Archive for 'miscellaneous'
Cows, Kids, Men - Interesting Radio Science
Here’s proof that you don’t necessarily need the Discovery Channel to learn new and interesting things! Here are a few interesting science stories I have heard recently on NPR, my favorite radio station.
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Boyfriends that fear commitment? Distant husbands?
Marriage Woes? Husband’s Genes May Be At Fault
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Is your child’s favorite word “Mine!!” ? Rest [...]
Posted: September 6th, 2008 under Everything Else!, miscellaneous.
Comments: 1
Literary Eye Candy (Beautiful Fairy Tales!)
Anyone who has paid any attention at all to my children’s book recommendations might have noticed that illustrations are very important to me. In fact, I have an illustration prejudice. Most of the books I review are classified in the “exceptional illustrations” category because that is what I like. I confess that [...]
Posted: June 18th, 2008 under Book Recommendations, TV, TV-free kids, award winner, children's books, exceptional illustrations, miscellaneous, older children, picture books, young children.
Comments: 8
I am a Blog Capitalist
My first real foray in to the world of blog capitalism is open for business. No, I am not plastering Unplug Your Kids with ads for cheap narcotics, online casinos, and get rich quick schemes. It’s just my store!
All my life I have secretly wanted to own a toy store and a bookstore [...]
Posted: May 29th, 2008 under Book Recommendations, Everything Else!, Toy Recommendations, about "Unplug Your Kids", about me, miscellaneous.
Comments: 5
Sorry for the Silence
Just a quick post to explain my absence. I haven’t visited anyone’s projects yet since I spent all of yesterday sick in bed with some sort of nasty gastrointestinal bug (today I have made it as far as the sofa). The baby has it now too, so I am not sure if I’ll [...]
Posted: February 5th, 2008 under miscellaneous.
Comments: 10
Welcome!
Welcome to Unplug Your Kids at its new home. I hope you like it and, most of all, I hope it loads faster!
There are a few differences from the old blog. I have combined the toy and book recommendations in with the main blog. I plan on trying to recommend one toy [...]
Posted: January 26th, 2008 under miscellaneous.
Comments: 9
The Saga of the Erroneous Dash
Hooray!!! Success!!! After two days spent obsessing over the tech problem I have been having, it is solved. I had put a dash in the code when it should have been an underscore!
Unbelievable. Two days of my life wasted because of an erroneous dash.
The good news is that I can stop [...]
Posted: January 13th, 2008 under miscellaneous.
Comments: 5