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Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Ever since having kids, I’ve been a fan of Old Navy. They have good children’s clothes at affordable prices — a big help when you have three active kids who are continuously outgrowing and wearing out their clothes. But that’s not the only reason I shop at Old Navy, especially this time of year.
Recently, we were on holiday and found ourselves in need of some new pants (sans holes) for Ezra, my youngest, as well as a couple other small items. The only viable option we had available was Wal-Mart. Normally, I don’t shop at the retail giant because I have some serious issues with the way they run their business, but sometimes, evil becomes a necessary evil.
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Tags: blogging for lgbt families, blogging for lgbt families day, Clothing, lgbt, LGBTQ, Old Navy, Pride, Pride Month, Pride Shirts, Shirts, shopping
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Sunday, June 1st, 2014
My 5-port USB Charger
Amongst the five of us, we have three mobile phones, two tablets, a Kindle, five iPods, a couple of cordless Bluetooth headsets, and miscellaneous other bits of electronics that are charged via a USB connection. Sure, most of them came with a charger and, of course, they can be plugged into a computer to charge them, but in practice, we usually end up playing musical chargers with the two we leave plugged in in the hall. Until now, that is.
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Tags: android, cell phone, cellphone, charger, electronics, galaxy, ios, ipad, iphone, kindle, micro usb, microUSB, mobile phone, power, samsung, USB
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
You come to an intersection — a red light means stop and a green light means go. Yellow, well, there are different schools of thought, but the other two are always the same. Around here, we have three “trash” bins — one for actual garbage, one for recyclables, and one for compostables. They’re always black, blue, and green, respectively. There’s never any doubt — food scraps go in the green bin, bottles and cans in the blue one. Doesn’t matter whose house you’re at, you know where to scrape your plate. Unfortunately, not every industry is so considerate.
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Tags: brands, groceries, labelling, labels, milk, shopping, standards, stores
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Monday, February 13th, 2012
In my bedroom, we have a nice wooden wastebasket that, more-or-less, matches my parents’ antique dressers. It was a good find at Costco some years ago. For the kids, however, I’m not interested in anything other than an inexpensive plastic wastebasket. Sure, it’s tacky and cheap looking and maybe even bad for the environment, but there’s a very good reason I wouldn’t have anything else.
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Tags: bin, flu, garbage, garbage can, ikea, sick, sickness, stomach, trash, trash bin, trash can, vomitting, waste, waste basket, wastebasket
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Thursday, December 30th, 2010
Most of the time, when you see something advertised on television as being amazing, incredible, or some other superlative, chances are it’s cheaply made and doesn’t work anywhere near as well as they’d have you believe, if it even works at all. Every once in a great while, however, a product comes along that you just know is every bit as clever as they make it seem on telly. I suspect the Gyro Bowl is one of those rare creatures.
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Tags: bowl, feeding, gravity, gyro, gyro bowl, spill-proof
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Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
So now that you have kids, chances are you’re stuck driving a minivan a fair bit of the time. They handle poorly, they’re ugly, and they’re not exactly manly. I suspect most guys would jump at the chance to drive a sports car or pick-up truck instead. The problem is that very few vehicles will haul a whole mess of kids as efficiently and as affordably as a minivan. But don’t give up hope, dads — Nissan’s got your back.
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Tags: adult entertainment, cars, gps, minivan, navigation, nissan, quest, sex, strip club
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Friday, December 10th, 2010
As we gather with friends, exchanging gifts and good tidings, sharing a communal meal, and basking in the warm comfort of holiday lights and decorations, it’s important to make sure that kids understand the “reason for the season.” If you’re not sure how to best explain it to your kids, there is help available.
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Tags: books, christmas, holidays, science, solstice, winter, yule
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Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
When I was growing up, one of my favorite books was The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster and Jules Feiffer. I loved the exploration of the dual meanings of words — jumping to the Island of Conclusions, for example — as well as the idea that there is so much to do and to explore in the world that one need never be bored. Sadly, though, there was only the one book; Harry Potter got 7 volumes but Milo only one. While that hasn’t exactly changed, there is good news for Tollbooth fans.
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Tags: books, fairytales, feiffer, juster, odious ogre, phantom tollbooth, tollbooth
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Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
Remember way back when, when kids actually made ornaments to decorate the tree this time of year? In my day, we strung popcorn on thread and made chains of brightly colored paper rings. There were the clay ornaments brought home from school shaped and colored by each child’s hand along with cut-out and colored paper snowflakes and macaroni-and-too-much-glue works of art. Perhaps it is, once again, time to restore crafts and art to das tannenbaum. After seeing this tree, I think I’m sold.
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Tags: art, cardboard, christmas, christmas trees, crafts, diy, green, holidays, recycling, solstice, trees
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Sunday, November 21st, 2010
While we were on holiday this past summer, I noticed an advert playing in heavy rotation on whatever kids’ television station they had on in the dining room of the hotel where they served the free breakfast each morning. At the time, it seemed like one of those annoying, over-priced, “as seen on TV” products that we’re all used to being disappointed by, should we be foolish enough to purchase one. Fast forward to the advent of the year-end begging-for-toys season and I’m dreaming of the relative peace of blaring television ads. Yes, my kids want Pillow Pets.
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Tags: ads, as seen on tv, bedding, gifts, holidays, marketing, pets, pillow pets, pillows, plush, presents, stuffed animals, toys
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