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Current Average Rate of Return is 16.91% A new referral program for Prosper (we both get cash) makes it even more appealing. I'm not say...

When your father-in-law is the Rabbi, you are immediately placed in the middle of a huge number of community and life-cycle events. Since t...

In Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters , the author talks about how most men, when they are boys, want to be heroes of some kind (athlete, fire...

One of the most fascinating things about parenting is watching these little babies develop into "real people." Parents of multiple...

Anyone who has taken a family road trip has one. There's a dynamic that takes over in the car. Someone is the "Type A" let...

One of my favorite blogs, tried this , and I'd like to as well. You know a lot about me. I don't know much about you. I know some of...

Heading off to Seattle next week and wanted to try and see more folks. Figured I'd try Facebook instead of my previous method ( here ) ...

I've finally come up with a name for it. The time that elapses from when the cleaning lady leaves until the first big child-related mess...

It's a fact. Like anything else that is mechanical, it will eventually give out. When people ask me about how to best use their computer...

Longtime readers of this blog know that I am a HUGE fan of Seth Godin , marketing guru. Here he is (my brother is the better looking one on...

Called our friend, Marc Guggenheim today (it's his bday!). He's got a new show starting mid-season. Here's the trailer. Thoughts...

For anyone with kids, this is just BRILLIANT! I was laughing so hard, I was crying.

I've been known to watch movies in 2 or 3 settings. Last night, around 11pm, I said, "hey, let me give the Da Vinci Code an hour o...

I love Yom Kippur. It's definitely my favorite holiday. Something about the intensity and the focus of the day; the altered state you re...

With Baby #3 , we've got to move to minivan-land. I know the obvious choices of Odyssey and Sienna, but want to approach w/an open mind...

Great post by my friend, Auren Hoffman, on wine's pretentious consumers . It's tough telling the Emperor he's got no clothes... ...

Maybe it's the lasting impact of " Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters ," but this morning when Tonka was having a tantrum over t...

The unnamed spouse was on a business trip from mid Wed through Thurs PM. I'm happy to report. The kids are alive and well. And fed, and...

So, we're driving to Albany next week during the day. We figure that there is NO WAY the kids will make the entire trip in the car. I sa...

One of the things I really love about the Net (as if I need more) is how it empowers people to become entrepreneurs. The barriers to entry a...