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Mom to six incredibly loud and opinionated kids who are always right no matter what. I have my black belt in Muay Thai boxing. My passions include Zumba and Crossfit classes, reading and cooking. A desire to eat as close to non processed as possible doesn't mean I don't love me some Diet Coke. And some coffee. Always, with the coffee. We deal with asthma, food allergies, autistic spectrum issues, and smart mouths on a daily basis
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June 30, 2014
For right now, today's "conversations in the car" sounds a little bit like this: Nothing. Because for the first time since May 30, I am alone in my car. Continue reading
Posted Jul 1, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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June 29, 2014
Today's "Conversations in the Car": Was the PT cruiser a Chrysler fail? Which war was bigger, WWII or Vietnam? Would it be harmful to blow up a car at a dealership? If you did so, would it ignite all of the other cars? Did the Netherlands used to be called... Continue reading
Posted Jul 1, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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June 28, 2014
Today's "Conversations in the Car": If your dad is a driving instructor do you get a deal? It seems like Sousa music features a lot of tuba, Why do most parks have basketball courts and not baseball diamonds - is it because they are easier to maintain? Why is Driving... Continue reading
Posted Jul 1, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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June 27, 2014
Today's "Conversations in the Car": What is the meaning of the word diatribe and why would Mom use it when she's referencing your convo with your sister, How does the Ford Raptor compare to the Dodge Ram truck, TSA policies and procedures and for the 12 millionth time what will... Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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June 26, 2014
Today's "Conversations in the Car": A cue ball in pool reaches speeds of 20 mph in a split second and the the resulting temperature from friction can reach 494 degrees Fahrenheit. How many square miles is the state of Virginia? Which countries in the world have the most crime? Which... Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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June 25, 2014
Today's "Conversations in the car": Sighting of the scion FRS(Gabe's most favorite and beloved car, it was like a unicorn sighting), How is corn planted - seeds or plants, the Mercedes AMX, Is the musical piece The River Moldau the inspiration for Young Persons guide to the Orchestra, as my... Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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June 24, 2014
Today's "Conversations in the Car": How do boats float? Does a nuclear plant put off steam or pollution? How many Cracker Barrel restaurants are there? And that really neat car is a Nissan GTR, which I personally had never seen and starts at, oh, $99k. Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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June 23, 2014
We spent the week in a hotel, which lead to this: We conducted a science experiment all weekend. If you jump when the elevator is going down, do you jump higher than if you jump in the elevators while they are going up or vice versa? Gabe has decided that... Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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June 21, 2014
Today's "Conversations of Interest": details about the new Chrysler 200, the history of Rock the Casbah, the brilliance of The Clash, and why in the world would an entire family come down to breakfast in a hotel in their pjs and slippers with unbrushed hair. Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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June 18, 2014
Today's "Conversations in the Car": What is a red letter day, what does SAS stand for (Statistical Analysis System), the amazingness of Bear Ghryls, How in the world the saying "Pain is weakness leaving the body" could be true, and What makes British tv shows so good? Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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June 17, 2014
Today's "Conversations in the Car": Who invented ice cream, the Pontiac Skye vs. the Pontiac Solstice, tank tops and should boys of a certain age wear them and what will people think of said boy, why you shouldn't worry about what other people think of you but should do what... Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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June 16, 2014
Today's "Conversations in the Car:" We were listening to the classical channel and the announcer reffered to the music as Bluesey - and my son informed his sister that Bluesey isn't a name of a song it's a musical style, pound for pound the human body puts out more energy... Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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June 13, 2014
Today's "Conversations in the Car": The Scion FRS, which is my son's most beloved car and how amazing it is, how the Volkswagen golf GT is kind of a lame car that used to be the absolute best in it's earlier time, what does it mean to disown someone and... Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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June 12, 2014
Today's "Conversations in the Car": Ibuprofen vs. acetaminophen vs. Naproxen sodium - which one works better and how do they each work in your body, what is music in 2/4, is the proper use of the word Greek or Grecian, What's it like to be drunk, and then a replay... Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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June 11, 2014
Today's "Conversations in the Car": If you could have dinner with any four people in the world, who would they be, and we finally decided on Neil DeGrasse Tyson, because duh, Mom's favorite author Diana Gabaldon, Johnny Cash and Sinbad for laughs. Continue reading
Posted Jun 27, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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June 11, 2014
I've been toying around with what to do with my "Conversations on the Way to School", as we 1) aren't going to school, because, duh, summer and 2) we don't go as many places in the summer. SO I think I'm just going to do "Stellar Conversational Gamuts" - and... Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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May 28, 2014
Todays " Conversations on the way to School": How does an inhaler get medication into your lungs and not just your mouth, it seems like only nice people drive old volkswagons, What is a gregorian, how the one kid who really needs to drink the protein shake never seems to... Continue reading
Posted May 28, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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May 27, 2014
Today's "Conversations on the way to School": My kids watched the Morgan freeman inhaling helium clip on Youtube, which led to the discovery that inhaling helium doesn't change the pitch of your voice, but instead changes the timbre, and how cool the preacher in The Princess Bride would sound if... Continue reading
Posted May 28, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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May 23, 2014
Today's "Conversations on the way to School": are pennies useful or necessary and could we do without them, and running 60 feet in 4.96 seconds. (My son and his friends timed themselves running 60 feet while at recess and that was his supposed time.) Then I put on Gershwin's An... Continue reading
Posted May 23, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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May 22, 2014
Today's "Conversations on the way to School": When we turned on the truck, Pachabel's Canon in D was playing and two of my kids immediately said "Turn it up, I love this one!" - which made me feel good, the origin of chamber pots and the origin of the term... Continue reading
Posted May 22, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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May 20, 2014
Today's "Conversations on the Way to School": Hippie vs. Hipster and how Hipsters are not mainstream but they really are, what is a Mullet and could you get away with one at Catholic school (answer: probably not, even though it is above the eyebrows and off the ears), Mitosis vs.... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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May 19, 2014
Today's "Conversations on the Way to School": One of my kids professed (again) a hatred of classical music - to which another kid declared that she just hasn't found the right piece. The Carmen suite was playing and my son asked my daughter for her interpretations, and she asked him... Continue reading
Posted May 20, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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May 14, 2014
Holy smokes, y'all. Today's "Conversations on the way to School" was overwhelming. Gabe has been reading the book Death from the Skies - which is about demystifying the scientific principles at work behind some of the most fearsome end-of-the-world calamities, and gives us the odds that any of them will... Continue reading
Posted May 14, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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May 13, 2014
Today's "Conversations on the way to School": is a Negative times positive a positive or negative, how you can even have negative numbers, what are Eustachian tubes and how do they become clogged, how do you pronounce Coupe and what is a coupe, and irony, party of one: forgetting to... Continue reading
Posted May 14, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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May 12, 2014
Today's "Conversations on the way to School": What does hashtag mean and why was that symbol chosen, the Pirates of Penzance vs. The Pirates of the Caribbean, what is Sleeping sickness and no, your sister does not have it, what does Collated mean, and Mom has always added Spinach (for... Continue reading
Posted May 14, 2014 at Conversations on the Way to School
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