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    How to Juggle Work & Family: MEALS (Theory #12)
    Deborah
    • Apr 3, 2014

    How to Juggle Work & Family: MEALS (Theory #12)

    Okay. This time, I’ve really got it figured out. My sanity?! It’s all about the food. As a working mom, preparing & serving healthy...
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    Be A Good Mom:  Sign your girl up for Computer Camp NOW
    Deborah
    • Apr 2, 2014

    Be A Good Mom: Sign your girl up for Computer Camp NOW

    Move over Malibu Barbie. HTML Barbie just bought some beach-front property and you’re getting evicted. The internet used to be limited...
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    Power Binge: 13 hours in 3 days
    Deborah
    • Mar 30, 2014

    Power Binge: 13 hours in 3 days

    Everything you hear is true. “House of Cards” is that good. [Before I go on, here’s my disclaimer: I don’t own Netflix stock. I don’t...
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    Top 10 Ways to Tell You're Turning 40 in Two Weeks
    Deborah
    • Mar 28, 2014

    Top 10 Ways to Tell You're Turning 40 in Two Weeks

    – 10 – While watching “Moneyball,” you spend most of the movie cheering on Brad Pitt’s deep forehead wrinkles because if Brad can pull...
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    Profound thought delivered in kid-speak
    Deborah
    • Mar 24, 2014

    Profound thought delivered in kid-speak

    "I would like morning-time better if was at the night" -- my (8) year old son
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    Two Weeks of Movies:  I'm a good parent, right?
    Deborah
    • Mar 14, 2014

    Two Weeks of Movies: I'm a good parent, right?

    Confession Coffee Hour. During their two week Spring Break, my children did not visit one museum, complete any big art project or...
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    If you like "Lord of the Flies," you must like killing people who wear glasses:  News vs.
    Deborah
    • Mar 11, 2014

    If you like "Lord of the Flies," you must like killing people who wear glasses: News vs.

    It’s official. The total erosion of the line between News and Blogs has occurred. Thanks to those whose fingers are broken (and thus,...
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    Wear Glasses.  Punch me in the Arm.  Ah, parenting!
    Deborah
    • Feb 28, 2014

    Wear Glasses. Punch me in the Arm. Ah, parenting!

    My son is 7 years old. He forgets that toilet paper shouldn’t be totally unrolled for fun. He forgets that tennis balls shouldn’t be...
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    Itsy-Bitsy by Adele: That's the best idea I've had all morning!
    Deborah
    • Feb 12, 2014

    Itsy-Bitsy by Adele: That's the best idea I've had all morning!

    I just read in the LA Times that: “[Adele has been] focusing her musical output on her baby son, Angelo." ‘I’ve been out of the loop,...
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    Another Friday "Feel Good" Find
    Deborah
    • Feb 8, 2014

    Another Friday "Feel Good" Find

    I’m getting sappy in my middle-age. Or maybe, the relentless onslaught of bad news (and mean-spirited reality shows) has finally worn...
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    CHEATING:  Just say "No!"
    Deborah
    • Feb 6, 2014

    CHEATING: Just say "No!"

    I’m tired of all the cheating. Harvard kids working their take-home exams (Reuters 2/2/13). Teachers hiring proxies to take their...
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    Friday's "Feel-Good" Story
    Deborah
    • Jan 26, 2014

    Friday's "Feel-Good" Story

    While surfing the web & eating a bowl of leftover mashed potatoes at my lunch-break today, I came across this story. Tears welled up in...
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    42-year old Mom launches website!  What-the-what?!?!
    Deborah
    • Jan 24, 2014

    42-year old Mom launches website! What-the-what?!?!

    Yes, you 22 year olds! Zip up your hoodies and move your recycled-canvas messenger bags over ’cause I’m working in the internet now....
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    Ageism: It starts with the young
    Deborah
    • Jan 22, 2014

    Ageism: It starts with the young

    Today, my 9-year old daughter shows me this picture of an upgrade avatar on the ipad game, Subway Surfer and says (and I quote): “Mom, I...
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    Be Good.  Or Else.  Today's Internet Parenting Lesson.
    Deborah
    • Jan 17, 2014

    Be Good. Or Else. Today's Internet Parenting Lesson.

    Lesson #1: Be a REALLY good citizen if for no other reason than your past WILL come back and haunt you. In the reality of the internet,...
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    New Year Starts Strong:  Fishy Jury Duty
    Deborah
    • Jan 15, 2014

    New Year Starts Strong: Fishy Jury Duty

    I have two tips for leading a productive 2013: 1.) Don’t leave your daily Omega 3 Fish Oil pill in your pant’s pocket before running...
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    First Rats.  Then Snakes.  Now... Heights?  Start-up induced phobias suck!
    Deborah
    • Jan 9, 2014

    First Rats. Then Snakes. Now... Heights? Start-up induced phobias suck!

    Hiking 3 1/2 hours up a steep mountain? Lovely Riding 7 minutes down on the gondola? Spear your hiking pole thru my heart and call it a...
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    Deborah
    • Dec 9, 2013

    A Quick, Make-Shift MBA

    I’ve considered going to graduate school to get my Masters In Business Administration (MBA) but there are a million excuses why I can’t:...
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    Breaking News:  Kids make dinner & survive!
    Deborah
    • Nov 5, 2013

    Breaking News: Kids make dinner & survive!

    I’ve been working my way down my To Do list of “Not raising Sucky Kids” tasks – and last night, the kids made dinner. And yes, it was a...
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    Deborah
    • Nov 3, 2013

    1 Idea = 1000 Google Searches

    So, I had an idea for a business. What next? Research! Although I’d never run across any other company or website doing what I wanted...
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