An ongoing log of the daily activities of the 44th president of the United States during his first 100 days: -President Obama hit the road today and went to Columbus, Ohio, where he spoke at a graduation for new city police officers and said that his economic stimulus plan saved 25 jobs in the polic...

An ongoing log of the daily activities of the 44th president of the United States during his first 100 days: -At the White House, health care was the topic of the day as President Obama talked about the need for health care reform this year and like-minded politicians, business officials, health car...

This is a list of all of the books that I read in February, broken up into Picture Books, Middle Grade Books, Young Adult Books, and Adult Fiction. I closed out the month by reading a bunch of picture books - reviews of several of these will be forthcoming. Picture Books Michael Sandler: Tom Brady a...

Book: Winnie's War Author: Jenny Moss Pages: 192Age Range: 10 and up Winnie's War is a coming of age novel set during the Spanish influenza epidemic of World War I. It also carries strong echoes of the hurricane that devastated Galveston in 1900, and left Winnie Grace's mother an emotion...

An ongoing log of the daily activities of the 44th president of the United States during his first 100 days: -President Obama had a message to the nation's mayors, men and women who will be some of the biggest recipients of the $787 billion stimulus plan: Be very careful how you spend the money. Ame...

† john mayer just broke the news - he'll be by jen's side this sunday at the oscars! popsugar † mickey rourke's beloved & cute chihuahua loki passed away at age 18 :( webster's is my bitch † is lindsay lohan back on a diet of red bull, coffee, & cigarettes? i don't like you in t...

A ongoing log of the daily activities of the 44th president of the United States and what they might mean for business: -President Obama did a roundtable interview today with local newspapers. The points he made, according to a wrap-up from Politico.com: he's optimistic the stimulus bill will pass q...

Today I will be sending out the new issue of the Growing Bookworms weekly email newsletter. (If you would like to subscribe, you can find a sign-up form here.) The Growing Bookworms newsletter contains content from my blog focused on children's books and raising readers. There are currently...

Anquan Boldin Isn’t Going Anywhere So there’s a whole lot of talk going around about Anquan Boldin. He was the second best receiver on one the most prolific offenses in 2008. He has two 100+ catch seasons and two others with 80+, including 89 for 1038 yards, a career-high 11 touchdowns and one v...

It would be nice to think that the garlanding of Robert Plant and Alison Krauss's Raising Sand was an attempt by the US recording industry to try and head off any thoughts of a Led Zep resuurection. But it's even nicer to think that a bloody good record has been given prizes. If it was just Alison K...