This Is Totally A Scam
Posted by dewde in General on 19. Nov, 2008 | No Comments
I aim to scam you out of a few bucks.
A friend of mine has a rare opportunity to visit his birth Mom for the first time in his life. But it ain’t cheap. That’s where you and PayPal come in handy. You can read the story here.
If this wasn’t coming about all of a [...]
Parenting Tip #5: Explaining Consequences
Posted by dewde in Parenting on 18. Nov, 2008 | 3 Comments
We have a time-tested routine for discipline in our household. First we administer the consequences, this is typically a timeout, and then we follow this pattern:
1. We get down at eye level with our little one.
2. We ask her to explain what she thinks earned her a timeout.
3. We praise her when she gets it [...]
Parenting Tip #4: De-fussifying a Fussy Toddler
Posted by dewde in Parenting on 18. Nov, 2008 | 9 Comments
On Sunday, our younger daughter Savannah was thoroughly inconsolable. Now, I’d like to think that Dewdette and I are analytical people. I write software and she is a research associate for a bio-tech company. I do my best to eliminate virtual problems (bugs!). She does her best to eliminate physical problems (bugs!). Surely, SURELY between [...]
Parenting Tip #3: Setting Expectations
Posted by dewde in Parenting on 15. Nov, 2008 | 2 Comments
Kids are not like us adults. We adults like to be surprised. We love to be thrust into situations we don’t understand and can’t control with no warning or opportunity to prepare. But kids… they are different. Did I mention I am fluent in sarcasm? Well I am. I even joined the “I’m Fluent In [...]
My Day Yesterday in 90 Seconds
Posted by dewde in General on 15. Nov, 2008 | 14 Comments
So I got this idea from my man Carlos at Ragamuffin Soul. He snatched it from a Flickr group. After I watched his I remembered seeing El Clinto’s a few weeks ago.
What can I say, I have low sales resistance when it comes to bandwagons.
Basically you video yourself throughout a typical day. In the [...]
