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Cooling off: Swedish Style

by Shawn Burns

Mon
23
2008

If you want to beat the heat, head to Sweden.Ah, if only I had the kind of disposable income that would permit me to fly to another, cooler, continent on a moment's notice. Alas, I make tens of dollars and that's just not enough for plane tickets.So last week when it was stiflingly, exhaustingly hot, so hot that even the pool was not a compelling option (because the sun would beat down overhead, ... Read more >

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Shawn Burns

Shawn is in the middle of his PhD in Philosophy at Stanford University. Guided by his inner sense of right and wrong, and by his wife's subtle hints, he became an at-home dad to his devastatingly adorable infant daughter in September of 2007. Since then he has dragged her all over the Bay Area in one backpack or another. He has been writing about these dadventures and mis-dadventures for months...Read more >

Bonggamom

Despite attaining an MS from Stanford and an MBA from Harvard, Bonggamom is barely getting passing grades in her pursuit of an MFA (Masters in Family Administration) from the Universe-ity of Motherhood. Formerly in software product management, she is a stay-at-home parent to a daughter and twin boys, constantly looking for new ways to entertain them while doing as little housework as possible....Read more >

A Season of Rituals

by BeingSavvy

December
1
2008

Darkest December is upon us, and we are all preparing, in our different ways, to light it up with rituals. Christmas, Hanukkah, and New Year's. Parties, tree lightings, and holiday cards. Visits with family. Feasts, gifts, and candles. Read more >

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