Someone Else’s Kids

Every time I get the Hammacher Schlemmer catalog in the mail it makes me think of receiving the Sears Christmas Wish Book as a kid.
There are pages upon pages of things that you would like to have. Just when you decide on one, then you see something else that seems equally as good and it […]

We hear a lot online these days about distance training and distance learning. Articles and information are usually in reference to obtaining a college degree online. Another use of telepresence though, and probably the one you are more likely to encounter in your everyday life is for corporate training or corporate meeting purposes.
I have particpated […]

While on my vacation in a foreign country, I made an observation that is perfect for this blog.
I took a a public transportation bus at one point. There were some elementary school children on the bus. Although I did taker buses occasinoally when I was in elementary school, I didn’t take them alone […]

I was in a department store the other day and I noticed that all the back-to-school stuff was thrown haphazardly into a sale pile. It’s only mid-September, some kids might still be buying school supplies, I thought.
No matter, the retail world marches on to its own drummer, following its own calendar and there they were […]

Yes, I know the title of this entry, Runing With Chopsticks sounds like it should be a career-launching, quirky, indpendent movie.
Actually, it was yet another parenting observation I made the other day. I was at achiniese restaurant and noticed a mother with several kids. She apparently didn’t think it was a problem that […]

Do the words “do it yourself” strike fear in your heart or bring to mind a fun activity for a crsip fall afternoon in which you and your family take on a home improvement project?
With the proliferation of stores like Home Depot and Lowes, as well as the cable network DIY, there hasn’t been a […]

You’ve heard the phrase before that we don’t inherit the world from our parents, instead we borrow it from our children.
That’s a great line to parents and non-parents to think about environmental issues and how our everyday actions impact the world. 
I’m going to use the blog today to go on a bit of rant about […]

Anyone searching to purchase gifts for babies and toddlers knows what a challenge it can be to find and compare different types of gifts at the same time. Luckily, the Internet has greatly simplified the process and made it much faster.
This is about a tip that is going to help parents, relatives, and friends […]