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Anne Rice

I read Anne Rice’s recent renunciation of Christianity, and I thought, “I’m SO there.” And then I read all the inane and cruel comments below the news article, and my heart sank.  Really, people?  This is what you say to someone who is telling her truth?  [Playing devil’s advocate here: do you think anyone wants […]

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Sites To Browse During Your Day

Fun things for a Thursday morning. The National Film Board of Canada has released a new (and free) app for the iPad or iPhone, allowing viewers to see thousands of free documentaries, animations, and trailers in their archives.  [Download here.]  You can stream them on the web as well.  Perfect for the upcoming holiday weekend, […]

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What Do You Want Your Child To Be?

“Happy!” is usually the resounding answer. Christine Carter’s short article “How to Raise Happy Kids” in the Huffington Post gives three deceptively simple tips.  [The article is to highlight her book Raising Happiness: 10 Simple Steps for More Joyful Kids and Happier Parents.] One of which is praising a child appropriately.  This is one thing […]

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Slow Down: Adult At Play

Try this on for size. Carl Honore’s article “In Praise of Slow Thinking” (Huffington Post, October 23, 2009). Google allows their employees to devote 20 percent of their time to personal projects. For this reason: “Slow Thinking is intuitive, woolly and creative. It is what we do when the pressure is off, and there is […]

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