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Family-friendly Sunday breakfast buffet: Souplantation
It has been a while since we have gone out to eat and it was Sunday. So, I figured we should try a Sunday brunch. Normally, one would not think of Souplantation as a place for breakfast, but, let me tell ya…it was fun-amenol! There were healthy veggies and fruits, as well as cereal, assorted [...]
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Melissa and Doug toys
Shopping for toddler toys these days can be more stressful than fun. The toy aisles are stocked with all kinds of battery-operated, so-called educational playthings. One of my favorite line of toys are the “Melissa and Doug” toys. They are attractive to the little ones who can have hours of play without [...]
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Slydial.com - Directly Connected to Voicemail
Have you heard of www.slydial.com? It’s a service that allows you to dial a mobile phone number and go directly to the voicemail for the line with no concern that you will have to actually speak to the individual you are calling. Sly, huh? The website suggests it can be used in a variety of situations, including being short on time, avoiding…
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The battle of the BPA-free baby bottles
With all the hoopla over Bisphenol A (BPA) in clear plastics, the choices that a new mother has to make are daunting. Despite the fact that the BPA scare has been around for a while now, most baby products still contain BPA…
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Black Canary Barbie
Mattel® has come out with a new Barbie® doll called the “Black Canary”. It appears to have some individuals up in arms and it’s being dubbed “Bondage Barbie” and “BDSM Barbie” and “S&M Barbie”…
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Chocolate sexism
I discovered these in our local Asian market. They are Pocky Men’s Bitter Chocolate sticks - pretzel sticks dipped in dark chocolate coating. Pocky sticks come in many flavors, milk chocolate, strawberry, vanilla. But I’ve never seen a “men’s” flavor before.
Why are these for men? I think women can handle dark chocolate just fine, thank [...]
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Gadget loving mommies, unite!
I’m not ashamed to admit it - I am a huge gadget freak. I don’t know why there should be any shame involved in loving gadgets, except that women are always viewed as being completely clueless when it comes to anything with buttons. That has never been the case for me. I was the kid [...]
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Staples Doesn’t Have…Uh…Staples?
A few years ago, Chris and I were working on a large project together. We needed some heavy duty staples for our heavy duty stapler. We considered the various stores that might carry them: Office Depot, Target, WalMart…STAPLES! Of course! Duh! We drove the 25 minutes to the nearest Staples store, walked in, found the [...]
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