Eating out and losing weight is really hard. Things you might think of as innocent, like salads, can be total diet busters. Cheese, croutons and fatty dressing can turn a pile of lettuce into more calories than a cheeseburger. My favorite example of this was Einstein Bros Bagel shop. Their Bistro Salad, even without chicken, [...]
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September 23, 2008
The Parent’s Eye View is Moving!
Hey everyone!
The traffic here at The Parent’s Eye View has really picked up lately. I can’t tell you how much this means to me, to know that people actually listen and read what I have to say, and engage in the debate occurring online.
In an effort to consolidate the number of blogs I have on [...]
September 8, 2008
New Media and Politics
Today, my friend Beth Harte and I sat down with Stephanie Abrams from CBS3 here in Philadelphia, to talk a bit about the political climate and how blogs and new media were effecting the election.
Beth and I got to chat for a few minutes after as well. While I support the Democrats and she the [...]
September 2, 2008
Gender and Politics
One point I share with parents on all the time, (and I got this insight from the great Rick LaVoie), is to NEVER confuse Fair and Equal. From Merriam Webster:
Equal: 1 a (1): of the same measure, quantity, amount, or number as another
Fair has many more defintions, but the important ones here are:
Fair: 5: ample [...]
August 29, 2008
Sarah Palin as Vice Presidential Candidate and Mom of a Child with a Disability
All morning, I have been on twitter, waiting to find out who John McCain would pick as his Vice Presidential running mate. Sarah Palin’s name was floated early, in advance of the announcement, and I checked out her bio on Wikipedia. One thing stuck out immediately for me- she has a baby, born in April [...]
August 24, 2008
The VP Pick -Behind the Scenes
As Joe Biden was being considered as a running mate for Barak Obama, reporters from all over began to camp out on a scenic road in Wilmington, that gets most of its traffic when the school down the street is in session. Driving by and taking a look at the reporters, I couldn’t help feeling [...]
August 22, 2008
Political Theater
The Political conventions are coming up, and we’re all waiting to see who the candidates pick as their Vice President. Reporters and journalists are camped out in front of Joe Biden’s house, just a few miles away, and I am sure this scene is being repeated at all other contenders homes, just in case.
I worry [...]
August 18, 2008
Narrowcasting- Where’s the Market?
Ars Technica reports that Pandora may end up going out of business, now that the fees required by SoundExchange for royalties for internet radio have increased three-fold. Pandora is a great service, and has something called the Music Genome Project, where it recommends new artists to you based on music you already like. It creates [...]
