Archive for the ‘Reflections’ Category
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007
If you want to switch from Yahoo to Gmail, follow these steps-
Set your Yahoo email to forward to your Gmail account.
Set a Vacation Message on your Yahoo account indicating the change.
Oh, and before that, make sure your Gmail account is not already set to forward to your Yahoo account. That ...
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Wednesday, February 28th, 2007
Professing Mama pointed out the Gender Genie, so I tried it out.
Apparently, there are certain keywords that appear more in mens writing than womens, and vice versa. Gender Genie applies a simplified algorithm to any text you enter (500 words or more) to determine the gender of the author.
How did ...
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Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
Every once in a while, it all works out.
I love that the blogosphere is picking up the HPV vaccine and some of the controversy around it. Today I read a post on Angry Pregnant Lawyer about the ridiculous editorial letters by unthinking and brainless folks who still think that an ...
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Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007
Dean Dad wrote a post that pointed me toward a story on Slate which cites an interesting statistic about the proliferation of the Internet- it may be partially responsible for a decrease in rapes.
Why? Some conclusions we could draw could go back as far as Billy Joel's previous conclusion in ...
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Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007
I'm splitting up my resolutions this year. I'm tackling fatherhood here. Other personal resolutions will show up at Bernies World, and I'll post my digital resolutions at World of Bernie.
What do I want to do differently as a father for 2007?
Play a game with the kids each week.
After our big ...
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Sunday, December 31st, 2006
My wife is very organized when it comes to making a pre-holiday shopping list. We shop it very carefully and, because it is a fairly lengthy list, we keep to it closely.
I did depart from the list for one item. I happened to see "Risk" in the game aisle, and ...
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Thursday, December 28th, 2006
James led a long, difficult life. At the end, though, it seemed he had found some peace. Blessings to his family in this difficult time.
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Thursday, December 28th, 2006
From what I hear, you were a good guy placed in difficult circumstances. God bless us all. No one should lose a family member at this time of year.
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Sunday, December 24th, 2006
CANDLES GLOWING FOR YOU ALL
Originally uploaded by Barb46.
With the holidays sure to keep me busy, I didn't want to miss the opportunity to wish all of my newest friends a happy holiday season.
Peace should be upon you all, and all of those whom you love. Be safe and well, and ...
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Friday, December 15th, 2006
I was reading one of my favorite 'mommy' blogs, Daughter of Opinion, and today's post is about blog crushes. You know, the blog you can't wait to read. If you met the author, you would blush and gush. I was wrapping up the morning work, and took a moment ...
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Monday, October 2nd, 2006
I was over at Profgrrrrl's blog and she was speaking to her underclasspersons about extracurriculars. I was thinking about the things I did as an undergrad. Did your schedule look like this?
Resident Assistant- 1 1/2 years
Resident Director- 1 year
Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Fraternity (2 years- Music Committee Chair, Audit ...
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Saturday, August 19th, 2006
I am an only child. No big deal, but it definitely has an impact on how you live your life, especially if you have to share a house.
I suppose the issue is compounded by the fact that I was an only child in a divorced family. Eternally Depressed Grandmother and ...
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Monday, August 14th, 2006
Updated on November 21, 2006:
I've been writing about family on my other blog, and I though I might like to keep a separate place for the family-related things. A place where I could extol the virtues of fatherhood. A place where I could talk about ancient history. A place to ...
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