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8 ways to make dinner time, quality time

Dinner is generally the only meal a family can spend together as school and work often mean everyone leaves the house at different times in the morning and lunch obviously isn’t an option. But dinner, ah yes, dinner… everyone is home and has an opportunity to spend some time together before departing separate ways for [...]

Free, easy ways for Mac users to share and backup their photos without having to pay for a .Mac account

I’ve recently written some posts on storing and sharing tangible photographs (remember what those are?) Of course, more and more people are moving their photo sharing into the digital realm and as far as sharing photos on a Mac goes, .Mac bills itself as a seamless way to publish your pictures to a custom URL.

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Reflecting on childhood pleasures

As a new father, I’ve been thinking about my childhood lately and what made it so wonderful. I have countless fond memories of the neighborhood I grew up in, my elementary school, family activities, swimming during the summer, “The Path”, night games with the neighborhood kids, water fights, building forts in backyards…I could go on [...]

One phrase that will keep the peace in your home: Let’s fight about it

It’s easy to lose focus in the moment and think things are more important than they really are: stupid disagreements can flare up into arguments, which can quickly lead to shouting matches. I would imagine you have either participated in, or an observer to, a conversation like this:
Wife: Did you talk to the Whites about [...]

Save time and money with an online personal shopper: SavvyCircle.com

One thing I always struggle with when shopping is wondering if the item I’m purchasing is going to go on sale the week after I buy it. It’s happened before, and it generally leaves me feeling somewhat ripped-off by the store. (Think Apple.)
Sure, a lot of places will refund the difference if the price drop [...]