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It’s just the way the cookie crumbles :(

So, it turns out that a low-fat diet (you know the kind where you justify eating no fat Oreos or Entenmann's chocolate chip cookies) isn't going to help you lose weight or more importantly, prevent cancer.  This is the kind of "we moms knew that already" stuff I love!  A [...]

2011-08-17T01:51:37+00:00August 16, 2011|The Daily Dose|0 Comments

Not gay – but a great bromance!

Or why Bert and Ernie will not be getting married.  You may have missed the petition on Facebook last week asking producers of "Sesame Street" to consider holding a wedding for Bert and Ernie.  The lovable muppets share more than a room, they share the kind of goofy humor it [...]

2011-08-17T18:43:25+00:00August 16, 2011|General Interest|1 Comment

10 years after 9/11 – Emphasizing Hope

From 9/11memorial.org: The attacks of 9/11 showed us the worst in people. But it was also a time when many wonderful, compassionate, and heroic deeds occurred. “Heroes” were everywhere on 9/11 and in the days afterwards. The shock and the sadness also brought people — families, friends, and strangers alike [...]

2011-08-17T01:26:02+00:00August 16, 2011|Civics for Kids|0 Comments

Is Black Tea the New Green Tea?

This article comes from WebMD:  Read the tea leaves, caffeine lovers. Tea is gaining ground over coffee. Even Starbucks is bucking up its tea menu. The health benefits of tea are one compelling reason: Green and black teas have 10 times the amount of antioxidants found in fruits and veggies, [...]

2011-08-10T11:54:23+00:00August 9, 2011|The Daily Dose|0 Comments

Econo-drama

Would a recession right now hit harder or be milder than 2008?  As stocks dropped 5% on the news of the credit downgrade, a sense of doom and deja vu emerged.  But, these two articles point out there are important differences this time.  The Federal Government can't afford to come [...]

2011-08-11T14:10:37+00:00August 8, 2011|The Daily Dose|0 Comments

Reading Tea Leaves

We were among the many women in this country turned off by the Sarah Palin, Christine O'Donnell and Michelle Bachmann road show who turned away from the Tea Party as a result.  But we have to admit the Tea Party just had a very good week.  And we have to [...]

2011-08-10T11:50:52+00:00August 8, 2011|General Interest|0 Comments

Blueberry Mint Green Tea Smoothie

This recipe should be called, "What's for Breakfast."  I got it from Prevention magazine.  Take 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries and combine with 3 ice cubes, 1-2 cups of fat free vanilla yogurt, a handful of slivered almonds and mint green tea.  Add a teaspoon of flax.  You can just [...]

2011-08-10T11:54:59+00:00August 8, 2011|Whats for dinner|0 Comments

A Civics Recession in our Classrooms?

Should a new law be passed that would require public schoool to teach civics and character lessons?  Civics used to be taught in school.  In fact, civics and character education were some of the driving forces behind the creation of our public school system. But during the 60's, critics worried [...]

2011-08-09T12:00:29+00:00August 8, 2011|Civics for Kids|0 Comments

The Mom Vivant / Opting Out or in Denial?

Attention Stay-at-home Moms who used to work.  You may believe it was your choice to leave the workplace but a new study questions whether stay-at-home moms are in denial about workplace discrimination.  Was it really a choice or was it an absence of female bosses, flex time and equal pay [...]

2011-08-09T19:40:14+00:00August 8, 2011|The Mom Vivant|0 Comments
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