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Are These Scientists FOR REAL???

22. August 2011

Update: A friend informed me of a followup to this story which was featured on several news publications. Apparently, the study in this story was just a “diversionary” project and not officially launched (so to speak) by NASA or any official body. Which is a relief. So please take the following as a work of [...]

Friday Fragments: Why?

4. August 2011

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I was never one of those children who always asked “Why?” as a kid. I do remember thinking it ALL THE TIME but I wasn’t very vocally inquisitive as a very young child. I’ve since made up for it. *** Why are “historical” movies so unhistorical and riddled with errors, even when it’s a very [...]

Funnies For a Hot Day

20. July 2011

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Too hot to do anything but look at goofy cartoons and picture books today! And the weather dudes are telling me that this is merely the “beginning” of a stretch of excruciatingly hot weather? Thank God for electric fans. Well, here are a few funny cartoons I thought I’d share for a lazy, hazy day [...]

Courageous, a Movie About Dads. YESSSS!!!!

6. July 2011

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It’s with incredible joy that I read this news report about another up and coming movie from the Sherwood Films dudes. If you have never seen “Facing the Giants” or “Fireproof,” GO SEE THEM. Good, good movies. The same folks are making a new movie, “Courageous.” My kids have been talking about it for a [...]

Mirror, Mirror On the Wall….

30. June 2011

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I think I have seen it all. Did you know that there is a test for expectant mothers to determine if the baby will be a boy or girl? What do you think about how to determine the gender of your baby with a simple gender test? Think it’s for real? Apparently, it’s a urine [...]

Uh Oh. Rebecca’s Talking Politics!

23. June 2011

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I know I am wading into very dangerous territory…. can’t imagine why, since BOTH modern-styled Democrat and Republican parties are totally nutso! Usually, watching presidential speeches can put you to sleep faster than a speeding bullet. But Ronald Reagan was simply an amazing master of the spoken word. Even my kids gather around the computer [...]

Job Interview Q’s: How Would You Answer?

4. June 2011

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I never did well on tests in school. I passed them (well, most of them), but answers to tests always eluded me, especially multiple choice. I have this really weird propensity to “think outside the box.” Maybe it comes from growing up in a broken and sometimes violent home, always trying to look for alternative [...]

To Everyone With Allergies

2. June 2011

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I am surrounded by sneezers. They are everywhere. I’d read in my local news story that the pollen count was astronomical this year, and that poor folks with allergies were suffering like Job. But HOLY COW it seems like 85% of the population is sneezing, sniffling and leaving behind great clouds of soggy Kleenex in [...]

Punny Scientific Conversions

24. May 2011

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I got these in my email today. Scientific Conversions 1. Ratio of an igloo’s circumference to its diameter = Eskimo Pi 2. 2000 pounds of Chinese soup = Won ton 3. 1 millionth of a mouthwash = 1 microscope 4. Time between slipping on a peel and smacking the pavement = 1 bananosecond 5. Weight [...]

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I’m Rebecca

:) I’m a married mom of four teenage children. We live in Upstate New York in a soon-to-be-renovated 1855 house with our five pets (yes, five, *sigh*). Life is never dull, and exciting things just seem to always happen to me... why me... when I'm not running around the house fixing things, I do freelance writing and blogging. My work and opinions have appeared in Salon.com, eHow.com, iMedia.com, the Associated Press and I've even been interviewed by TIME and The Wall Street Journal about blogging. Can you believe it?!

Here is where I express my zany, creative, motherly side. I love saving money, spending money, gadgets, funny stories, and coffee- lots and lotsofcoffee!! I'm a Christian and I love the good life God has given me! :D You can read all the juicy details about me here. Thanks for visiting!