Posted on November 11, 2009 by topsytechie
You’ve heard, haven’t you?? The great news?? The news to beat all news??
Yup.
Kindle for the PC is here!!!
Ok, perhaps that is CRAPPY news to those of you who shelled out 300 or so smackeroos for the little handheld doodad. But for the rest of us who either were too skint to splurge, or [...]
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Posted on November 6, 2009 by topsytechie
So I had a whole other post idea ready for this week’s HHH, but, the Sesame Street 40th anniversary has really done a nostalgic number on me.
Which number you say? Well, the number THREE, of course…ah, ah, ahhh!! (I used to love the Count and be terrified of him all at the same [...]
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Posted on October 29, 2009 by topsytechie
I don’t know what your take on the Blu-Ray players is, but mine has always been…what’s the point? I mean DVDs work perfectly fine. They are definitely a step above VHS because of the whole no rewinding thing, and they take up less space in the entertainment cabinet, so I see no reason to change-over [...]
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Posted on October 23, 2009 by topsytechie
One of the coolest aspects of this interest-led learning gig is that I get to do internet research. Have I mentioned that doing internet research is right up there with imbibing a well-prepared mojito for me? Love, love, LOVE it!
So when Uber wanted me to find some good sources of info on Ancient Greece, [...]
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Posted on October 21, 2009 by topsytechie
As always, in a perfect ironic twist, I blog far less when I am teaching the Blog Writing Course. Time is simply at a premium, I guess – – especially with 18 new bloggers to keep track of!
But the course is going well…even Uber is taking it this go-round! He is having SO much fun [...]
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Posted on October 15, 2009 by topsytechie
So I came home from that glorious Camp Greenville field trip on Sunday to a message in my inbox from one of the members at my SecularHomeschool.com website. It seemed that while I was hiking and dosey-do’ing, a major tool of a person was busy hacking into the site.
I didn’t want to believe it [...]
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Posted on October 6, 2009 by topsytechie
Come on…you know you are feeling bored today. Listless. Lifeless. Nothing to do. It’s a Tuesday, for crying out loud! So what’s a homeschooling mom to do?? Check out Goby!
Here are all the deets from AppScout…
Find Something Fun to Do with Goby – AppScout
Just wanted to share because it was “kewl”. Have a great day, [...]
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Posted on October 2, 2009 by topsytechie
One of the subjects Uber is studying voraciously these days is healthy living. You may remember how last Thanksgiving turned him into a vegetarian, cold-turkey. (LOL – – I actually crack myself up sometimes!) Well, apparently being an herbivore also makes you reevaluate all kinds of other areas of your life, too. Uber now [...]
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Posted on September 29, 2009 by topsytechie
(copied from SecularHomeschool.com)
I’ve been waiting with bated breath for the documentary “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea” that began airing last night on PBS. Mostly, because I am always incredibly impressed by anything Ken Burns produces, but also because I am a HUGE supporter of National and State Parks! And the first two segments of [...]
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Posted on September 25, 2009 by topsytechie
So, you might have noticed that I’ve been a slight bit field-trip obsessed on my blog lately. Nothing like a little competition to get those writing juices flowing, eh?
So I figured the field trip fetish might as well spill over into this week’s HHH post, where we will look at some of the best [...]
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