I don’t always review products on Amazon. I don’t have the time. But there have been two instances over the past year when I have been contacted by someone because…
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I don’t normally give advice, but sometimes I can’t help myself…
National Youth Leadership Forum (Envision Experience and Envision EMI) – Pricey Summer Camps of Questionable Quality?
My son was “nominated” by his 3rd-grade science teacher for what both the teacher and we thought might be a nice opportunity – a week-long summer camp that focused on…
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Continue readingremove mold and mildew stains
Despite our best efforts at keeping our shower clean, we managed to get a small buildup of mildew in our shower that, by the time we cleaned it, stained the…
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Continue readingnew recipe – spring vegetable risotto
I occasionally try new recipes, when I can find the time. I have a pretty good repository of favorite recipes that I make regularly (you can see most of them…
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Continue readinghow to open Google Reader links in a new tab without changing focus
If you’re a fan of Google Reader, like I am, that means it is now part of your life – something you’re not sure you could live without. I use…
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Continue readingthe holy grail of pitchers
A couple years ago I brought you the holy grail of lids (a lid for tin cans). Now I bring you the holy grail of pitchers. Right around the time…
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Continue readingThe UFC Diet
Most people probably don’t know this about me, but I’m a fan of Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). I wouldn’t say I’m an over-the-top fan; I have yet to go to…
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Continue readingTampa in the News
I’ve found since I started teaching Sociology that being up-to-date on local news can be useful (though it is less useful at my new school where many of the students…
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Continue readingvegetarianism and the environment?
Here’s an interesting news item I rediscovered in the NYtimes today: raising animals for meat releases more CO2 into the atmosphere than does the entire travel industry combined. This is…
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