This post may be a little more personal that usual but my son (one of three kids) got me thinking tonight. I received his 4th grade social studies test and he scored poorly. I wasn’t upset for a couple of reasons. First and foremost my son has Asperger’s syndrome. I won’t spend time explaining the [...]

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It’s a cultural curiosity that should need no explanation: Men are pigs. I reluctantly fall into this category but have to say admit that “dick-and-fart” jokes, as they are so aply named, make me laugh (a lot). Here are four examples that I just had to share.

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vs. One of the most popular bloggers on the internet, John Chow, has a copy-cat…err, copy cow. JohnCow.com is an inventive parody of JohnChow.com that is making quite a name for itself! I have been keeping up with the JohnCow.com since its inception and have on more than one occasion found myself laughing out loud [...]

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Information…stone tablets, ink, scrolls, pamphlets, Gutenberg, movable type, news print, radio, television, internet. The way information has been stored, processed and presented over the centuries has changed dramatically. Each step in the development of how information is shared has made information available to exponentially more people. If I am so inclined, in this day and [...]

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It was released July 21st, just 3 days ago. I sat, a grown man, waiting for a (so called) children’s book. It arrived early Saturday morning, around 8:30 a.m. via UPS. The box was striped with bold lettering, “Do Not Open before July 21st!” I ripped the box apart and saw the off-yellow cover of [...]

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