Archive for August, 2007

I recently had the chance to try out the Easy PC Learning System from Comfy. Well, my nearly 3-yo daughter did actually. The system includes a plug-n-play keyboard designed with colorful buttons and a phone. Just plug it into a USB port, install the software, and your child is ready to play on her own [...]

I am completely overwhelmed this week. Too many trips, family visits and vacations back-to-back. There’s so much I want to read, research and blog about after BlogHer. But I also want to finish the Harry Potter book, plan our fall schedule (not a light task for a homeschooler!), and take care of a multitude of [...]

I’ve always liked those motivational posters and calendars, but after coming across Demotivators, I suddenly see how silly they are.

Check out
Demotivators: Increasing Success By Lowering Expectations. Lots of funny stuff.

I arrived at the BlogHer conference on Friday around 4pm, which was just in time for a “snack” break. (Thankful for that since I had barely eaten all day.) I then attended the “State of the Momosphere” session, which turned into a bitch session about advertising and PR pitches. I’ve posted more about that on [...]

I’m sitting here watching the horror of the bridge collapse in Minnesota and wondering, “How many more bridges out there are structurally deficient?”
What will follow this disaster will be a series of “regulations” that will cost us - the taxpayers - more money.
If people would just do things right… Just do things right and not [...]