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Sleep tight little baby, but watch out birds.

Huh. This is a good idea. A website with nothing but continuous loops of rain/thunder/bird noises, designed to help babies sleep. I am going to ask the obvious and wonder what kind of chirpy happy birds hang out in a thunderstorm…but I assume Giggles would not notice that oddity.

We might need this when the Beagoodfamily packs up for 5 nights in downtown Cincinnati at the end of the month. If GIggles (and Pookie and Geetle) cannot sleep, we might need to turn this bad boy on.

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Nag Nag Nag

I found this site which will help keep us all on path, by reminding (nagging us) via “semi-unpredictable” email messages. 

HassleMe

This is a good idea.  Often, I blind copy myself in on emails, so that it pops up fresh in my email again, reminding me to follow up on something.   With this free service, I could send myself reminders like:

  • Hey!  Not everyone has a computer, but they still want to see pictures of the kids.  Send hardcopy photos to the old family folks who don’t read your blog.
  • Are you flossing?
  • When was the last time you told BAGD that he rocks?
  • Today would be a good day to let Pookie ride his bike around the block at .000002 mph.
  • Today would also be a good day to let Geetle take some photos and work on her scrapbook.  She loves that.
  • Time to clean 6 kid ears!
  • Are you remembering to say “yes” to the kids more?
  • Why are you keeping that pile of clothes in the back of the closet?  Get rid of them!

I could go on and on.  I think I will set up a few. 

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The Socratic Method, not just for Greeks any more.

Here is a very interesting article on teaching via the Socratic Method.   The experiment was to see if a group of 3rd graders could be taught binary math, using the Socratic Method.

Believe it or not, I liked this article and learned something.  Like a common 3rd grader, I usually zone out when the conversation turns to “exciting math facts”.  But I actually followed this…sort of.

Finally, here is my TOP 10 LIST of Reasons You Should Read This Article:

1.  There is a though provoking reference to John Glenn that really ties it all up in the end. 

2.  Apparently, Binary Math is easy to learn and really does make sense.   You never know where it might turn up in today’s society.

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Aunt Shel, this one’s for you

since you enjoy www.icanhascheezburger.com so much, did you know there is one for dogs at www.ihashotdog.com? Check it out. New ones EVERY DAY!

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Give me a dollar!

And then read me this site, because I need to know how to do this. I am not sure what language this website is in, but whoever can read it AND to this to money is pretty cool.

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StumbleUpon’d today

I had the best Stumble Upon session today. Like 60% of the pages it brought me were cool. Here is a few of what I saw today:

Create a work of art at www.mrpicassohead.com. Your work of art will be stored in an online gallery. Check mine out.

Everyone likes Etsy, the place for handmade art and craft items. But, did you know that you can sort your Etsy experience by color? Lets say you wake up feeling like “hmmm…I am in the mood to buy a unique handmade item today, but I am also feeling like I would respond best to the color fuschia. How can I accomplish this?” WELL! go to http://www.etsy.com/color.php and click on the color you desire. Cool.

I seriously considered printing one of these “flatpack toys” out and assembling it for the kids to play with. But, then I realized I would be too anal to actually let them play with it….since it would most likely take me an hour to assemble and I would be highly protective of it. Anyway, you should check it out, you are probably less uptight than I am. http://readymech.com/

Were you cool in the mid 1990’s? Did you lace your deckshoes in that weird beehive thing? I can’t explain it…you laced them so that the laces did not cross over the tongue of the shoe, they layed straight across. And then the rest of the lace was twisted into a beehive at the top. Maybe that was just us in Wisconsin. But this site shows 33 cool ways to lace your shoes. The beehive is not listed. I guess it was just cool in Wisconsin.

Sometimes you need to know the plot of a movie in order to fit into society. People make jokes, references to movie plots, and if you have never seen the movie, you don’t get it. I don’t get it. But now I have this website.

I have tuna, bacon, milk, lentils, baked beans and canned tomatoes. What’s for dinner? Howabout “Speedy Tuna Casserol!” If I had one of those refrigerators with the integrated computer in the door, I would have this site bookmarked. I played around with it and it seems to really work. Put in what you have in the fridge and pantry…they will come up with a recipe for you. The recipes are basic, but it would count as dinner.

Cool clock.

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I am smarter than I thought

Wow! I knew all of these signs, intuitively. If I had never seen this tutorial and you asked me to give you the “Silent Studio” signs for “You’re On”, “Come Closer” “CUT” and “4 minutes” I would have gotten them right. All of them right!

I guess I know what career is right for me! The only thing that worries me is that, clearly, you are supposed to do “Cut” with your left hand. I am right handed; my left hand is basically useless and really just ornamental. That might hold me back.

Test yourself. I bet you do not get as many right as I did.

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Am I a Good Wife?

Tips from Good Housekeeping, circa 1955

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Dinner ready when he gets home? - No. He made dinner tonite. I went to the gym.

Freshlooking when he gets home? - No. But I did wear a real bra today.

Provide a lift to his boring day? - Yes. Today I made him laugh when I asked him what “Screw the Pooch” meant.

Clear away the clutter? - No. Its his and his monkey-children’s clutter. Not mine.

