What Does “Green” Really Mean to You? Getting Environmental Health versus...
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) It’s not easy being “green.” In fact, much of the time it’s not even clear what it means. What we typically label “green-washing,” or the marketing of eco-high points without...
View ArticleUn-Canny: What’s the “Instead of” for BPA?
Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Soup I, 1968. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Looks like I’m not the only one wondering exactly what food packaging suppliers are using in cans and bottle lids if they are NOT using...
View Article10 Fascinating (and Sometimes Hard) Things I Learned at BlogHer 2012
My little moment of snark about Martha Stewart notwithstanding, the Blogher12 conference was amazing and worthwhile. It was full of energy and wit, I learned things from each of the panels, and the...
View ArticleA Conversation that Could Change the World
(Photo credit: Wikipedia) When we buy stuff for our homes — like food or personal care products — many of us, including my own family, try to do the best we can for the planet and our own health....
View ArticleHave you had this conversation with your child?
All-You-Need-to-Know-About-Parenting-In-A-Handy-Infographic, #2 Try not to let all the artistic details distract you. So, is this: How kids deal with the ineffability of love? How they address their...
View ArticleSheepish: An Easy Needle Felting Tutorial for a Handmade Toy
Needle felting is an inherently satisfying little craft, as I’ve mentioned once before. The materials are simple, the design principles easy to learn, and the results are wonderfully cute. Of course,...
View ArticleInfographic: The Power of Imagination
Parenting as Infographic, #6. This happened last week, but is still cracking me up. Other posts you might enjoy: Talking to Toddlers: A Eureka Moment Parenting as Infographic, Installment #1...
View ArticleWhy Telling Working Moms to Lower their Standards on Parenting Is Actually a...
cartoon made using Toondoo An acquaintance from law school recently posted the following on Facebook: Just wondering – are there any parents out there who work full-time and don’t constantly feel like...
View ArticleA Facebook for Federal Bureaucrats, or What Real Government Transparency...
Watching Aneesh Chopra rather lamely defend the Obama Administration’s record on its use of information technology on The Daily Show this week, I was struck by the same problem that Stewart was...
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