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Disgust As A Weapon
By Ellis June 19, 2011 In my run-up to Harry Potter Finale, I am re-reading the books and watching the films (while attired in my tiara and waving both my wands), AND — hang in there…I’ll make the connection in just three, two, ……. I find myself constantly amazed at J.K.’s ability to work boogers..
read moreGreen Is The New Black
by Jenn Archuleta “It’s green.” “Green?” “Green. But it looks really good!” “It’s green.” “Yeah, but don’t worry, I can fix it.”
read moreDisgusting and Technical Terms
Your sibilings’s kids at a certain age are fascinated by gross things. They all at once express disgust and intense interest at gooey, smelly, sticky, nasty liquids, semi-liquids and semi-solids. What do you do to capture their highly refined sense of disgust?
read moreLatest Post: Voices of Angels
The psychiatrist asked the patient, “Do you hear voices in your head?” “Yes, I do,” replied the patient. The psychiatrist thought to himself, with his own voice in his head, “Aha, he hears voices!”
read moreA Toddler’s Lesson in Determination
Last week I raced an Ironman triathlon in St George, Utah. The swim portion was 2.4 miles, the bike leg stretched 112 miles and the run part was a full marathon, 26.2 miles. The course is really hilly and the temperature was over 90 degrees with hard wind gusts. I finished in 12 hours 58..
read moreEssential Skills Videos
Here are two new videos illustrating key skills to teach nieces and nephews. The proper way to peel a banana http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aspBJHi-HA And How to kick a rock off a trail. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CfPejTXLYw
read moreSummertime Is Reading Time
Every year at this time I think about compiling a summer reading list. I was trained to do this and now it’s a habit. My older brother, Ed, just before summer vacation began, would walk me up the hill to the public library. There he would help me choose a handful of books to read..
read moreMagic Paper Bag
In this video the nieces team up to demonstrate a technique from the book Uncle! The Definitive Guide for Becoming the World’s Greatest Aunt or Uncle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmzx05z0mJ0
read moreCreating Future Experience
We know from experience that nobody ever learns anything from experience. How can you turn this truism upside down for your nieces and nephews? Babies come into the world lacking much real-world experience. They just haven’t had a lot of time to accumulate much seasoning. They have to learn things for themselves, and sometimes those..
read moreVolunteering and Food
Volunteering is a big part of the culture of this nation. Barn raisings, when the neighbors would get together to build a barn that takes a crowd to build—that’s volunteering. Bringing meals to the family down the street when a member of that family has taken ill—that’s volunteering. Beach cleanups and tree planting days—volunteerism again...
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