Category: Culture
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More than just clouds
The other day the kids and I were driving along the highway marveling at all the types of clouds we were seeing: cirrus, nimbus, cumulus, stratus! It was an unusual parade of meteorology across our usually tranquil October skies. I think about my childhood in Michigan and I imagine that some California kids might think…
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So what’s with the marshmallows?
I love reading studies about the brain and how it works, and especially as they pertain to raising kids. Studies like these range all over the map from serious, in-depth, well-designed work by professionals to headline-grabbing, seriously flawed studies by people who think they know what they’re doing. In either case, the results from these…
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An Ode to the Fair
I was telling my kids about the major memory I have of our yearly county fair. I grew up in a place that was rife with both artists and farmers, and I am guessing that our fair had plenty of worthy stuff to see. But here’s what I remember: Eating cotton candy, which makes me…
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Comin’ back atcha
The first time I was ever quoted in a newspaper, I was misquoted. It was a little thing — the writer simply misquoted a number. But it was humiliating to me — getting that number wrong made me look like I didn’t know what I was talking about. Fast forward to my life as a…
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Digital delights for the family
I’ve been noticing lately not how the digital world has been intruding upon our lives, but rather, how it’s been helping. We recently went on a long trip and I definitely noticed how our lives have been changed by digital devices and media. Connections One way that digital devices and media have changed our lives…