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My 7 links: It’s like tag only different

September 6, 2011

Son, the world of blogging is, to put it mildly, odd. There are all these groups, clubs, cliques, contests, challenges and bloggish events. Really, it’s enough to provide anyone the excuse they need to get nothing that actually pays the bills done. But that’s OK with me. Thanks to a very fine blogger who calls […]

Fresh batch of favorite tweets!

September 4, 2011

JUST POSTED A FRESH BATCH OF FAVORITE TWEETS! Yup, it’s true and they’re right here. In this instalment: Don’t want to go to Hell in a handbasket? Learn about some great alternatives. Looking for a great charity to support? Here are some you probably didn’t consider. What’d I say when my son asked what he’d be […]

Yardwork: there’s a gene for that. I just don’t have it.

August 31, 2011

Quick biology lesson: You know about genes – they’re the little bits of instructions that your body reads when it’s trying to figure out where the arms and legs go, which are the fingernails and which are the toenails, that kind of stuff.* Genes are also what we blame for our behavior any time that […]

Buck up and take it like a rabbit

August 24, 2011

There’s this term they taught us in psych 101. It’s called learned helplessness. Here’s how it works: if you stick a rabbit in a cage and electrify the floor, the little guy will freak out and jump, trying to avoid the pain. Do it again and he’ll freak out again. But if you do it […]

If you want to get away with it, work on the delivery

August 20, 2011

“With stealth and precision the beast struck from behind – its razor-sharp fangs glowing in the October night. My homework didn’t stand a chance…” “I’d kill myself but I’m not allowed to use knives.” I’m sorry if I started to laugh when you said that, son; I tried really hard to keep a straight face. […]

Guilt-tripping your way through parenting: learn from the masters

July 30, 2011

Son, you come from a long, proud line of guilt mongers. Us Jews have been purveyors of fine guilt for thousands of years. It’s one of our primary parenting techniques, and it’s a skill that certainly comes with your genes. This is basically how it works: rather than go through the trouble of teaching our […]