Monthly Archives: September 2010

Gratitude – September 20, 2010

Sep 20

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So I’ve been reading the book NurtureShock for several months now (I’ve done an on again off again type of thing…). I liked the book for a number of reasons, and would recommend people read it if only to challenge some of the common conventions that we all live with. You may still choose to follow the common convention, but I think it’s worth it to have been forced to think about it a little more. At any rate, at the end of the book, the authors highlighted a study by Dr. Robert Emmons of UC Davis on the concept of Gratitude.

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And the parenting award of the week goes to…

Sep 19

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…someone other than us! Scenario as follows:

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Wow, what a week.

Sep 18

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No seriously, WHAT A WEEK. I apologize for the graphical nature of this post. I encourage all non-parents to stop reading now. I wouldn’t want to scare you off.

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PR Fail

Sep 14

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So I was leafing through the August issue of Real Simple magazine, when on page 40, I was struck by something kind of fascinating. The feature was on “Trends Worth Trying,” and this particular page focused on mini skirts.

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A New Chapter – Life Changes

Sep 12

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Things change. Sometimes they change a lot. I alluded to that in my blog post back in May (Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes), and it’s never been more true than now.

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September 11

Sep 11

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It was a day very similar to this one. I remember it being cloudless and beautiful with just a little bit of coolness to remind you that summer was over. We had recently moved to Providence, and Jamie was having his orientation as a new clerk for the Supreme Court of Rhode Island. I, meanwhile, was on my way to Braintree to go to work.

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Goats stuck under railroad bridge

Sep 4

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This is just kind of funny.

Goats rescued off Railroad bridge (Via Yahoo/the AP)

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The Oregon Trail

Sep 2

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When I grew up, personal computing was just beginning to become mainstream. I remember us having one of the first Macintoshes at our house, and I remember playing games like Zork and this little slot machine game (what can I say? I’m Chinese).

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