I heard about this story on the radio this morning as I was driving my kids to camp. I found this link so that I could share it with you. Just another reminder to never judge a book by its cover.
http://www.gnn.com/article/emt-chris-wuebben-delivers-cpr-and-pizza/1173922
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
A Must Read Op Ed
Many thanks to my friends who posted this op ed on Facebook today, bringing it to my attention and to the attention of many others. It was written by Charles Krauthammer in the Washington Post and is called "Those troublesome Jews." It's a great piece about Israel's blockade. Please click the link or cut and paste it into your browser and check it out.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/03/AR2010060304287.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/06/03/AR2010060304287.html
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Making A Difference
Saw this story tonight on NBC Nightly News. Wanted to share it with you. I applaud this woman's idea as well as the response of the students. I think it's a win/win for all involved. Hope it catches on...
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619#36812611
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619#36812611
Friday, March 19, 2010
Snowcation Led to Realization About Summer
It has been a very long time since I have posted. My apologies for that. All of the snow we got around here from the end of January through the middle of February really threw my schedule off, as I am sure it did for most everyone in the DC area.
It was during our "snowcation" that I remembered something a friend had said to me many years ago. Her children are older than mine and they were coming closer and closer to the point when her oldest would leave for college. She told me that we only get 18 summers with our children and we should make the most of every one of them. This popped into my head while we were stuck at home for so many days, because I was starting to go a little nuts with all of the stuff that was being tracked all over the house as my kids played. Monopoly was sent up all over the dining room table. Legos started migrating from the basement to everywhere else in the house. My young jedis were leaving their lightsabers on the couch in the family room when it was time to come to the table for lunch. Everywhere I turned there was stuff. I was feeling overwhelmed by the stuff and by trying to get them to pick it all up and return it to its rightful spot. I thought to myself someday, I won't have all of this clutter to deal with. And then, I was so sad to have the thought that someday I won't have all of this clutter to deal with.
My oldest will be ten in a few weeks. Ten. Double digits. That is really mind boggling to me. It occurred to me that I only have about 8 more summers with my oldest son, before he heads off to college and then to the world of summer internships, jobs, deciding to stay at school and take a class or two, etc. Having him around everyday from June-August is not a given once he starts college. Pretty soon, the board games, legos and lightsabers will stay in their containers and cabinets. He is already more interested in the Wii and his DSi when he has free time. I snapped out of lamenting about the clutter and focused more on how to make the most out of the next eight summers.
My question for you all is are there things that you wished you did with your kids while they were between ten and eighteen that you never got to do? Places you wish you had visited? Conversations you wish you had? Moments you wish you had shared? I have some ideas of things I would like to make sure to do with my kids before they are even more grown up than they aleady are. Any feedback and suggestions though would be most welcome!
It was during our "snowcation" that I remembered something a friend had said to me many years ago. Her children are older than mine and they were coming closer and closer to the point when her oldest would leave for college. She told me that we only get 18 summers with our children and we should make the most of every one of them. This popped into my head while we were stuck at home for so many days, because I was starting to go a little nuts with all of the stuff that was being tracked all over the house as my kids played. Monopoly was sent up all over the dining room table. Legos started migrating from the basement to everywhere else in the house. My young jedis were leaving their lightsabers on the couch in the family room when it was time to come to the table for lunch. Everywhere I turned there was stuff. I was feeling overwhelmed by the stuff and by trying to get them to pick it all up and return it to its rightful spot. I thought to myself someday, I won't have all of this clutter to deal with. And then, I was so sad to have the thought that someday I won't have all of this clutter to deal with.
My oldest will be ten in a few weeks. Ten. Double digits. That is really mind boggling to me. It occurred to me that I only have about 8 more summers with my oldest son, before he heads off to college and then to the world of summer internships, jobs, deciding to stay at school and take a class or two, etc. Having him around everyday from June-August is not a given once he starts college. Pretty soon, the board games, legos and lightsabers will stay in their containers and cabinets. He is already more interested in the Wii and his DSi when he has free time. I snapped out of lamenting about the clutter and focused more on how to make the most out of the next eight summers.
My question for you all is are there things that you wished you did with your kids while they were between ten and eighteen that you never got to do? Places you wish you had visited? Conversations you wish you had? Moments you wish you had shared? I have some ideas of things I would like to make sure to do with my kids before they are even more grown up than they aleady are. Any feedback and suggestions though would be most welcome!
