We are still in PICU but showing some signs of improvement. Garrett is using bi-pap at night. It seems to be helping. He is still very short of breath...
This is just a reminder that if you paid any service worker $600 or more in 2009 you may need to send them a Form 1099-MISC no later than February 1, ...
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Business owners and landlords are required to give a Form 1099-MISC to any service provider (independent contractor) you paid $600 or more for service...
Just the name on this game, Rat on a Scooter XL, is enough for most (like me) to buy the game for a couple of bucks and play. Once you have the game,...
I watched this short TED Talk twice today because I was intrigued by ideas for using wind energy as presented by Saul Griffith. The does a nice job pr...
Snap Groups is new service that allows anyone to create private or public message groups. In Snap Groups you can create your own group in which to sha...
Big Blue Button is an open source project that has developed a video conferencing system similar to the commercial offerings of Adobe Connect and Ellu...
The image below is of a chart that I developed to use as a slide in a presentation that I'm giving next week. The full presentation, which I've done b...
The New York Times has an interactive photo essay about post-earthquake Haiti. Scenes From a Ruined Boulevard is a long series of photos taken on a qu...
You don’t need to be Irish to have a green wedding, Auntie. More brides and grooms are heading to the altar while looking for ways to reduce their car...
Over 41 million people tuned in to watch the Academy Awards this year. That's a whole lot of people who saw Sandra Bullock score the award for Best Ac...
By Melanie Linn GutowskiSomehow, no matter what role she's playing, she just seems like everybody's Aunt Betty.Betty White, a television star since th...
I certainly do not claim to be sister or auntie of the year, because I'm not even close to being either. I don’t quite know what the perfect auntie lo...
If you're a fan of NBC's The Office, then you've been anticipating the birth of Pam and Jim's baby for a while. And last night, in Part 1 of two-part ...
A great idea is to find local Kids or Children's Expos in the area. Its springtime and they have alot of fun activities and information to offer. Plus...
Fun with PhotographyBy Melanie Linn GutowskiChances are your nieces and nephews love to look at pictures of themselves. Most kids growing up in the di...
By Melanie Linn GutowskiWednesday, February 17, marked the start of Lent, the 40-day Christian season of sacrifice and penitence preceding Easter.&nbs...
By Melanie Linn GutowskiUse these fun activities to help your niece or nephew learn about Chinese New Year and prepare for a celebration of their own!...
By Melanie Linn GutowskiPresident's Day, celebrated this year on February 15, commemorates the birthdays of presidents George Washington (February 22)...
Last night, people watching the Oscars were confronted with disturbing images of animals crowded together in factory farms as footage from Best Docume...
When I first saw the name "Myq Kaplan," I figured that "Myq" was Vietnamese. It turns out that the name is pronounced "Mike" (which shouldn't seem all...
Mary, Patrick, and Josh From CAN!!CAN at JDub Records' Punk Purim PartyPhotos by Daniel Sieradski Last night, CAN!!CAN performed at JDub Records' Puri...
This week The Jewish Star reported that some haredi rabbis in Israel (as well as some of their American counterparts) have deemed various types of fis...