Posted by admin on March 25th, 2009 in Middle School Boys, Parenting, Sleep
When the kids were babies, I expected to lose sleep. As they got older, I made it my mission to instill good sleep habits and a regular bedtime routine. A nice warm bath, reading a book and soothing music. I was relentlessly determined to teach them the value of a good night’s sleep. Invariably there [...]
Posted by admin on January 19th, 2009 in Gift-Giving, Shopping, Technology
Not Just Your Mama’s Phone
I love new technology. If I could, I’d get the first gadget when it hits the shelves. This isn’t the best strategy. I’ve been burned before because often the bugs haven’t been worked out. Still….I enjoy learning about new ways of doing things and technology definitely qualifies.
In Walks the Android
The [...]
Posted by admin on October 9th, 2008 in College, Homework, Parenting, Sleep, Travel
Last week, I attended a lecture about sleep. The lecturer was Dr. Mark Rosekind, PhD., the founder and President of Alertness Solutions (see link under “resources”). He is the former head of Ames Research Center’s Fatigue Countermeasure Program and a NASA scientist. He is also the former Director of Center for Human Sleep Research at [...]