Friday, January 22, 2010
Computers - Avoid Common Passwords
I was just reading a note on Facebook from a friend who was saying how difficult it can be to remember all of the different computer passwords we need these days. And to make our passwords secure, they should not be so easy to remember. Security experts will tell you to use combinations of letters and numbers and to avoid easy targets like birthdays, common number strings, and common words. Here is an article I saw today about the passwords hackers try first when attempting to break into accounts. All good information to keep in mind the next time you have to create a new password.
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/108641/If-your-password-is-123456-just-make-it-hack-me.html?mod=family-love_money
http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/108641/If-your-password-is-123456-just-make-it-hack-me.html?mod=family-love_money
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Yahoo Headline - 7 Keys to Long Life
This morning, Yahoo had this story on their front page and I wanted to share the link with you all. The American Heart Association published this information and they are also offering an online quiz for you to see how close you are to the seven keys. If you are a little off, there are tips for improving. Here's the link to the story:
http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_heart_health.html
It's a quick read and a good list of reminders.
http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_heart_health.html
It's a quick read and a good list of reminders.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
A Poweful Video
I received the text below in an e-mail and this You Tube video is worth the eight minutes it will take you to view it. I have not verified the text that came with the e-mail, but regardless of the text, you can see from the video that this woman is participating in a competition that resembles a "Got Talent" type show, and what she is able to create is pretty powerful.
This video shows the winner of 2009’s " Ukraine ’s Got Talent", Kseniya Simonova, 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. Her talent, which admittedly is a strange one, is mesmeric to watch.
Use this link to watch this brilliant preformance: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=vOhf3OvRXKg#t=00
The images, projected onto a large screen, moved many in the audience to tears and she won the top prize of about $75,000.
She begins by creating a scene showing a couple sitting holding hands on a bench under a starry sky, but then warplanes appear and the happy scene is obliterated.
It is replaced by a woman’s face crying, but then a baby arrives and the woman smiles again. Once again war returns and Miss Simonova throws the sand into chaos from which a young woman’s face appears.
She quickly becomes an old widow, her face wrinkled and sad, before the image turns into a monument to an Unknown Soldier.
This outdoor scene becomes framed by a window as if the viewer is looking out on the monument from within a house.
In the final scene, a mother and child appear inside and a man standing outside, with his hands pressed against the glass, saying goodbye.
The Great Patriotic War, as it is called in Ukraine , resulted in one in four of the population being killed with eight to 11 million deaths out of a population of 42 million.
An art critic said:
"I find it difficult enough to create art using paper and pencils or paintbrushes, but using sand and fingers is beyond me. The art, especially when the war is used as the subject matter, even brings some audience members to tears. And there’s surely no bigger compliment."
This video shows the winner of 2009’s " Ukraine ’s Got Talent", Kseniya Simonova, 24, drawing a series of pictures on an illuminated sand table showing how ordinary people were affected by the German invasion during World War II. Her talent, which admittedly is a strange one, is mesmeric to watch.
Use this link to watch this brilliant preformance: http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=vOhf3OvRXKg#t=00
The images, projected onto a large screen, moved many in the audience to tears and she won the top prize of about $75,000.
She begins by creating a scene showing a couple sitting holding hands on a bench under a starry sky, but then warplanes appear and the happy scene is obliterated.
It is replaced by a woman’s face crying, but then a baby arrives and the woman smiles again. Once again war returns and Miss Simonova throws the sand into chaos from which a young woman’s face appears.
She quickly becomes an old widow, her face wrinkled and sad, before the image turns into a monument to an Unknown Soldier.
This outdoor scene becomes framed by a window as if the viewer is looking out on the monument from within a house.
In the final scene, a mother and child appear inside and a man standing outside, with his hands pressed against the glass, saying goodbye.
The Great Patriotic War, as it is called in Ukraine , resulted in one in four of the population being killed with eight to 11 million deaths out of a population of 42 million.
An art critic said:
"I find it difficult enough to create art using paper and pencils or paintbrushes, but using sand and fingers is beyond me. The art, especially when the war is used as the subject matter, even brings some audience members to tears. And there’s surely no bigger compliment."
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