Daily Archives: February 5th, 2010

Parenting Your Teenager: Truth or Lie?

Attention all parents of teen-agers. Here is an important, groundbreaking and even shocking bulletin for you:
According to research conducted at the prestigious-sounding Josephson Institute of Ethics in, of course, California, here are two startling pieces of information:
1) 92 percent of teens surveyed admitted to lying to their parents at least once in the last year.
2) [...]

Gardening My Parent’s Way

My parent’s house is my most favorite place in the world. This is what is funny about that. My parents frustrate me very badly and I don’t really get along with them very well. However, their yard is very relaxing to me and I think of it as an oasis from my busy life. My [...]

A Baby Drowns – A Geek Talks Guff

Last week a 5 month old baby died in an Adelaide park after its stroller rolled down an embankment and plunged into the River Torrens. This tragic incident recalled to my mind an article I read in the technology section of the local newspaper a few months ago which I was inclined to scoff at [...]

Retirement: No Ravings About Standard Savings

A recent study of the financial and retirement plans of U.S. adults revealed that, based on current retirement savings and changes in social security and pension, nearly half of all adults won’t be able to continue their current standard of living when they retire.
The study was conducted by the Boston College Center for Retirement Research [...]