This photographer was challenged to study bee’s, so he decided to keep bees in his Berkeley backyard. Very interesting! Watch the first 21 days of a bee’s life in 60 seconds and learn more about threats to bees and what scientists are doing to protect them.
Category: Life
What I want my kids to know before they leave home
While my oldest child is *only* 10, I have heard enough seasoned parents say, “They grow up quick,” to know that my 10 year old will be 20 before I know it. I can also look back at the last decade and let out a long whhheeeeewwwwww as I think about how fast these last […]
Who wants to go bowling?
How awesome is this? It would make your summer time gatherings all the more fun. http://www.goodshomedesign.com/diy-backyard-bowling-alley/
Is there truly a gender bias?
I recall sitting in one of my management course at Wharton listening to a highly intense conversation going around the classroom. The topic: bias in the workplace, specifically gender and cultural/ethnic. Sitting in my chair I thought the idea was absurd. Sure, there may be some gender or cultural bias occasionally, but not nearly to […]
The Marshmallow Test and Future Doom
Do you remember at some point hearing a story about the famed Marshmallow test? Put a kid in a room with a marshmallow in the table in front of him. Tell him he can eat it now, but if he waits until [the researcher] gets back, he will get two marshmallows. One now, two if […]
Should Productivity be the Goal?
We often talk about being productive. Did you have a productive day? I was productive today? I want my kids to be productive members of society? But what do those sentences mean, and should productivity even be the goal? So many are talking about productivity. From business people to life coaches, even I recently wrote […]
Saturday Constuction Project
This looks like it could be a fun Saturday project with junior. I like the simple design of it. These would make for some great study stations for my 4 little homeschoolers.
It’s Never Too Late — You’re Never Too Old
Need some motivation as you enter your weekend? Check this out. No limits. Only two years age she began working out as a way to connect with her granddaughter (what a cool granny!!), now she is a beast! (in the best way possible). Never too late for a do-over 78 Year Old Woman deadlifts 225 […]
My System for Productivity
There seems to be an infinite catalog of resources on the topic of productivity. Every self-proclaimed productivity guru will share their 5-Step-Secret-Process to turn you from a procrastinator to an lean, mean, efficient machine. (Do you ever wonder if they actually follow their own advice, or is it just me?) If you read one book, the […]