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Blogging, Entertainment, Personal

Do You Boycott?

Aug 28. 2010

Ever since I started writing more about my religious views on this site, I have gotten more than a few comments and nasty emails stating that they will no longer read my blog because they disagree with my stance on certain issues. I don't have much of a problem with readers who choose to unsubscribe — they are certainly free to do as they wish! In addition, my main objective in blogging is to write and share my thoughts with the world. Although my readership is important to me, losing readers here and there will not hurt me financially (it's not like I make money from this site anyway), nor will it discourage me from blogging. That being said, what I would...

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Personal, Pregnancy

34 Weeks (Weight Concerns)

Aug 27. 2010

I was all set to do a regular 34 week update, but got a bit discouraged after this morning's OB appointment where the doctor lectured me about my weight gain and asked me exactly what I have been eating.   I know that my eating habits can be better, but I haven't been eating any differently since the beginning of the pregnancy. As such, I can't attribute anything to the rapid weight gain in the past month aside from my body just doing whatever the heck it wants to do. My blood pressure is fine (it has hovered in the 100/60-range for the majority of the pregnancy and today it was 96/56), all my bloodwork has been normal, and aside from...

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Art/Design, Colors, Education, Science

Educational Chemistry Crayons

Aug 27. 2010

Want your child to get a head start on chemistry? Try these Educational Chemistry Crayons from Etsy seller QueInteresante: Children play and draw with crayons practically every day, so why not make the experience more educational? This listing is for a set of 48 Crayola crayons with labels so that while children are coloring, they are also exposed to the names of chemicals that will make those colors! So instead of thinking "I want green" they will think "I want Barium Nitrate Ba(NO3)2 Flame" and then when they take chemistry in high school and their teacher sets some gas on fire and it makes a green color and they ask the class what chemical it was your student will know it...

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