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On Blogging and Commenting

A few of my readers — especially first-time parents — have recently asked me how I manage to find the time to blog. My answer? Schedule, schedule, schedule! Don't get me wrong — I do not have a block of time I set aside every day to blog, because let's face it: setting and sticking to a schedule is pretty damn difficult when you have a baby (with another on the way). Instead, I use the "Draft" and "Schedule" functions on WordPress to pump out as many as five posts at once, whenever I have the time. In fact, I am currently writing this post in bed and will be scheduling it to be published the next day. When I do get some downtime...

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Lego Words Puzzles [Clever Ads]

If it isn't obvious by now, I *heart* Lego. J and I can't wait until our kids are old enough for us to create Lego masterpieces with them! I also love creative Lego ads. Whether they are commissioned or unsolicited, the likes of the Shadow Ads and Star Wars Make Your Own Story series never cease to bring a smile to my face. Today, I happened upon another set that has me nodding and smiling. Created by TBWA of Costa Rica, these ads take the concept of classic words puzzle and puts a Lego twist to them. Needless to say, I am once again in awe. Via Ads of the World: Tractor, Crocodile, Spaceship....

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Lessons My Mother Taught Me

Isn't it funny how you resist and even resent your parents growing up, and only when you become an adult — and more so, when you become a parent yourself — that you realize how wonderful they are? Many of my readers may already be aware that Korea has deep roots in Buddhism. When I was still living in my native country in the early 1980s, it was not unusual for Buddhist monks to go around to neighboring houses to chant prayers, and ask for donations — in the form of money or rice — in return. (image source) My mother raised my sister and I in the Christian Church, so I have been a Christian for as long as I can remember. Because...

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