Some great reads

A quick roundup of some worthwhile reads out there in Blogland.

1.How I Won the War on Consumerism -”Everywhere you turn, someone is trying to get you to buy stuff. Every medium is about selling advertising. Even the baseball stadium is named after the sponsoring company!

My family is not rich, but we are far from having to beg on the street. I have everything I need, so I should be quite content. But the messages I see and hear, everywhere I look, are telling me that I need more stuff…”

2. Sibling Fighting – Teach Our Kids to Resolve Conflict Peacefully : “Kids have L plates on when it comes to resolving conflict with their siblings. They can learn better ways of resolving conflict than resorting to reflexive means such as hitting, shouting and generally playing the person rather than the “ball”…”

3. Earth Hour – Shmirth Hour. Agent Tully eloquently exposes the flaws in what was essentially a nice idea with no practical impact.

4. Thinking of Having Kids? 11 Lessons to prepare you for parenthood. Very funny. here’s a taste:

“Lesson 6
Forget the BMW and buy a mini-van. And don’t think that you can leave it out in the driveway spotless and shining. Family cars don’t look like that.
1. Buy a chocolate ice cream cone and put it in the glove compartment. Leave it there.
2. Get a dime. Stick it in the CD player.
3. Take a family size package of chocolate cookies. Mash them into the back seat. Sprinkle cheerios all over the floor, then smash them with your foot.
4. Run a garden rake along both sides of the car.”