Reflections on Life
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Carnival of Family Life #50
Welcome to the 50th Carnival of Family Life! Some days I want to change the world and other days I love to sit back & enjoy it the way it is. Kailani’s carnival, hosted here this week, is definately for enjoying.
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Ghoststories & the 10-yr-old Techies
When I was young (9? 12?) we would occasionally have sleepovers with several kids. Turning the lights down, getting under the covers, we’d tell ghost stories and shriek when the tree branch rubbed against the window (or maybe it was my brothers, or a burglar – who knew?) In a momentary fit of insanity I…
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Stop Your Gardens – We’re Saved
Well, maybe don’t stop teaching your kids to garden but there is a lot of interest in saving the planet’s food production by moving it indoors. The world food supply is vulnerable to climate shifts, the globalization of pestilence and blight, and improvements in crop resistances that can lead to pollinator failures (bees getting mites)…
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Poisonous Plant Picture Gallery
Spring is in the air (sort-of – it’s still very cold here) and I’m looking for new disasters to discuss. In my travels I found this lovely Rutgers site  showing the poisonous/harmful plants in New Jersey. Thank goodness it is Mother’s Day and and not Sister’s Day coming up or I could see every cub scout…
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Carnival of Family Life
I’m very happy to host the 50th Carnival of Family Life this week. I’ll be giving special prominence to anyone who submits stories of family community service or involvement. Thanks for participating.
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The Sweets of Spring
Spring is a time for growth and reflection on our hopes for the future. There are many signs of this. More4Kids gives a list of things to teach our kids in preparation for Earth Day. Scribbit is sponsoring a growth carnival. I attended a Seder, the Jewish meal that commemorates God’s role in freeing the…
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Windy
We choose a Neuf because we always have numerous small guests underfoot (2-footed) and we lived next to a lake – although I never would have let my children go down to the lake alone, extra insurance never hurt. Windy arrived as a small ball of fur (she never looked that beautifully brushed again) with…
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AP gets Silence of the Frogs Wrong?
In 2006 it was reported that extinctions occurred after periods of weather conducive to the spread of the fungus. The bouts of warm, humid weather were tied to global warming. This does not logically imply that global warming was the primary cause of the extinction.
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Don’t Save the World With Bamboo
Time magazine helpfully laid out things people can do to cut done on carbon emmisions. As part of their recommendations to cut emmisions they suggested planting bamboo. Don’t do it! Bamboo will crowd out native species (that might not survive a significant warming trend, but why push them out?) and make attempts to later farm…
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Fox on Steriods
Fox Viewers Agree – Just Like Anyone Brainwashed Recently I’ve read a number of articles on the consistent alignment of Fox viewers in polls. Basically the polls say that Fox viewers are more likely to support a conservative agenda than any other demographic group. This is backed up by at least one study shows that…
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