Switching over to the new Social Media 2 WordPress plugin by +Daniel Treadwell – following his directions and using this as my first test. Replaces the Google+Blog plugin (the paid version) and now updateable via the normal WordPress plugin process. YES!

Random picture of Riley (AW, so cute!) because I have a big backlog of pictures. I miss him so much – he looked so cute in this plushy bed, but it didn't survive for long.

 

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Wear a bike helmet 

Wear a bike helmet 

The Brutal Mechanics of a Bike Crash Will Convince You To Wear A Helmet
Bike wrecks happen fast. In two milliseconds—that’s one-hundred-times quicker than a blink of an eye—a regular ride can turn into a disastrous noggin-buster. If you ever doubted the importance of strapping on a helmet before you roll out, cycle giants Giro explain what happens to your head and the mechanics of a crash.

Wear a bike helmet

Wear a bike helmet



The Brutal Mechanics of a Bike Crash Will Convince You To Wear A Helmet
Bike wrecks happen fast. In two milliseconds—that’s one-hundred-times quicker than a blink of an eye—a regular ride can turn into a disastrous noggin-buster. If you ever doubted the importance of strapping on a helmet before you roll out, cycle giants Giro explain what happens to your head and the mechanics of a crash.

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Without Hermione, Would Harry Have Prevailed?

The smart girl who saves the guys now and then with quick wit and great study habits is a rarity in fiction.

You could argue that Harry and Ron and their friends might not have survived until the final battle with Voldemort and the evil wizards and witches. They would have died earlier in the books; the Boy Who Lived would have been the Pre-Teen Who Died Tragically.

What’s right with Hermione
14-year-old Naomi Horn says the heroine of JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series remains a depressingly rare example of a fictional female respected for her education and intelligence. In Hermione’s world, being smart is what makes her important.