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    Professor Layton and the Last Specter
    Rocksmith
    Professor Layton for DS
    Picross 3D for DS/Dsi
    Zoo Vet: Endangered Animals
    Scrabble for DS
    Super Scribblenauts

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    In a Teen Fiction Bender- Just Finished Scott Westerfeld’s “Uglies”

    Wednesday, April 3rd, 2013

    Last Spring I blazed through The Hunger Games series, which I LOVED.Really enjoyed and wish i had read sooner. On the heels of Catniss escapades my friend suggested I tried “Divergent ” another teenage post-apocalypse type scenario. I though it was “okay” and I have yet to pick up read the sequel, Insurgent . I [...]

    An Unschooling “Success” – Meet Kate Fridkis Who Skipped K-12 and Is Neither Weird nor Homeless

    Monday, May 7th, 2012

    I love the headline of this article “Meet Kate Fridkis Who Skipped K-12 and Is Neither Weird nor Homeless” . this is from the artcile, Freedom to Learnand highlights the achievements of Kate Fridkis who was not only homeschooled, but unschooled as well. “Kate Fridkis is 26 years old, is happily married, lives in New [...]

    Does Circumcision Lead to Lack of Empathy in Men ?

    Monday, April 16th, 2012

    I find this article fascinating. The International Journal of Men’s Health has done a study that suggests that men who have been circumcised seem to have a higher alexithymia score than “intact” men. No shock to me. I refuse to believe that intimate pain in the first days of life does not affect development. Alexithymia [...]

    Harry Potter Author J.K. Rowling Takes Stand Against Paparazzi and Press

    Thursday, November 24th, 2011

    Today in London J.K. Rowling testifies along with several other celebrities testifies in inquiry about aggressive British press and the lengths they will go to to get an exclusive story or picture. Her main complaints revolve around her three children who in the past have been frighted by paparazzi angling for a story or pic. [...]

    Take Your Daughter to Work Day! Showing My Daughter How to Set Up WordPress Blog

    Friday, November 18th, 2011

    Had a fun time with Liz today- which was “Take your Daughter to Work Day”. I am not sure if this is a National or International occasion but here Girls in Grade 9 are given the opportunity to spend the day at a parents work. I think this is meant to broaden young women’s thinking [...]

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