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Syncing Files Between PC’s and Mac’s

I don’t know how I missed this, but Microsoft has a really great product/service that allows you to synchronize files between multiple computers (PC’s and Mac’s) across the Internet (thanks Mike for pointing this out). In addition the product also allows you to share files with your friends. This communication happens in a private peer-2-peer [...]

How to Get Your Kids to Read

While reading the online mussing of one of my favorite authors, Orson Scott Card, he mentions a great way to get your kids to read a book that he recommends,

Or you can slip it to a twelve-year-old or ten-year-old, after you’ve read it yourself, and say, “I think you’re old enough to read this now.” (Those are the magic words, you know, to make a book intriguing. The only words more powerful are, “I think you’re almost old enough to read this. But maybe not. I think we’ll wait a while.” And then you “forget” and leave it out where they can see it.)

Something that I’ll have to remember (and use) for when my kids are a little older.

In the Company of Ogres

I just finished a new novel by A. Lee Martinez titled In the Company of Ogres. In one of my not so typical (at least since having kids) undertakings, I finished this book in one day. Martinez follows in the Robert Aspin Myth Adventures style of fantasy writing by combing extreme absurdity, whimsical comedy, complete [...]

They say …

Absence makes the heart grow fonder. Hopefully that will be true for you loyal readers (all 28 of you according to FeedBurner). Sorry things have been so sparse around here. Life has been crazy for the past couple of months. The new schedules related to school, dance, work, groups, and getting ready for and finally [...]

The Tooth Fairy Finally Comes

Well the Tooth Fairy finally made a visit to our house last night. After a month of waiting for that loose tooth to finally fall out, I gave it a yank last night and it came out.
Fern was at a meeting and I was getting the girls ready for bed. Like we do every [...]