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The Marshmallow Test

A simple test involving a small room, a marshmallow, and a salivating four-year-old tells us a lot about what kids will achieve later in life.

For the full story and background information about this study, go to http://www.babble.com/marshmallow-test-predict-kid-success/

Should I try this on the girls? :-)

Happy 10 Years!!

10 Years ago today, Leah and I got married. Best.Day.Ever. :-)

The new remote

Well, after several years of mainly fantastic service, our Harmony 880 remote finally bit the dust. Not sure what happened, since it seemed the screen was still working, but it didn't seem to be sending any commands to the devices... So we had to pull all the remotes out, and try to figure out how to use them again. :-) Once you have a Harmony remote, it is almost impossible to live without one! After a couple of weeks, I finally caved, and bought a new Harmony One remote.

From Drop Box

This thing is a beauty.... The buttons are much better than the 880 (I had several pop out and had to glue them back in over the years), and they are easier to press (for those of us with "bigger" fingers!). The touch screen is great. In general it also just fits better in your hand.

Now let's see if we can keep it away from the kids so it will last.... :-)

Face collages

Ok, these face collages through Google Picassa are just too fun.