Category Archives: Politics/Current Events

Advice in These Troubled Times

I don’t write about politics on this blog very often, if at all.  For one thing, I already have an established political blog.  But mostly, it’s because crafting, cooking, etc. is an escape from politics for me and I hate … Continue reading

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Election Day

It’s finally here! Make sure you go vote, unless you know nothing about politics and only vote for the candidate who gives you warm fuzzies or the one that has the coolest car. In that case, you don’t have to … Continue reading

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Finally, an Obama Video I Enjoyed Watching

I try to stay away from politics on this site, but I cannot stop laughing about this video…

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Crayola and Product Safety

I love – love – Crayola. We use a lot of art supplies and I have found theirs to be of the best quality, when it comes to children’s art supplies. And their innovation is amazing. They are always coming … Continue reading

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Aqua Dots Recall

The toy Aqua Dots has been recalled after two children in the US and three in Australia were hospitalized after ingesting the dots. The toy is called “Bindeez” in Australia. The toy beads are sold in general merchandise stores and … Continue reading

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BusinessWeek’s Young Entrepreneur

Since I started blogging, I have always used StatCounter on all my blogs. I really like it. So, when I got an e-mail this morning saying that Aodhan Cullen, StatCounter’s founder, won Business Week’s Young Entrepreneur contest, I was not … Continue reading

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Radically Different Political Views

I was reading Dr. Helen’s column on Pajamas Media the other day. Her final question was: Do you think you could ever be married to, or in a long-term relationship with, someone with radically different political views from your own? … Continue reading

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Homeschooling is Okay, Unless You’re a Fundy

Okay, now that I have a little time, I am going to rant a little about that anti-homeschooling post I was talking about yesterday. Since kestrel9000 has since backpedaled from his original agreement with the statement that, “home schooling does … Continue reading

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The War on the Environment

I really want to get back to doing some homeschooling posts, but, well, there hasn’t been a whole lot of homeschooling going on around here lately. This past week, we were gone most of the time with Bob’s grandfather’s funeral … Continue reading

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Sure You Had Your Seatbelt On

I was reading this morning that the Vermont legislature is trying to work out the differences in the highway safety bills that came out of the two chambers. It looks like they won’t resolve it this session, which is good … Continue reading

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