Tag Archives: Videos

A distracting video to help mommies through their day…

Posted on February 6, 2010 by Shannon

Need a few minutes to recharge, put your feet up, mix yourself a martini? Just put on this video for the little ones and keep them distracted for 3 minutes 28. (They won’t understand the lyrics anyway.)

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If you like to see ultra-cute babies attempt to play the piano, click on over. (And yes, the baby is mine, but he is ultra-cute anyway.)

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Shannon | Leave a comment

The year winding down is always a good time for reflection. And on this Thanksgiving, I have to say that I cannot remember a year like this one. A year that has made me so depressed and dispirited. A year … Continue reading →

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Shannon | Leave a comment

Sleep, beautiful sleep: Thoughts on insomnia and related things

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Shannon

Sleep that knits up the ravelled sleeve of care The death of each day’s life, sore labour’s bath Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course, Chief nourisher in life’s feast. –Macbeth, William Shakespeare When something is a precious commodity, … Continue reading →

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Watch those viral videos disappear: Some thoughts on copyright paranoia

Posted on July 30, 2009 by Shannon

Image via Wikipedia If there is any right more misunderstood and more abused than the right to free speech, I believe it is copyright. It doesn’t help that copyright law is insanely complicated and has become conflated over time into … Continue reading →

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Ok, I got food poisoning yesterday. I know it was food poisoning because it came on very suddenly, it was truly awful, and now it’s out of my system, so to speak, and I feel fine. This occurred after eating … Continue reading →

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Shannon | 1 Comment

I understand there was some kind of memorial service going on yesterday, but I really didn’t see much about that on the Interwebs. So instead, I’ve got a lot of local (North Carolina) news to share this morning. First, I … Continue reading →

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Shannon | Leave a comment

Happy birthday, America!

Posted on July 4, 2009 by Shannon

I guess the big news of the moment is Sarah Palin resigning. This is not a political blog, so I will refrain from commenting except to say: 1) I honestly cannot parse any statements Palin makes — the words seem … Continue reading →

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IntraHealth OPEN: Mobilizing Open Source technologies for Africa

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Shannon

Today marks the launch of an ambitious and forward-thinking project that the nonprofit I work for has been cooking for rather a long time: IntraHealth OPEN. IntraHealth is collaborating with Youssou N’Dour and other musicians in an effort to fund … Continue reading →

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Today is Blog Action Day

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Shannon

Today is Blog Action Day, a day when bloggers post their takes on an important issue. This year the topic is poverty. I posted about hunger on my food and cooking blog — please take a moment to read the … Continue reading →

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