everything’s Amazing and Nobody is Happy
Today, the typical eight- to 18-year-old in the US lives in a household equipped with three TV sets, three video players, three radios, three hand-held music devices, two video game consoles, and a personal computer. (via The Future of Children). Our house doesn't have any eight to 18 year-old's yet, but a six- and seven-year … Continue reading Our house circa 1980-1990
Advertising. It starts the minute you are born and continues until you die. Advertising geared towards kids is often under fire for its influence and promotion of the latest and greatest toys and unhealthy junk food. This research shows that preschoolers can recognize brand names...that's no surprise. My boys can recite commercials and tag lines, … Continue reading Can the “gross out” factor make our children healthy?
Is it ridiculous that my boys (ages six and seven) have their *own* computer? That's right, they share a computer with Windows XP, internet access and a flat screen monitor. In our defense, the only reason they have this prized possession is because we upgraded our computer. It's a hand-me-down, but still. We now have … Continue reading A boy and his computer
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