Dear CEO Burrell Ellis and DeKalb County Commissioners,
I am a lifelong DeKalb County resident, residing at my home on Thompson Mill Road now for the past 31 years. I have paid my taxes, I have supported my local county as best as I know how. My husband and I have chosen to remain in South [...]
Archive for February, 2009
24 Hours without Water – An Open Letter to DeKalb County Commissioners
Posted in Personal Experience, tagged Burrell Ellis, Connie Stokes, county commissioners, DeKalb County, DeKalb County Watershed Management, developer, excuses, Georgia, Lee May, private contractor, Thompson Mill Road, water, water shutoff on February 24, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Make a Wish
Posted in Benefits of Music, Classical Music, Education, FYE - For Your Enjoyment, FYI, Kindermusik, Music For Children, Musical Instruments, Parenting, People Making a Difference, Video Clips on February 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t honestly remember how I first found TED.com. I guess it was a link sent by a friend or one of those days I was surfing the web, traveling from link to link, reading whatever caught my interest. In any event, I was so fascinated by the expansive offerings on TED that I subscribed [...]
Rare Sportsmanship
Posted in Family, People Making a Difference on February 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am not a big sports fan; I admit it.
The males in my family can easily and often do quote me when I get riled up, after reading about professional ball players’ astronomical salaries -
“I can not believe that that man gets paid *that* much money each year for hitting a ball with a stick! [...]
The real crisis? We stopped being wise.
Posted in FYE - For Your Enjoyment, FYI, Just for Dads, Just for Grownups, Just for Moms, People Making a Difference, Summer Fun, tagged bureaucracy, incentives, initiative, janitors, Obama, profound wisdom, rules, TED talks, wisdom on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
TED talks often provide some very profound messages. This was one of them.
Barry Schwartz makes a passionate call for practical wisdom as an antidote to a society gone mad with bureaucracy. He argues powerfully that rules often fail us, incentives often backfire, and practical, everyday wisdom will help rebuild our world.
Enjoy! [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day!!
Posted in FYE - For Your Enjoyment, Fingerplays, Fun Stuff, Holidays, Kindermusik, Vocal Play, tagged angels, babies, baby, children, cupid, early childhood, Fingerplays, heart, hearts, kids say the darndest things, Kindermusik, love, parents, red, toddler, toddler music classes, Valentine fingerplays, Valentine's Day on February 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Fun Valentine’s Day Fingerplays for your Family
Five Little Hearts
Five little hearts, all in a row
The first one said, “I love you so.”
The second one said, “Will you be my Valentine?”
The third one said, “I will, if you’ll be mine.”
The fourth one said, “I’ll always be your friend.”
The fifth one said, “We’ll all be friends until [...]
Happy 200th, Mr. Lincoln!
Posted in Events, FYI, Links for Cool, Interesting Websites, tagged Abraham Lincoln, bicentennial, birthday, happy birthday on February 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A new website I found that has rapidly become a favorite is Kids Off the Couch. Dedicated to connecting parents with their children via a good movie and cultural tie-ins, this weekly email will provide you with a *wealth* of information guaranteed to pique not only your interests but also your child’s.
This week’s email was [...]
It’s All In Your Head
Posted in Benefits, Benefits of Music, Class Schedules, Education, FYI, Family Fun, Just for Grownups, Kindermusik, Masterworks Studio, Music For Children, Technology, tagged Buddhism, Buddhist monk, children, class schedule, Dalai Lama, early childhood, emotions, Kindermusik, mental training, MRI, parents, toddler music classes, well-being on February 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I read an interesting article today about enhancing your well-being through purposeful mental training such as that done by Buddhist monks in Tibet.
Written by Brian Maffly of the Salt Lake Tribune, it is a fascinating look into current scientific research done by Communications Psychology professor Richard Davidson of Madison University, using the latest technology such [...]
