You might have read about the Hot Sauce Mom, who got into trouble last year for her unusual punishment of making her son hold hot sauce in his mouth for lying to her. It was kind of a modern "I'll wash your mouth out with soap" kind of thing. But although the soap-in-the-mouth threat (and... Continue Reading →
It's Friday! That means it's time for another episode of All The [NERD] Rage, a lightning-round style review of the top nerd stories of the week. These are stories the Muggles may have missed. It's time to catch up, so we'd better get started. iOS 5 Released Apple released the newest version of its... Continue Reading →
By now most people know the story of Heather Armstrong, who lost her job as a web and graphic designer due to subject matter she posted on her personal blog. That subject matter, unfortunately for her, was specific details about her workplace. Being one of the first workers fired for blogging, she became famous for... Continue Reading →
Apparently, Hollywood doesn't have any original ideas anymore. You just can't get away from the remakes, which are all the rage these days. I just saw a trailer for the new version of Footloose. It started out in the same vein- a small town with a bunch of grumpy adults who won't let the kids... Continue Reading →
Think you can’t have an adult conversation in front of your kids? Well, you can’t...and maybe you shouldn’t. A new study shows that kids pick up on their parents’ financial woes more than we thought. And that's a concern, considering the state of the world economy. Since we all have serious issues to worry about... Continue Reading →
Since my daughter started preschool, we watch much less TV. In addition to her actual time in school, she is more independent now and would rather do crafts and activities than watch television. However, we do watch some shows from time to time, especially when Daddy needs to get some quick chores done. Regardless, we... Continue Reading →
Apparently it doesn't smell like teen spirit for Dave Grohl. In defense of his friend, Nathan Followill from the band Kings of Leon, he made this statement during a recent appearance on the cable talk show Chelsea Lately: "And I just felt like, you know, as a musician, you should be able to say no,... Continue Reading →
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