Family Camp
What are some of the best family camps in the US? I'm interested in hearing about your favorite family camps anywhere in the US that are in nice locations, have lots of great activities, and provide a...
View ArticleAWS maven I'm not
A question for folks knowledgeable about Amazon Web Services...is it better to have EC2 and RDS is the same Availability Zone? I run a web app in an AWS EC2 instance and the database for the app in an...
View ArticleRubber wood chips - are they truly non-toxic?
My daughter's school uses rubber wood chips on the playground. She comes home with her clothes smeared with black "soot" from those rubber wood chips. Is this stuff possibly harming the health of the...
View ArticleBroadway for kids
We'll be in New York in early August for a few days. What shows would be good for a six-year-old girl? We saw Matilda last year and our daughter liked it a lot. We've already seen The Lion King. Some...
View ArticleYou can't glue stuff in Catalina
Why doesn't Amazon ship Amazing Goop and presumably other adhesives to Catalina Island? Amazon says it won't ship Amazing Goop to Catalina Island:"This item is not for sale in Catalina Island" Why?
View ArticleInkjet newbie
I just got an inkjet printer (Epson) for the first time and need help choosing ink cartridges. I bought the Epson WorkForce WF-3640 at Costco. It only comes with starter ink cartridges. I will mostly...
View ArticlePCBA Oy Vey
There are a ton of printed circuit board assembly companies in Asia. How do I choose one? I need to have some PCBAs done in qtys of about 1,000 at a time. So it's not prototype quantities and it's not...
View ArticleIs there an app...
Is there an iOS app that facilitates the simple exchange of contact information (to avoid the "What's your cell/email/Facebook/Twitter?" type routine)? I'm looking for a (preferably somewhat popular)...
View ArticleOh bother
How, pray tell me, do you fold a fitted sheet so it looks nicely folded? I've seen nicely folded fitted sheets, so well folded that I can't tell unless I unfold them whether they are fitted or regular...
View ArticleLook Dad, No Eyes!
At what age can a child learn to touch type? I just got a new MacBook. My daughter (almost 7) asked if she can have/use my old one. I'm fine with that (if I can get it working a little less...
View ArticleNever seen one of these things before
What's this thing embedded in the asphalt on the street? [Link] (They are in various places on the street)
View ArticleTrivial matter that piqued my curiosity
How does the status sign on an isolated FedEx drop box change back to "not picked up yet"? If I go to the FedEx drop box after 5 pm, the status indicator sign on the box says that the pick-up has...
View ArticleSorry I had to shoot your dog
Do pets have a legal right to self-defense, and if so, can pet owners legally apply that right on behalf of their pets? [Trigger alert: extended explanation describes a hypothetical violent dog attack...
View ArticleHi, nice to meet you
Are there any really good social networking apps for making new friends? Facebook is (in some people's opinion) good for communicating with existing friends, but is it good for making new friends?...
View ArticleMum is the word
Girl won't talk at school...at all. What gives? My friend told me today that his 6-year-old daughter hasn't said a single word at school since September. She won't say anything to teachers or to...
View ArticleDon't look at the keys!
Need help finding keyboards with blank keys for kids to learn touch typing. When using a touch typing learning program like Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing, it's hard for kids to resist looking at the...
View ArticleYou climb girl...um, I think
Are there any concerns I should have about my daughter doing a lot of rock climbing in terms of possible impacts on her physical development and growth? My soon-to-be 8-year-old daughter loves indoor...
View ArticleCunnilingus good, yeast infection bad
Besides using some type of oral condom, is there any other way to prevent cunnilingus from causing a yeast infection? Apparently she always gets a yeast infection from oral sex. It's happened with more...
View ArticlePee before ZZZ
Why does my girlfriend feel the urge to pee multiple times before she can finally fall asleep? My poor girlfriend has been suffering for several years from a feeling of needing to pee again and again...
View ArticleThinking About What She's Doing When She's Chewing
How do I get my daughter to chew with her mouth closed? I've asked my wonderful, creative, calm 11-year-old daughter not to chew with her mouth open a million times. It never works for more than a few...
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