Entries Categorized as 'Family'

Your older sibling really is smarter

Date June 29, 2007

 
 When I started reading this article explaining why older siblings are smarter, being the older sibling, I thought: “Awesome, I always knew!” But of course I thought it was BS. Couldn’t be true. My siblings have Master Degrees, and I barely got out of undergrad.
 But after you start reading through the article, you start to understand them. It’s not [...]

Raising Boys vs Girls? A systematic approach to deciding the easiest.

Date June 14, 2007

 
Today, for some reason, I was thinking about a post I read on a blog I that really enjoy (Raising4Boys)
Here’s a quick rundown of the top five reasons why having little boys is better than having little girls:
1. No whining (or less, at least)
2. No pink
3. No ballet
4. No make up
5. No growing up to [...]

Water Reverse Osmosis Systems

Date June 12, 2007

I don’t drink tap water at home (probably drink it at restaurants without knowing. Don’t think they server you anything but tap water).
I live in CA and I really don’t trust tap water here. There’s so much chemicals in the water that I can’t handle the taste.
So my options:

Buy a water cooler (I used to [...]

What are stay-at-home-moms really worth?

Date June 7, 2007

 There was an article on MSNBC (which I can’t find it anymore) that points out that stay-at-home-moms should be paid $138,095 a year for all the work they do at home.
 This started a heated discussion on the subject from both sides on MSNBC itself and also on other blogs.
 There are strong arguments from both sides.
 One side [...]