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In Prai$e of Monopoly

Sunday, March 20th, 2011 | 0 Comments
  I am betting that the name, Hasbro, of toy and game notoriety, is actually an acronym of the words “has” and “brothers”. Who else but somebody who “has brothers” could invent a board game that would strengthen and gentle its players while read more »

Is It Just Me – Happy Holy Daze

Friday, December 11th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Is it just me? Or do thoughts of the forthcoming holiday break make you feel slightly queasy from too much anticipated ground turbulence in your house? I’m aware that this time of year is supposed to bring out my inner Mother Theresa. I should read more »

There's Fun and Then There's Fun

Monday, October 19th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Gretchen Rubin at the Happiness Project blog has a great post about fun that has interesting implications for planning your family’s leisure time. Gretchen divides fun into three types: challenging, accommodating, and relaxing.  Challenging fun requires you to put in a fair amount read more »

Car Trips – Plugged in But Not Connected

Friday, June 26th, 2009 | 0 Comments
Remember the good old days when family car trips meant fighting and yelling? Where the back seat was full of “are we there yets?” and “he’s staring at me’s”? Traveling was sometimes a little frenzied but along with the squabbles came joy, read more »

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