My son and I made a Lego White House. Actually, it was my White House Lego project but I had too many one-sided conversations with the instruction booklet so my son took over when I wasn’t looking. He thinks his White House Lego instructions are better. Or I wasn’t working fast enough. As a mom, I’ve [...]
iMessage Biggest Test and BBM
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The iPhone finally gets iMessage in iOS5, which is like Blackberry’s Blackberry Messenger (BBM) or PIN messages. Like BBM, iMessage is fast, reliable, shows delivery and uses data rather than SMS (short message service or text messages). The biggest test for iMessaging in the Gulf Coast region will be during natural disasters. Making phone calls [...]
What is Smiley? :)
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My mother’s a smart woman with a lot of common sense, therefore, it was pretty funny when she asked about smileys. After snapping her finger, she told me she had an important question regarding her Blackberry. She handed me an SMS conversation and asked: Mom: “What is this ? People send this to me [...]
What is a Cootie?
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My friend Charles posted on facebook “What exactly is a cootie?” I asked my kids for a cootie explanation: Me: “What is a cootie?” Daughter: “A cootie is a thing that makes you go crazy.” Son: “No, it’s not. It’s a thing that…actually; I have no idea what a cootie is.” Daughter: “It’s a shot [...]
Apollo 18 Movie Inspires Lego Synopsis
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If you missed the Apollo 18 movie, I created a photo synopsis using Legos. Here’s a link to the movie’s Lunar Truth Mission Control Blog. If you’re into aliens, Elenin, Nibiru and Wall Street, a cool website is TaoFear. Don’t forget to smell the roses and enjoy your day.
Show The Washington Post Your Political Voice
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For those who express their voice through photography, the Washington Post wants to see your political voice. On Tuesday, the Washington Post launched “What Does the Economy Look Like Where You Live?” A new project for Instagram users to share their political photos just in time for next week’s Washington Post/Bloomberg presidential debate. With social media [...]
Tracking Events and Competition Results
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Came across my old test site for tracking events and competition results via an application. Here’s the original test site from 2007. If you don’t know, see story below. Shout out to Steve Wong for being a guinea pig and The Fat Guy. While playing the 2006 WSOP, I wanted to update my event status [...]
What is the President’s Job
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If you want to know the President’s job, I highly recommend asking a child. I don’t push my political opinions on my children, as I want them to think for themselves. Of course, they know our family has been in America since the early 1600′s but that’s not why they have an opinion or love [...]
