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A Parenting Milestone: Kids Prepare Their Own Breakfast

Posted on May 20, 2013 by jrothmanshore

For more than a year, I have been letting my kids pour their own cereal and milk with the idea that some day they would be able to get up on their own in the mornings.  Letting your two-year-old wield … Continue reading →

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Caught cheating while reading my daughter’s bedtime story

Posted on May 8, 2013 by jrothmanshore

“Daddy, you don’t have a very good brain!” my daughter reprimanded me this evening during bedtime. I had skipped a sentence while reading her bedtime story, and she had caught me red handed. She went on to explain to me … Continue reading →

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How I became one of those jackasses with a bluetooth headset

Posted on May 5, 2013 by jrothmanshore

I hate to admit it, but it’s not uncommon to find me wandering around with one of those bluetooth headsets sticking in my ear.  I am the first to admit that it’s not exactly fashionable, and I hate the image … Continue reading →

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Trying out GoldieBlox on my five year old daughter

Posted on April 28, 2013 by jrothmanshore

When I wrote about introducing my daughter Ayelet to legos a couple of weeks ago, a friend suggested I take a look at GoldieBlox.  The idea was to design a construction toy set that was geared towards girls and finding … Continue reading →

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A parent’s emergency mnemonic for bolting out the door with kids

Posted on April 20, 2013 by jrothmanshore

Friday, April 19th was a hell of a day here in Cambridge.  In the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings, several communities went into lockdown as the police combed a 20 block area of nearby Watertown searching for the remaining … Continue reading →

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TripIt Pro is absolutely worth the money, even if you travel infrequently

Posted on April 11, 2013 by jrothmanshore

I’ve been using the free version of TripIt for years as a way to keep track of the reservation details of flights, hotels, and car rentals.  It’s brilliantly simple – you take the confirmation emails that you receive when you … Continue reading →

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Every homeowner should buy a wet vac

Posted on April 3, 2013 by jrothmanshore

I keep a superhero hidden in my basement.  We don’t need it very often, and so it generally sits quietly in the corner, ignored by the other household members.  Then, when disaster strikes, it comes roaring life, appearing out of … Continue reading →

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Shortcut: cleaning oily or greasy tupperware containers by hand

Posted on March 30, 2013 by jrothmanshore

Over the holiday of passover, I find myself doing a lot more dishes than normal. We use completely separate dishes for the holiday, since the requirement to eliminate all chametz (leavened products) extends to all of our regular dishes, which … Continue reading →

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Shortcut: Create a spot in the Mac OSX Dock for a Chrome link

Posted on March 14, 2013 by jrothmanshore

At my new job, I have had the luxury of using a Macbook Pro for my work computer instead of a Windows machine.  Overall this has been a significant upgrade, but there have been a handful of areas that I … Continue reading →

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The secret of how Magna-Tiles work

Posted on March 3, 2013 by jrothmanshore

Like many kids, my children love Magna-Tiles.  For those not familiar with them, they are transparent plastic squares and triangles with magnets embedded around the edges.  When two Magna-Tiles are placed edge-to-edge, the magnets stick together, allowing you to build … Continue reading →

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