VanishingPoint

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Entries Tagged as 'parenting'

Quiet Times

July 19th, 2009 · No Comments

So, I find myself in a local oil change place waiting for the obvious and a radiator flush with Noah asleep in my arms. I can’t think of a place that I would rather be… Maybe it’s is because I am half way through the “Big 40″ (no I am not 45, I will be [...]

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Tags: family · learning · life · love · parenting

The Digital Generation

December 16th, 2008 · No Comments

Sorry for the bad lighting here.  I was walking by my boys room, and I see this.  Joshua (4yoa – left) and Noah (15mos – right) are sitting on Joshua’s bed… both enthralled with what they are watching, and often watching each others’ screen. 
Joshua is using my Gateway E155C Tablet watching Inspector Gadget from [...]

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Tags: Joshua · Noah · disruption · literacy · parenting

Moving in Waves…

July 28th, 2008 · 5 Comments

It has been an interesting couple of days… Over the past few days, I have come to the realization (painful) that my furry companion, Sebastian, of 13 years will be leaving my family in the near future.  It is heart breaking to say the least not only to lose him, but also to have to [...]

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Tags: bash · life · love · parenting

Meme: Passion Quilt

April 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Meme: Passion Quilt ~ Entry by Kymberli Mulford (kmulford)
This photo has been my desktop wallpaper for two months. Yes, it hearkens me back to one of the most wonderful vacations we have ever taken as a family. I love it for its simplicity, its playfulness.
Related to my passion for kids’ learning, however, I see my [...]

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Tags: guestauthor · meme · parenting

AOL to let you see where IM buddies are – Tech News & Reviews – MSNBC.com

March 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Brief note here. I am interested in where the world is going on the collaboation front.  The ability to connect with someone at almost any point geographically on the planet at any time instantly and know where they are.  Think of Flickr maps meets IM… connecting images to location taken… nice…  Chatting with someone and knowing exactly where [...]

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Tags: MySpace · convergence · internet safety · parenting · web 2.0

All parents could take a page from this…

February 21st, 2007 · 3 Comments

A little headline caught my attention today.  “Bill Gates: My Kids Get Limited Computer Time.” What a novel concept and one that I think is wonderful. 
Gates said he and his wife Melinda decided to set a limit of 45 minutes a day of total screen time for games and an hour a day [...]

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Tags: parenting · web 2.0