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Recently, I’ve added German to my daily Duolingo routine. Many of my coworkers are German as are some of our customers. I always saw German as an impossible language, but, at least at the beginner’s level, it is not so complicated. One thing I’ve found with learning German is that it helps me with making
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With my Friday morning conference call ending early, Phelix and I headed out to Arabia ahead of plan. With our rush to leave, I neglected to check the weather for the day. I just threw on my usual: Keens (no socks), jeans, a turtleneck and a sweatshirt. When we arrived, Poppy reported that the temperature
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parentling: Free-Range Kids: โI Was Kidnapped as a Kid, and Lenore Is Wrong.โ The Atlantic: Let Kids Play With Fire, and Other Rules for Good Parenting Daddy Dream Life: Leave The TV At Home! The DS Too! work: Slate: The Rise of “Logical Punctuation”. pine lake: PIne Lake The Blog: Unincorporated DeKalb music: All Songs
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happiness project: Best Self Parent Coaching: Exquisite Self Care Suitcases and Sippy Cups: Before the Parade Passes By homeschooling: The History of the (Whole) World: New writing and grammar booksโฆcheck out our new poster/ad! work: Punctuation Errors: American and British Quotation Marks pine lake: PIne Lake The Blog: Funding the Dredging of the Lake friends:
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happiness project: Slate: Conclusion: Eating Healthfully, Because You’re Worth It? The Happiness Project: Two Important Lessons from My Much-Procrastinated Trip to the Dentist work: Punctuation Errors: American and British Quotation Marks parenting: The Happiness Project: 7 Tips for Giving Effective Praise. travel: the talking trekaroo: Camping on the GulfWith our new-to-us PopTop VW, I’m on
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happiness project: 9 Tips to Quit Nagging. Volunteer. Give Pro Bono. Help Others. It’s the Right Thing to Do, and It Will Boost Your Happiness. work: Constraint Programming: Informs Analytics, some feedbackI clicked on the link for the poster photos and knew people in the first four photos I looked at. Weird. Michael Trickโs Operations
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happiness project: The Power of Re-Framing, or, Would a Ranunculus By Another Name Be As Beautiful? Live More Now: 100 Ways to be Happy friends: Bits of Bliss: Packaging parenting: Common Dreams.org: Why the United States Is Destroying Its Education System travel: Latest from WanderMom: Not For Everyone Suitcases and Sippy Cups: The Difference Between
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happiness project: Quiz: Are you a Moderator or an Abstainer, When Trying to Give Something Up? Ordinary Courage: it’s not me. swear. (thoughts on cell phones + civility) friends: House in the Woods: Birth Announcement on the farm parenting: Cool Mom Picks: New York City to consider ban on Happy Meal toys. Are you lovin’
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pine lake: Pine Lake: The Blog: This Little Place kc wildmoon: How a little kitty came in from the cold and almost became a house cat friends: House int he Woods: Spring nursery on the farm honeschooling: Khan AcademyThe Khan Academy is an organization on a mission. We’re a not-for-profit with the goal of changing
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pine lake: KC Wildmoon: For the birds parenting Free Range Kids Guest Post: A Photo a Day Keeps the Boogeyman Away? travel: WanderMom: Cluster Bombs Should Be OutlawedMy fave RTW blogger has something to say. I hope you’ll listen. Wanderlust and Lipstick: Ivar Revel G2 Daybag: WanderGear WednesdayI’m not a huge “gear” fan, but I’m
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food: Creamy, Brothy, Earthy, HeartyYum. Soup. travel: The Mother of All Trips: Wonders in Glass at the Desert Botanical GardenI love, love, love this. Two Kids and A Map: Check Engine Light Blazing on a Road Trip? Head to Auto Zone.Good to know! Since my check engine light seems to now come on during EVERY
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homeschooling: Homeschooling Disadvantages Oh jeez. The same old drivel. BUT, I did find (some) of the comments enlightening and encouraging! Fairly Odd Mother: Closing a door parenting Free Range Kids Outrage of the Week: Goggles Banned as Straps Could โSnapโGive me a break. The Trouble with Bright GirlsQuoting: How often have you found yourself avoiding
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I guess I didn’t learn anything this week …. strange. I must have been too busy having my mid-life crisis…Maybe this next week I’ll learn something interesting. what i’m reading: The Doctor and the Diva: A Novel by Adrienne McDonnell now following: @johnweeks wish list: new potholders bed linens that actually cover my bed the
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homeschooling: Fairly Odd Mother: Breaking up is hard to do tech: How To Capture a Screen Shot with Mac OS X I have to keep relearning this every time …. iPhone 101: How to force quit an unresponsive app I had no idea that this was even possible!! work: IBM Watson: Watson After Jeopardy! IBM’s
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personal: Need a reason to celebrate? It’s World Nutella Day! homeschooling: Homeschooling in a public school world work: IBM100 travel: Child Lost in the Jungle in Laos This story brought tears to my eyes!! what i’m reading: The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) by Stieg Larsson A Good Fall by Ha Jin iPhone Programming:
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personal: 55 Ways to Get More Energy I Have Not Yet Begun to Rescue Your Grandma! Whose Myth are You Living? parenting: Free Range Kids: What Next? Jail Time for Non-Organic Soccer Snacks? work: IBM Centennial Film: 100 X 100 – A century of achievements that have changed the world IBM Centennial Film: They Were
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work: The Sexiness of Integer Programming pine lake: Behold! Pine Lake, DeKalb County’s diamond in the rough music: Kindiefest is ON! Hotel and plane all booked. Woot! travel: Nine Lessons from a Year of Travel Blogging Good advice for anyone blogging, IMO. what i’m reading: A Person of Interest: A Novel by Susan Choi iPhone
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tech: Blogging Alone โ Social Isolation and New Technology from Pew travel: WanderMom: South America Accommodation I love the graphic of how this family spent their nights in South America! Matching Supply with Demand: How to bump passengers from flights? Cool idea! Turkish Muse: The War Against Alcohol in Turkey self: Do You Have the
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work: Taxi capacity in NYC โ the 4 OโClock Blip travel: Naked Squeegee Party? music: c r e a t i v e RESOLUTIONS for a New Year new apps on my iPhone: Google Latitude Delta what i’m reading: How to Be an American Housewife by Margaret Dilloway A Person of Interest: A Novel by
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parenting: Zero Tolerance for a Good Kid (Ridiculous!!!) travel: In Transit: And the Winner IsโฆIstanbul We were ahead of the curve for once! Kids and Castles: When You Keep Your Resolutions Oh man, did that one strike a chord with me. I’m very guilty of imaging how much more interesting life would be if we
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