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Does Facebook Make You More Inclined to Attend A Reunion or Less?

February 3, 2012 No Comments

Does Facebook Make You More Inclined to Attend A Reunion or Less? Now that you are most likely on the freshly IPO’d Facebook and have found long-lost friends from high school or college, does this change the way you think about attending a reunion for these classes? Maybe you found anyone you were wonderi... continue reading...

Showing Your Photo ID – What’s the Big Deal?

January 20, 2012 1 Comment

Showing Your Photo ID – What’s the Big Deal? There are several debates going on right now surrounding photo identification cards (id). Is it a civil rights violation to ask someone the police have stopped to show their government-issued id?  Is it right to ask for someone’s id at the voting polls? Well, the... continue reading...

Travel Tips for Families from The Travel Channel’s Samantha Brown

January 5, 2012 No Comments

Travel Tips for Families from The Travel Channel’s Samantha Brown The holidays are behind us but the next big holiday will arrive shortly – spring break! In the following video, The Travel Channel’s Samantha Brown gives families traveling some great tips for making holiday travel smoother, more... continue reading...

Your Child is a Loser – Thank Goodness!

August 10, 2011 No Comments

Your Child is a Loser – Thank Goodness! One of my favorite lines from The Incredibles is “Because when everyone is special, no one is.” How true. No outs in baseball. No score in soccer. Everyone gets a trophy or a medal for “participation.” No championships or playoffs. Se... continue reading...

4 Tips to Help Your Children Learn to Read Body Language

June 16, 2011 1 Comment

4 Tips to Help Your Children Learn to Read Body Language I know it might seem crazy because most kids don’t even know what their own bodies are doing. New research from UCLA’s Memory and Aging Research Center suggests that our children’s technical abilities are changing the structure of their brain... continue reading...

A Brief History of Memorial Day

May 30, 2011 No Comments

A Brief History of Memorial Day Today, May 30, 1868, was the first wide observation of Memorial Day but why? So summer could start? So we could have a barbeque and go on vacation? My grandmother used to call it by its original name – Decoration Day, because that’s the day you decorate the graves of fam... continue reading...

4 Observations about Afghan Kids

May 17, 2011 No Comments

4 Observations about Afghan Kids As I wrote yesterday, I just got back from a trip to Afghanistan that was absolutely fascinating.  While I was there for just a short time and would never claim to be an expert, I did see a few things that I thought were interesting about the beautiful children we were around... continue reading...

5 Things I Learned During My Trip to Afghanistan

May 16, 2011 No Comments

5 Things I Learned During My Trip to Afghanistan I just returned from a trip to Afghanistan. Right, most people gasped when I told them I was going there – why? It’s so dangerous! It’s a lost cause! Who would voluntarily go there? Well, me, my husband and several other friends. And I’m here to tel... continue reading...

Kate Middleton’s New Name – Not Just a “Princess”

April 29, 2011 No Comments

Kate Middleton’s New Name – Not Just a “Princess” If you were among the 2 billion souls who tuned in to the royal ceremony today for the marriage of Prince William and the “commoner” Kate Middleton, you may already know all of their new titles. Not only did Middleton become what many will call “a princess”... continue reading...

What in the World is Maundy Thursday?

April 21, 2011 No Comments

What in the World is Maundy Thursday? My kids think today is Monday Thursday, which makes no sense. We know it’s Maundy Thursday of Holy Week but that still doesn’t make a ton of sense either. What does it mean? According to www.christianity.com today was originally called Mandatum Thursday which means ... continue reading...

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