In celebration of the 37th annual National Volunteer Week (April 18 to April 24), the American Cancer Society, the Official Sponsor of Birthdays, recognizes the efforts of its more than three million volunteers nationwide by kicking-off a national pledge to volunteer in 2010. Volunteers are crucial to the American Cancer Society’s mission to save lives…
Ways to Be More Green with Your Technology Throughout the Year
While Earth Day serves as a good yearly reminder to remember to reduce, reuse, and recycle, the commitment to being green means adopting practices that should become routine throughout the year. By this point we know that plastic bottles, aluminum cans, newspapers, etc. can be recycled but what about cell phones, televisions, and computers? According…
Take a Virtual Field Trip with Magic School Bus’ Ms. Frizzle
Feeling stuck at home? Climb on board The Magic School Bus for a free virtual field trip to the Liberty Science Center from the comfort of your own home on Tuesday, April 20 at 1 pm EST. Ms. Frizzle, everyone’s favorite science teacher from The Magic School Bus series, will join author Joanna Cole and…
Census Forms Due Tomorrow- 4/16!
As a teacher, I’m giving you a deadline…Tomorrow is the final day for you to mail in your completed Census forms! What happens you don’t remember to send it in? It ends up costing the tax-payers more money to complete the Census process. For every 1 percent increase in the national participation rate by mail,…
Going to BlogHer? Photo Tour of Favorite NYC Eats
What would you do if given a few days without kids? If you are me and you love fabulous food, museums, and great cities, you head to NYC and spend your days living between meals while exploring parts of the city. For four days I documented my city-wide eat around as part of the AT&T…
Locally Toned for Free Unique Ringtones
If you are clamoring for a new ring tone but want something a little more original than the preset ones on your phone or the latest Lady Gaga hit, visit Locally Toned. Called “a public art/original ringtone creation project,” creator T. Foley creates free unique ringtones and provides them as free downloads as a public…
Nook Giveaway Winner!
The had a record number of entries- 542! It is with great pleasure that I announce the winner: Grace! Congratulations Grace! Thanks so much to everyone who entered by commenting on my review post, left a question they had about the nook that they wanted me to help answer, shared the LendMe titles that they…
Verbatim’s Got Your Back(up!) with Variety of Storage Devices (w. giveaway)
Congratulations to Anne J. who commented that her worst computer disaster was when, “I dropped my laptop and broke the screen. The data was still there, but I couldn’t get any of it. We finally manage to hook it up to an external monitor so we could run a backup and retrieve the data, but…
Best Verizon Center Eats on Oyster.com Locals Washington D.C.
As part of a new venture, I’m writing for Oyster.com’s Locals Blog and providing the inside scoop on the best things to do once you arrive in DC. This site complements the hotel reviews on Oyster.com that I’ve found incredibly helpful. I’ve always been a fan of the way Oyster.com’s hotel reviewers write honestly about…
Space Songs for Susan aka WhyMommy
Growing up, I loved Sundays for the sole purpose of listening to Casey Kasem and the Weekly Top 40 on the radio. I was obsessed with what songs would be in the top 10 and annoyed by the long distance dedications got in the way of the music but today I’d like to do my…
