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During a break from a heated game of Go Fish with my eight year old daughter, I had inspiration to write an article about the election. Excitedly, I put down the energy drink I had been guzzling to increase my card playing skills and started to write. Perhaps we should look … [Read more...]
Schoolyard playgrounds used to be dangerous places. The key words there are “used,” “to,” and “be.” I’m a believer that the higher the danger levels on a playground, the higher the coolness factor. Over the Christmas holidays I visited my parents in Ohio where I grew up. During … [Read more...]
It’s better to give than to receive. And I give, by cracky! If I was not there to assist Santa, my kids would get a plastic moose that poops jelly beans, and a candy dispenser in the shape of a Wiimote. That's my husband's idea of Christmas presents. Knowing that the men of my … [Read more...]
"Maclaren’s “umbrella fold” pushchairs are under scrutiny after the company recalled the buggies in the US and announced it was offering owners free hinge covers to protect little fingers from being caught in the hinges…" —www.guardian.co.uk, November 10, 2009 If you were to … [Read more...]
Fresh vegetables have been finding their way onto our dinner table. I know they’re fresh because clumps of dried dirt rain down from them as my wife hauls them out of the sacks she took to the gardens and farmers markets. “Isn’t it wonderful!” she exclaimed over a haul of … [Read more...]