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Worried about your bank and losing your money?

Jen Kamel — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:32:09 +0000

When I heard this morning about Washington Mutual, I started to really get worried. I am concerned about the apparent domino affect of all these failing financial institutions and the implications for our retirement savings, which are, thankfully, not at WaMu.

So I called our CPA who told me about EDIE the Estimator. EDIE is [...]

Why we didn’t circumcise

Jen Kamel — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 22:16:32 +0000

In America in 2006, a little over half of all boys were circumcised and in the Western states, where we live, only a third were. We didn’t circumcise our son because when I questioned why we would cut some skin off his penis, I couldn’t think of one good reason. I just couldn’t help but [...]

Buying Grass-Fed Beef in California

Jen Kamel — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:14:06 +0000

I’m interested in eating grass-fed beef because it’s better for us to eat, for the environment, and for the cows. And who doesn’t like happy cows grazing on a hillside rather than standing in their own slop? A group of families in my local homeschooling group are interested in collecting our resources and purchasing a [...]

Inexpensive, easily found BPA-free sippy cups

Jen Kamel — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:32:02 +0000

I wrote this piece on my search for the perfect sippy cup only to realize that the “cheap plastic sippy cups” (Take & Toss cups) I refer to are made of the safe #5 plastic. They are inexpensive, found at any major retailer, and are BPA, DEHA, and phthalate free! Born Free cups are currently [...]