Archive for June, 2006

According to an article in NH Business Review, NH was among twenty-three states to receiving a failing grade in a study on nutrition done by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.
However, there is a bright side: a new school food policy goes into effect tomorrow, July 1st. The article quotes the expiring [...]

From the 6/27 Union Leader:
For 4th year in a row, NH tops to raise kids
Despite a significant jump in its percentage of poor children, New Hampshire led the nation in a the annual Kids Count report on health and well-being of children and teenagers…The report measures each state’s progress on 10 statistics, including infant mortality, [...]

The “One-Tank Trip” column in today’s Nashua Telegraph has overviews of some NH family attractions. The ten featured are:

Clark’s Trading Post, Lincoln
Ruggles Mine, Grafton
Polar Caves Park, Plymouth
Story Land, Glen
Squam Lakes Natural Science Center, Holderness
Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum, Warner
Whale’s Tale Water Park, Lincoln
Santa’s Village, Jefferson
The Seacoast Science Center, Rye
The Children’s Museum of Portsmouth

I remember taking trips [...]

Southern New Hampshire has been dealing with an annoying combination of heat and humidity over the last few days. In case you’re wondering how bad it really is, below is a screenshot from the weather program on my PDA:

There’s only room for three numerals next to the icons. Bringing up the details screen shows things [...]

Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) is a simple rhythm game that requires you to hit combinations of four buttons as the corresponding symbols reach a specific point on the screen in time to a particular song. While the game can be played using a gamepad, it really shines when played using a floor mat. Now you’ve [...]

I know pacifiers (or nuks or binkies) can be a controversial topic, but if you’re a fan there’s probably no better way to show it than dropping $17,000 for a gold model covered with 3 carets of diamonds. No really…baby needs some more bling!
We just returned from a week-long trip with our 3-month old daughter. [...]

Google has announced the addition of online photo albums to Picasa, our favorite free photo manager for Windows. Although Picasa has always been great for managing photos on your computer, the new Picasa Web Albums will make it more attractive for users looking for an easy way to not only manage digital photos, but also [...]

I just read on Daddy Types that some of the Schoolhouse Rock! cartoons are available on YouTube. (the link brings up some non Schoolhouse Rock! titles, but just ignore them)
This is a great way to take a trip back to the late 70s and early 80s and share classics like “Conjunction Junction” and “I’m Just [...]