Run a dustcloth over the table? - Yes, at 4pm. But it was to clean off the 7am spilled yogurt.

Light a fire? - No. Its best if I don’t touch the fire place.

Prepare the children? - oh, his “little treasures” are always ready and prepared…if you can catch them.

Be happy to see him? - Yes and No. He works in the basement. You gotta leave before you can come back.

Warm smile? - check.

Listen to his more important topics of conversation? - Yes. I listened to no less than 3 internet “get-rich-quick schemes” today alone.

Never complain if he stays out late? - Yes. I’m asleep, how would I complain?

Make the home a place of peace and tranquility? - Yes, between 8 and 10pm every night its pretty tranquil.

Have a warm or cool drink ready for him? - No. Its best if I don’t touch the coffee pot.

Arrange his pillow and take off his shoes? - No. But I do throw his boots out the garage door if he forgets to put them away and leaves them on the mat. Does that count?

Speak in a low, soothing, pleasant voice? - You’ve read my blog, what do you think?

Don’t question his judgement or integrity? - I can’t help it if my eyebrows raise on their own.

Know my place? - I know it…and its not 1955!

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Art for the masses

I love Good Will. More precisely, I love junk. Good Will is actually a bit upscale for my tastes. I don’t buy alot of it, but I like to look. A good flea market or junk shop is like a behind the scenes tour of the world’s oddest museum, except you can touch things. I Stumbled Upon this link today, www.thriftstoreart.com. In his collection, this webcurator chronicles a diverse collection of original artwork found at thift stores. In the true spirit of a museum, each piece is analyzed and catalogued, with comments on the style and subject. My favorite is “Perplexed” by Tim Ryan 6/1/1960.

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Stop over and view the galleries. These are not second rate paint-by-numbers. Most are quite good. Sure, some of the themes are odd and some lack the polish and confident strokes of a “true” artist, but they are good nonetheless.

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My First StumbleUpon list of links

Today, I took over BAGD’s StumbleUpon account. He had the preferences set to all sorts of weird topics that no one really wants to read about…like “open source code” “Linux” and “futurism.” (If you do like that sort of thing, check out his blog at www.nerdzapper.com. Here are some things I found today after resetting the preferences to my tastes.

Oh my gosh, if I had the time and the maple leaves, I would totally do this.

I have thought about drying some laundry outside, but that sort of thing don’t fly in the ‘burbs. I am sure my neighbors would have something to say about it. But, then again, its really none of their business.

Funny signs that did not quite translate correctly in Japan.

Wikipedia’s list of unusual deaths in history. Yipes. And I am most worried about Heart Disease.

How to Hide and Airplane Factory. Looks like a real subdivision to me.

How to Fold a Dollar Bill to look like a T-shirt. Good gift idea.

Interesting things you can print out at home. A long list, lots of variety. Something for everyone.

Bean, Shel and Kel, you should teach the kids at school to do this. They would think you were soooo cool.

We have a book of these photos, Pookie loves it. I will have to show him this one.

Poor girl. Tricked by Hooters. I almost feel sorry for her.

Did I ever mention that I work for an insurance company? Amongst other things, I handle Worker’s Compensation coverage. If these were done on the job, death or injury from every single one of these situations would be covered. Isn’t that awful? Makes me want to switch jobs. Wise up people!

A Food Cravings Chart. This is interesting. MOM always told me that chewing ice was a sign of low iron in the blood. I guess she was right.

Yes, I did watch the video, because I had to know how it worked. Basically, this is a pee funnel, called the P-Mate. Not something I see myself buying, but its interesting to know that someone invented it. The spokeswoman seems to know its an odd product. I can kind of sense in her narration that she knows people are snickering. I guess this popped up on StumbleUpon because I selected “women’s issues” as one of my categories. Not having a place to pee is a big women’s issue, according the them. Personally, most of my daily travels do not take me to places with unclean bathrooms. I am pretty mainstream. No pun intended.

I need to start writing my brilliant ideas down! I thought up this idea years ago, (well…not really, but close to it.) I always told BAGD that I was going to start a nudie magazine full of ordinary people, but the catch was that you could not buy it if you were interested in seeing naked people. You could only buy it if you were interested in the scientific, sociological study of body image. It was going to be for people to see how normal people looked and thereby prove to themselves that they too were “normal.” I am glad that someone got the idea off the ground. (*obvious disclaimer alert* there is nudity on the link, so don’t click it if you aren’t expecting that.)

I like this chair for book lovers. t would also work for a really lazy mailman who wanted to sort mail without standing up. Lots of cubbies.

Maybe this is why the world has gone to Heck in a hand basket over the last few decades. There are no really good inspirational messages for teenagers anymore. The last good one was the whole “This is your brain. This is your brain on crack” thing. Where are all the good PSAs and After school specials?!

A list of George Carlin quotes, for my MOM. Such language Mother! I cannot believe you have read every single one of his books.

That’s it. It look me a long time to find this quality list in the things I was Stumbled to. But luckily, I am working on my sedentary hobbies again, so this was a perfect use of a morning. Also, the baby was kicking alot during this. I guess she appreciates the internet as well.

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