Thursday, May 17, 2012
Who says you can't cheer on your favorite athletes while all dolled up for prom? Do you have prom photos to share? Graduation pics? Photos from Mother's Day? Post them now and we might select one of yours as our next featured photo on Patch!
These Mill Creek prom-goers took time out of their special evening to cheer on lacrosse players when Caroline Renner's date Andrew learned at the last minute he'd have to play in the quarterfinal lacrosse game between St. Pius and Lambert last Saturday night. Thanks to Deborah Renner, who shared this photo and the whole story in her Local Voices blog on Dacula Patch. If you'd like to see your photo featured, just click on "Upload Photos and Videos" button and tell us where and when it was taken. You can also add pics and video clips to any of our other neighborhood galleries: Athens Patch Pics and Clips Barrow Patch Pics and Clips Dacula Patch Pics and Clips. Lawrenceville Patch Pics and Clips Loganville-Grayson Patch Pics and Clips …
Fans of the show prepare as the lights go down at Princeton Plainsboro Hospital one more time.
Fox is scheduled to air the series finale of House on May 21, 2012. Fans of the show know that "House" is a medical drama featuring Hugh Laurie who portrays Dr. Gregory House, a genius diagnostician who lacks bedside manner and can probably be described as borderline antisocial. In our travels to this eighth and final season fans have watched House deal with his own physical pain, practice unconventional thinking, solve medical puzzles and struggle with personal relationships. According to the Fox website, House was recently named the world's most popular current television program, viewed by 81.8 million people in 66 countries. These stats are confirmed by the 2012 edition of Guinness World Records. House has been honored with five Emmy …
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
All that matters to me is that my kids think I am.
By now we've all seen the now famous Time Magazine cover that sent shock waves rippling through the media. A mom stands as her pre-school aged son perches on a chair and practically hangs from her naked breast. The words "Are You Mom Enough?"scream in bright red letters beside the breastfeeding pair. The actual article focused on attachment parenting, particularly extended breastfeeding. Attachment parenting, which was coined by Dr. William Sears, author of “The Baby Book”, encourages breast-feeding (sometimes extended to toddlerhood), co-sleeping and “baby wearing." Parents who practice this parenting style believe that children should be comforted when they cry and don't enforce any "cry it out" methods. Many people were offended by …
Another image of a beautiful blooming flower is our spotlighted photo of the day. Do you have an interesting photo to share?
We agree your hydrangeas are beautiful, Sherry. Thanks for sharing! Share your photos from taken anywhere around northeast Georgia -- graduations, weddings, walks in the park -- and your photo could be the next one featured on Patch. You can also add pics and video clips to any of our other neighborhood galleries: Athens Patch Pics and Clips Barrow Patch Pics and Clips Dacula Patch Pics and Clips Lawrenceville Patch Pics and Clips Loganville-Grayson Patch Pics and Clips Oconee Patch Pics and Clips
Swim diapers are referred to by many as "Fecal Tea Bags."
Ever wonder exactly what the point of a swim diaper really is? I mean if a child has an accident in the swim diaper doesn’t the pool water run through the diaper anyway? With small kids I honestly will admit I have wondered what exactly a plastic diaper actually accomplishes other than keeping solid fecal material out of the pool. Swim diapers are actually commonly referred to as “Fecal Tea Bags." Did you know the CDC (Center for Disease Control) adopted a “Vessel Sanitation Program” which prohibits children in diapers that are not toilet trained from using public pools on cruise ships? The CDC determined that swim diapers are not effective in preventing contamination of public swimming water with infection-causing germs. Swim diapers …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
What are your neighbors in Northeast Georgia Tweeting about this week?
We scoured the Twitterverse and here are some of our favorite Tweets from Northeast Georgia from the past week. Some are inspirational, some are informative and some are just plain funny. Kevin Myers @KevinMyersPK "Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. ~Albert Einstein" Niki Martin @_nikixoxo "We should all start to live before we get old..fear is stupid so is regrets." Jon @JonInAtl "Mixing sleeping pills and alcohol might be dangerous, but sleeping pills and laxitives is worse." Jonathan Wallace @jonathanwallace "Are there any sweeter words than "daddy watch this?" #fb" Tyler Cloud @ImOnTCloud9 "Sometimes I wonder why we care so much about about the way we look and the way we talk and …
A beautiful image of a passion flower is our featured photo of the day. Your photo could the next to be featured! Find out how now.
Thanks to Pat McAlexander for sharing this photo of a passion flower blooming in Athens. If you'd like to see one of your photos featured next, just click on "Upload Photos and Videos" button and tell us where and when it was taken. You can also add pics and video clips to any of our other neighborhood galleries: Athens Patch Pics and Clips Barrow Patch Pics and Clips Dacula Patch Pics and Clips Lawrenceville Patch Pics and Clips Loganville-Grayson Patch Pics and Clips Oconee Patch Pics and Clips
Stay-cations are becoming a popular option for families looking to spend a little less money while still making those all important summer memories.
Summer is just around the corner and it is time to think about trips, plans and fun activities while the children are out of school. I remember my summers when I was a kid. I think we did the same thing every year, packed the car and headed to PCB for a week. We stayed at the same condo and played putt putt at the same course. Cruising up and down Thomas Drive with the windows rolled down was the highlight of our summer. I don’t know if back then there was not much else to do or that was just how our family celebrated the season but nowadays families can choose from all sorts of activities on the road or right here in our own backyards. A new summer trend for families appears to be a “stay-cation,” a period of time where families stay at …
Monday, May 14, 2012
This bird food thief was caught red handed by the camera lens of a Patch reader. Have you taken any interesting photos lately?
This squirrel had to do quite a balancing act to sneak a snack, and Tanja Ray had her camera ready at just the perfect moment. Thanks for sharing this great photo, Tanja! Share your photos by clicking on "Upload Photos and Videos" and yours could be selected as the next Featured Photo of the Day. You can also upload them to one of our galleries: Athens Patch Pics and Clips Barrow Patch Pics and Clips Dacula Patch Pics and Clips Lawrenceville Patch Pics and Clips Oconee Patch Pics and Clips
Facebook's co-founder Eduardo Saverin recently renounced his U.S. Citizenship, and in the process more than halved the $600 million he would have to pay if he sells his shares in Facebook after its IPO.
There are people who are saying good riddance to Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin for renouncing his citizenship. Who needs a rich guy who took advantage of a country and then skipped out without paying his fair share? But are the high taxes setting up the US for more of this in the future? According to Fox News, the Brazilian immigrant, now turned US emigrant, could earn $3.84 billion if he sells his 4 percent share in Facebook. The Capital Gains tax on that would reportedly amount to $600 million for a US citizen. Saverin can’t escape the IRS entirely, and still has to pay exit taxes on his current net worth. But it is reportedly less than half of what he would have to pay on capital gains as a US citizen. He has reportedly taken …
john bracknell
9:35 pm on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Makes me sad. Rare dude who can piss you off, and next instant wow you with brilliant craziness. Then, now he's going to make us all cry. Love your music man! Surprise us all and come back as some obscure no limp character who nobody recognizes but everybody likes in a new series. Before that, how about swing a tour through South Carolina. Handlebar in Greenville perfect place. Take care, bud. … more ›