TV news

(Tue May 30th, 2006, by Katherine Westphal)

Television news programs are just about the worst way to get news for two important reasons. 1) Television itself inhibits the functioning of left brain rational analysis. 2) The television media has become centralized into a few huge media conglome...

How to deal with a baby that has colic

(Tue May 30th, 2006, by Tina Barraclough)

Colic is still a mystery to Doctors. They still do not know what cause colic in babies. They will tell you that there is no known cure for colic. I have always heard of colic, and heard from mothers that have dealt with this problem. I have never had...

Lower Your Heat Bills with a Heat Catcher

(Tue May 30th, 2006, by Lili Pintea-Reed)

One of the easiest ways to augment heat is to use southerly facing windows as passive SOLAR HEAT CATCHERS. This uses a plan similar to the outdoor hot box collectors seen at such sites as listed near the end of the article --but is done indoors and i...

Taming the Television Monster

(Tue May 30th, 2006, by Maren Schmidt)

"All my three- and four-year-old want to do is watch TV. They fuss about having to turn off the TV at dinner and bedtime. They wouldn't even play with their friends yesterday because their favorite shows were on. I think I've let it get out of hand,"...

How to tap the power of the world's most important genealogy

(Tue May 30th, 2006, by Chris Simeral)

If you've spent any time at all researching your family tree, or looking into your last name origins, you probably already know just how valuable libraries can be in helping you get to the bottom of the riddle that is your family's history. The prob...

Product Review

(Mon May 29th, 2006, by Sara Duggan)

Product Review: Send out Cards Owner/Distributor Tricia http://sendoutcards.com/perkey Reviewed by: Sara Duggan customerservice@directsaleopportunities.com My first impression of this product was quite low. I am a distributor for a greeting card com...

A Simple Trick - Decorating in Threes

(Mon May 29th, 2006, by Joey Lewitin)

A Simple Trick – Decorating in Threes If you’re having trouble finding that theme that will bring your whole décor together, you might be looking too hard. A simple trick is to design by the numbers. Buy furnishings in sets of three, and use the nov...

Practicing, "Bringing Generations Together"

(Mon May 29th, 2006, by Don Schmitz)

Sharing ourselves with younger generations keeps us young. Childtrends reports 47% of all grandparents provide child care assistance with young grandchildren living nearby and a growing number of grandfathers are getting involved as well. I found thi...

Making The Grade

(Mon May 29th, 2006, by Annagail Lynes)

“H ere--" I said, handing my mother my progress report as I walked into her room. I braced myself for the inevitably screaming I was sure to hear. "My teacher says you have to sign this." My mother looked at the card, then at me. "How could you be g...

The Trouble With Parents

(Mon May 29th, 2006, by Brian Pratt)

Like most parents, my partner and I work hard to develop our children into healthy, well adjusted people. We want them to have the skills to persue whatever objectives they choose for themselves in this world. None of us are perfect parents and we a...