TweetThis is not a joke. It is the review of a very moving film by Ric O’Barry, the man who trained “Flipper”. Before “The Cove” most people did not know how “Flipper” died. My husband warned me, and I will warn you. This is a graphic and heart-wrenching film. There is blood, there is death. [...]

The woman didn’t want to take her computer out of the box: “I don’t want smut on my computer!”

TweetI’ve seen these question asked a number of times, and I decided it’s time to write a blog post about it: Will Google Books replace libraries? Will the Kindle or other applications replace books altogether? I can see the arguments. No paper/trees needed.  No shipping costs, easier to share, instant access anywhere in the world. [...]

TweetA book review of Ni Howdy! by Desi Downey I think all expats ask these questions in the beginning.  In Belize, I had an outhouse, the worst toilet I’ve ever had. Even European toilets have their weird things.  Germans have what can only be described as a “poo shelf”, and French toilets are operated with [...]

TweetI posted this on my homeschooling list, and they were not impressed.   Do you think I’m a heartless mother for letting my child read “negative, sad” stories?  Or are “Where the Red Fern Grows”, “The Bridge to Terebithia” and other kids stories with sad endings beneficial? My son (8 years old) finished reading “Where [...]

TweetDon’t you just hate it when you see a great idea on the Internet? An idea you didn’t have, but should have. Things like Twitter, eBay, Myspace, surf exchange, pixel ads. Things that are quite simple, but ingenious! Well, here comes another one (I hope). I’ve always wanted to get in on one of those [...]

TweetFarmer, Farmer Put away that DDT Give me spots on my apples But leave me the birds and the bees Please! -Joni Mitchell “Big Yellow Taxi” What is WWOOFing? WWOOFing is Willing Workers On Organic Farms, or WorldWide Opportunities On Organic Farms. However you want to call it, it’s a first-rate program that gets young [...]

TweetYou may have heard of surf exchange: programs where you get money or points for viewing other people’s websites, and where you can advertise your site for others to view. Often these are part of a paid to click website, where you get paid to read e-mails and click on ads. And you may have [...]

TweetI’m very proud of myself. I managed to update my WordPress template, AND create my own header, AND I think it looks just gorgeous. There are still some things I’m not happy with, but I think this theme works a lot better. That was fun.

TweetWhat do Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, H. P. Lovecraft’s The Nameless City, e.e. cummings, and T. S. Elliot have in common? They all feature in a delightful game called “Silent Conversation” by Gregory Weir and Armor Games. I’ve never seen anything like this before. It’s technically a platform game. But the platform is lines [...]