Archives for: December 2009

Mancala

December 29th, 2009
My mother got a Mancala board for the kids. It is generally looked at as a good way to teach counting for younger kids. The board is very similar to the one in the picture. This seems to be the simplest kind of board. There are apparently many different… more »

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My Hard Drive Died!

December 22nd, 2009
I woke up two weeks ago in the morning during a storm. My computer was shut down when I came down stairs. We had lost power during the night so I didn't think too much of it. My iMac had survived numerous power outages. Not this time. I tried turning… more »

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POD Book Publishing

December 1st, 2009
I've published seven POD (Print On Demand) books. I really enjoy the process, I really like getting a professionally bound book in the mail that I made myself. The problem that I see is that POD does not transition from hobby to income as you would expec… more »

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