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The End of the World As We Know It

2 Michelle Freed / September 8, 2009 12:36 pm

Call me old-fashioned. Call me a buzz-kill. It’s okay, I can take it. But whatever you do, don’t text, Twitter, or Facebook me when you do it. I’m on a rant, and I’m ready to declare the fine art of [...]

Zen and the Art of Puppy Training

1 Michelle Freed / August 6, 2009 8:25 pm

Lost your religion? Need some time to get grounded, find your inner spirit and reconnect with nature? Get a puppy. While it might not seem the most obvious of choices, there’s nothing like getting a puppy, or any new pet [...]

Family Vacation Requires Navy SEAL Intervention

2 Michelle Freed / July 2, 2009 8:07 am

As I set out to plan my family’s summer vacation, I realize a little too late that I lack a key skill set: military training. With endless packing and to-do lists before me, I imagine only highly trained military personnel [...]

Summer Break Brings Anxiety for Parents

0 Michelle Freed / June 5, 2009 8:15 pm

As thousands of young children and teenagers rejoice and celebrate the sweetness of summer vacation, I join the mass of parents who are all, at this very minute, thinking, “Is military summer school out of the question?” Yes, it’s that [...]

Going Green Ain’t Easy

0 Michelle Freed / May 6, 2009 9:46 pm

Kermit the Frog got it right back in the ’70s when he sang, “It’s not easy being green.” Little did he know how prophetic his sweet voice was, and how citizens of Mother Earth would come to obsess, worry and [...]

Another Soul Lost to Facebook

2 Michelle Freed / March 9, 2009 5:36 pm

Okay, I admit that I’m in the Dark Ages, technologically speaking. While my friends and colleagues are seasoned, mature techno-adults, I’m still wearing a gigabyte training bra. I have no idea why people Twitter, and I’ve never participated in a [...]