Monday, April 7, 2003
Talking about Twins
Here are a few little known facts about twins: As of 2001, there was a birth rate of 1 in 30.1 for twins in the United States. 30% of twins are identical; 70% are fraternal. Slightly more than half of all twins are male. The average birth weight of a singleton is 7 lbs. 7 oz. The average weight of a...
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Sunday, April 6, 2003
Build it and They will Come
A couple of days ago, my husband, who dabbles in building websites between programming and technical support, emailed me with a request to look at a couple of website he had built for clients and tell him why he couldn't get them listed with the major search engines. Both were listed on the search...
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Saturday, April 5, 2003
Handicapped Access
By law, public buildings must provide handicapped access to their building. Once inside though, it is a different story. Last weekend, we took the twins to the mall. It was their first malling expedition. We discussed thoroughly the advantages of taking the double stroller, where one child sits...
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Friday, April 4, 2003
Why Cry
On the news last night, they were doing a product review of Why Cry, a baby cry detector designed to tell mom why her baby is crying. The process is simple. You hold the monitor in front of your crying baby for 20 seconds and a read-out will tell you if your baby is tired, hungry, bored, in pain....
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Thursday, April 3, 2003
My Book
So, after putting in a couple hundred hours working on my non-fiction book, the publisher decides to check the legal implications of what they had contracted me to do. Talk about timing.... After all the additional legal mumbo jumbo was added, it was decided the book could not be written within the...
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When Homework Suffers
Your child brings home good grades semester after semester. Suddenly, his grades drop and the teachers express concern that he isn’t doing his homework. You know better. Left unchecked, he begins lying, forging your signature on school papers. How do you regain control? For elementary school aged...
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Wednesday, April 2, 2003
Whatever Happen to Goodwill Among Man. . .or Bloggers, or Whatever?
I come back to blogging, mostly because I miss it. Partially because I got paid. Partially because my book is on hold until legal gets back with me and I find a war going on amongst the bloggers. Exactly since when were we getting paid so much, it is worth fights, foul language, and cruelty to win...
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Trying Times
In the midst of a war, it is difficult to concentrate on much of anything but the hope that casualties will be low and it will be over soon. I commend those who can maintain focus and continue with the their lives--writing, playing with their children, preparing gardens, working toward a future....
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Tuesday, April 1, 2003
When a Good Dog Goes Bad
My Dog got out the other day. It was my fault. The neighbor said there was an opening in the chain link. I didn’t listen. My Dog was a good Dog. He always came when called, and he never tried to escape before. Oh, sure, I’d catch him hanging over the fence, begging for attention from Cassie Ann, the...
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I Got Paid!
I got my first pay for blogging. I can't believe someone paid me to whine, bitch, complain, goof off, and in general, have a good time. I am also quite surprised how motivating a little bit of money can be. It doesn't take much, just a taste--kind of like potato chips, you can't eat just one....
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