A woman, whom I respect and admire, called to ask me to erase her email from my address book. She feared that sharing her email address would make her vulnerable to spam and identity theft. I suspect that she feared my blog would somehow contaminate her email address.

Bloggers are told that they should encourage non-geeks to subscribe t

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I love reading. I love books. I own tons of books and I read as much as I possibly can. Even though I'm a movie nut there's very few movies that can compare to a good book. That's one of the reasons people are always saying "the book was better than the movie."

The truth is, books benefit us in so many ways that we don't even t

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This is a post from a mom struggling to come to grips with the need to introduce the dreaded topic of sex education to her 10 year old. Despite many signs that the child is ready, this mom has just not been able to approach the topic of sex in a clear, coherent way. This mom does not want to repeat the sex education that she got from her mo

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The new social networking media site dedicated to bloggers, Bloggingzoom, was created to help blogs expose their articles to a wider audience and rank better with search engines. What happens when Bloggingzoom ranks better for the article and it's keywords than the origianal article does?rnrnThis isn't an article to bash Bloggingzoom b

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The Carnival of Family Life is hosted this week at On the Horizon! Drop by and read the more than 50 wonderful submissions this week!! The topics and writers are diverse and the information extremely valuable and entertaining! The Carnival takes place every week and you can submit your post via Colloquium (http://www.jhsiess.com). Interested

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These toys will give your kids the right to brag. But before you rush to the nearest toy store in your neighborhood, think again. These toys are not available at your regular toy store, you can only find them in the highest-end retailers such as Hammacher Schlemmer, Sharper Image, Neiman Marcus, and FAO Schwarz. And if you have to ask how muc

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"So what do you do all day?" How I hate this question. Whether a parent chooses to work outside the home or stay home to care for their children - they are all busy! But stay at home moms have it tough. Supervising children is a full time job (that is why some people make a career out of being a nanny or babysitter.) In addition there is al

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The premise is respect for all cultures and faiths. This seems like a very mature antidote to some of the more judgmental blogs around. This blog promises to be a good resource for all homeschoolers.

This blog is written by a homeschooling mom who is disappointed with some of the less-than-thoughtful antics of some homeschool bloggers and

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Hate math? Got a kid who hates math? MathMojo is probably your best source for making sense out of what always bugged you about math.

Its by a human, for humans. Public school, home school, un-school kids, parents and teachers will have a blast finding out things about math that are fun (and not the stupid rhyme, song, cartoon, babyish st

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Are stay at home moms dangerous to society? A so called feminist called all of us stay at home moms out as a detriment to society and it is all of our fault society is the way it is. I have to respectfully disagree since I am a stay at home mom. I love to hear anyone's thoughts on this topic. You don't have to agree with me (but it woul

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Why not have some fun doing mundane chores? This Toq Toilet Brush will bring a smile to your face when you are stuck with the unenviable task of cleaning the toilet. Your guests will get a kick out of it too. Most people hide their brush. You won’t

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My daughter is having some math issues. This gives me great grief as I am pretty proficient mathematically. I’m very visual and it was driving me nuts every time she would add 5 + 1 by starting with 1,2,3,4,5…….. 6! The number one reason for this is

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Yesterday, Treehugger alerted us to the newest ethical social network, Razoo. These are online havens specifically for those who wish to do good in the world, be it through encouraging greener lives, raising awareness and money for charity or simply

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Some great tips and resources for success in writing your novel this month for NaNoWriMo. Did you kow that tomorrow is the start of National Novel Writing Month or NaNoWriMo for short? So what is NaNoWriMo? It is an novel writing challenge that anyo

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