Monthly Archives: November 2010

No Time for Giving Thanks

Posted on November 15, 2010 by OneMom

The commercialization of Christmas has long been a complaint of the masses, dating at the least to the mid 1960′s when Charlie Brown decried the aluminum Christmas trees and longed for someone to tell him the true meaning of Christmas. … Continue reading →

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Friday Flyer

Posted on November 12, 2010 by OneMom

Hannah very much wants a Barbie doll. I never had one and never wanted one; as an adult, I have always said no to Barbie because of all the arguments about body-image and other false ideals about being a woman … Continue reading →

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November 11, 1918 – Never Forget

Posted on November 11, 2010 by OneMom

On November 11, 1918, World War I ended with an armistice. The armistice came at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month … 11am, November 11th, 1918. At that time it was “The Great War”, and … Continue reading →

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Gales of November

Posted on November 10, 2010 by OneMom

While the gales of November hit the Michigan Upper Peninsula a couple of weeks ago (in October), it was 35 years ago today that those gales brought down the mighty iron-ore vessel the Edmund Fitzgerald. Here are some links about … Continue reading →

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Teaching Robot

Posted on November 10, 2010 by OneMom

I saw a story on CNN this morning about a robot. The lead-in was “the new face of autism”, but after seeing the story, I thought it curious that the headline featured autism, as that was only a tiny part … Continue reading →

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