September 30th, 2008
As I stated in my previous post, my kids have been engaging in discussions over the state of our economy.
Following our discussion on mortgages, sub-prime loans and what landed Wall Street in their current state of despair, we went on to discuss this bailout, why some say it’s so urgent and why some think […]
By Gayla McCord -- 1 comment
September 30th, 2008
Over the last several days, an ongoing discussion has been taking place around the McCord family household. That discussion being preservation during an economic depression.
My kids join me, almost daily, in watching national news - in order to be fair and allow them to develop their own position, I do bounce between MSNBC, CNN, […]
By Gayla McCord -- 1 comment
September 29th, 2008
The b5media Lifestyles Channel is excited to announce our Second Annual Channel Wide Blogtoberfest!
Blogtoberfest will run an entire two weeks throughout our channel beginning Monday, October 6th and wrapping up Friday, October 17th.
Here’s how it will work:
Each day select blogs within the channel will post as usual, […]
By Gayla McCord -- 17 comments
September 29th, 2008
The news is reporting that there have been more measles cases this year than in recent years. They are attributing the rise to parents not getting their kids vaccinated.
It’s believed parents are avoiding vaccinating because of the rise in autism.
I got both my kids vaccinated because it was the thing to do and I thought […]
By Gayla McCord -- 1 comment
September 28th, 2008
My mother and I have been having a discussion lately on clingy, needy men and my constant effort to make sure my boys don’t grow up to be that way. Even if it means teaching them to fake not being clingy until it becomes habit.
When I was a single parent on the dating scene, […]
By Gayla McCord -- 1 comment
September 28th, 2008
For anyone who works from home - or perhaps a parent with kids in a zillion sports or club style activities - spare time is as rare as a vegetarian snake. Time management is a dream that’s never addressed because there’s never time to devote to mapping a plan.
I’ve heard of people outsourcing lots […]
By Gayla McCord -- 2 comments
September 26th, 2008
You know the situation with raging hormones is pretty darned bad when you begin wondering if spiking your kids drinks with over-the-counter menopausal treatments would minimize his constant focus on sex!
Have I mentioned just how much I love cell phones? Especially when the kids think it’s so fun to record themselves and then I […]
By Gayla McCord -- 3 comments
September 23rd, 2008
Over the weekend, my family went camping. We’d looked forward to a nice quiet weekend away, on the water - where the men could do some fishing and I could take in a hefty dose of chick flicks.
Once at the campground - granted, it wasn’t as if it were 50+ miles away, we […]
By Gayla McCord -- 15 comments
September 23rd, 2008
Do you want a little publicity from the entire Lifestyles Channel on b5media?
From October 6 - 17th, we’ll be hosting our Second Annual Lifestyles Channel Blogtoberfest.
We’re planning to run this event for two weeks during the month of October (or until the prizes run out). During that two weeks, we’ll be giving […]
By Gayla McCord -- 2 comments
September 21st, 2008
b5media.com has launched a new online destination, Starked (www.starked.com) for up-to-the-minute news from the b5media entertainment channel. Featuring unique perspectives from bloggers as well as exclusive stories and video content, Starked offers a one-stop destination for the best breaking news and entertainment information.
Starked covers celebrity gossip, TV shows, music tips and movie reviews and is […]
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