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The Best of the 2007 Baby Blog

It has been an exciting year in the baby blog with a few changes in bloggers, several news stories, a few series started, and of course lots of information and reflection. This is a list of the best of the best. . .the best news, the best advice and the best of my personal favorites. With that I wish you all a Happy New Year, and look forward to an exciting year in 2008! Ask a Baby Blogger Series–This, in my opinion is one of the best things the baby blog has to offer. Granted, it’s my advice which I … Continue reading →

The People on Television

I grew up with television. I mean literally television to this day comforts me. When it is on, it is as if an old friend has come over to the house. But, I have a problem. I take everything I see at face value. This whole Chris Benoit thing has really messed me up this week. First, we heard he, his wife, and seven-year-old son were dead. I must guiltily admit that after I heard they were found in their home, I thought maybe someone had snapped and killed the family. And I don’t mean someone from outside the home. … Continue reading →

2006 in Review: Homeschooling Blog at a Glance

As a new homeschooling blogger at Families.com, I wanted to know everything that has been discussed to date. In response to my own curiosity, and in an effort to make perusing our articles easier for you, our readers, I have compiled all of the blogs for the year 2006. Deciding to Homeschool Why homeschool Am I qualified for this? Reasons that Homeschooling Works! My Most Important Advice for Homeschoolers. The Cost of Homeschooling Instead of standing up for their own kids, why not stand up for all kids? Disclaimer: I am hardly an expert in education. Did You Know? ‘Empirical … Continue reading →

Can You Really Afford Cable?

Forget about alcohol, tobacco, Facebook or chocolate; cable TV is one of the most addicting entities around. Just ask the kids who spend hours upon hours watching it. Then, ask the parents who use it as a babysitter. These days it doesn’t take much to get moms and dads to admit that they’ve used cable to keep their kids occupied. Got an important phone call to make, turn on Nick Jr. Want to use the bathroom in peace, switch it to Cartoon Network. Desperate for a few minutes of uninterrupted me time, Disney Channel to the rescue. Cable is undoubtedly … Continue reading →

Sherman Hemsley Dies

Forgive the pun, but today, actor Sherman Hemsley moved on up, to a deluxe apartment in the sky. Now, if you don’t get the pun in that sentence, then you probably never watched “The Jeffersons.” Hemsley played the lead, George Jefferson, on that show, one of the most beloved comedies of the late ‘70s/early ‘80s. He died at age 74 of what is being reported as natural causes. (This work is in the public domain in that it was published in the United States between 1923 and 1977 and without a copyright notice.) Before he had his own show, Hemsley … Continue reading →

Andy Griffith Dies at 86

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This week, America lost a true television icon – Andy Griffith. The actor passed away suddenly – well, at least the news seemed sudden to me – July 3rd at the age of 86. I guess when we lose someone like Andy Griffith, someone who lived such a long life; it is hard to be too sad. But certainly, if you are like me, you feel like part of your childhood died with him. Griffith, a native North Carolinian, started his career back in the mid-fifties when he wrote “What it Was, Was Football.” If you’ve ever heard this monologue, … Continue reading →

This Week in History – May 24, 1963

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Well, I was still hanging out in my maternal pad (i.e. I would not be born for another three weeks), but things were still happening in the world this week in 1963: In national news, President John F. Kennedy celebrated his 46th (and sadly his last) birthday. What presents did he get? He received a Civil War carbine repeater rifle and a keg of 46-year-old brandy. The Vatican finally disclosed that Pope John XXIII had been fighting stomach cancer for a year. He would pass away from the disease on June 3, 1963 at the age of 81. In sporting … Continue reading →

Hee Haw Loses a Twin

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When I was growing up, there were only four channels and that included PBS, which when I was a child had THE most boring programming, even for kids. So, when Saturday afternoon rolled around, there was only one show to watch – “Hee Haw.” Yes, it was cornier than the cornfields that they told their jokes in, but the competition was – well, there really wasn’t any. The show, which started in 1969, was so wholesome that it made “Little House on the Prairie” look risqué. Even though it was cornball comedy at its best, there are some skits that … Continue reading →

This Week in History – 1982

Woohoo, it is 1982…again. Let’s go back in time and see what was happening during the week of April 1, 1982: The Oscars were held and Chariots of Fire won Best Picture. Henry Fonda won his first Oscar at the age of 76 for his role in On Golden Pond (although he did get an honorary Oscar the year before. Fittingly enough, movie legend Katharine Hepburn also won an Oscar that year for On Golden Pond. Warren Beatty won Best Director for Reds. Who was the Oscar host? None other than Johnny Carson! Having just lost co-star and good friend … Continue reading →

This Week in History – March 15, 1970

This blog goes back a ways. Some of the younger viewers will see this as a time capsule while the older viewers will say “Hey, I remember that!” As I grow older, I tend to forget just how different things have been through my lifetime, so I thought a weekly “This Week in Pop History” blog would be fun. So, March 15, 1970 – let’ start by seeing who is playing in Las Vegas: Jerry Lewis is at Caesars Palace, Don Ho is at the Flamingo, Wayne Newton is at the Frontier, Roger Miller is at the Riviera, and Flip … Continue reading →