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Parenting

MGK Radio: Nintendo Wii & DS

by Steve on 8, March, 2010

Nintendo, as recently as 2005 looked to be on the ropes.  Sony’s Playstation and Microsoft’s Xbox had stormed the video game industry and many folks, not to mention video gamers, were quickly forgetting the once dominant player in the video game market.
Listen to our interviews with Nintendo ~ HERE (or visit the link on the [...]

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Parenting with “Love & Logic” and the amazing physical, mental and emotional benefits of CranioSacral Therapy were the double-barreled interviews we had on this episode of our radio show.
Listen to our interviews on Love & Logic and CranioSacral Therapy ~ HERE (or visit the link on the bottom of this post to listen and download the [...]

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Milk, eggs, fish, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy and shellfish.
Those are the top eight food allergens (literally accounting for 90% of all food allergy reaction in the US) and when they hit the system of somebody with food allergies it leads to their system going bonkers.  Okay, not a very scientific [...]

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The Debate Over “Retarded”

by Steve on 3, March, 2010

I’m really tired of the ongoing debate that’s been raging in recent weeks about the “R” word (I guess it’s more impactful when we only use the first letter of words).  Not because I don’t agree that there is the potential for offense when the word is used or because I think it’s okay to [...]

Our Guest: Sir Ken Robinson, Expert on Creativity, Education & Human Potential
Listen to our interview with Sir Ken ~ HERE (or visit the link on the bottom of this post to listen and download the interview)
We live in a country with a broken educational system.
Now, factions on all sides of the issue will point at [...]

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Stunning New Pictures of Earth From Space

You’ve NEVER seen pictures like this….unbelievable!

Maine First US State To Warn About Cell Phones & Cancer – Especially For Children ?
Mc Donald’s French Fries …. Not That Bad

Nobody’s going to mistake them for health food BUT it turns out Mickey D’s fries are actually the best of the fast [...]

Healthy eating, nutrition, and understanding what food labels are REALLY saying were all topics covered in our grocery shopping tour with guest, Kimberly Lord Stewart.
Ms. Stewart is the author of Eating Between the Lines: The Supermarket Shopper’s Guide to the Truth Behind Food Labels.  She is the recipient of two 2004 Association of Food Journalist awards for [...]

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I’m subscribed to so many different news sources and RSS feeds that in the morning it’s like an avalanche of news and stories cascading down my screen.

Normally, I read through the ones that catch my eye and then throw a couple of good ones in the – blog about it pile.  Invariably though I’m only [...]

YouTube – Tim Ferriss – How to Peel Hard-boiled Eggs without Peeling
Digital Tools Expand Options for Personalized Learning
How To Clean a Wool Rug with Snow
Transfer Your Balances Now to Safeguard Against Coming Credit Card Changes
Suit: Pa. school used webcams to spy on students – Yahoo! News

There’s some great tips and websites in this link below. [...]

Adjust Your Mirror, Prevent A Crash

by Steve on 20, February, 2010

I really like this kind of stuff.  Random trivia, tech ideas, cool tips, hacks and items like this one today where I learn I’ve basically been driving wrong for, well, as long as I’ve been driving.
According to a Society of Automotive Engineers report if we all would simply adjust our mirrors properly we could pretty [...]

IDEA Money To Buy Parents IPODS?

by Steve on 11, February, 2010

This one makes me furious!
The idiots in the Polk county Florida school district came up with an idea to use part of their special education IDEA money on the purchase of IPOD Nano’s to be given away to special education parents who filled out a survey.
The point of the survey was to evaluate how the [...]

Three interesting site that I ran across that you might find interesting if …
You (or a loved one) has a lot of pills that they’re dealing with and they get confused.
You find pills in your child’s bag, jacket, etc.
You find some pills in your bathroom cabinet, travel bag, etc. and you’ve got some questions about [...]

How cool is this?
The world’s longest married couple (104 & 102 year old – Herbert & Zelmyra Fisher) will be answering your romance questions on Valentine’s Day on TWITTER (and you thought you were too old to get into that Twitter thing).
Interested in checking it out?  Follow them on Twitter at @longestmarried

The couple, who enjoy [...]

I’ve always loved marketing and studying marketing.  When done right marketing is art.
This PSA (public service announcement) is great marketing, great art and a great message …. all without a single word.  Outstanding!  I challenge you to watch this and not think about it the next time you, or your children, get in the care [...]

Stuff That Caught My Attention

by Steve on 8, February, 2010

News Stuff

Acid syringe ‘could spell an end to dentist’s drill’ | Mail Online

This sounds cool and I’m all in favor of anything that’s faster and involves less pain.  However, the idea of squirting an “acid” filled syringe into my mouth (or anywhere near me really) sounds like the scheme of a Batman villain and makes [...]

You’ve probably heard a lot about the study that came out recently about the amount of time that kids 8-18 are consuming electronic media.  I’m reading the full study now and will probably comment on it later but wanted to share this PDF summary presentation from the study.  Interesting stuff (especially if like me,  you [...]