Dadfoundthefollowinglinkinterestingandaskedeachoneofustotakethetest.Thetesthas12questionsandbasedonyouranswers,itmapsyourbrainandseeshowcloseitismatchingupsomefamousones.http://mic.com/brain/map-your-mind/CREDITSANDMETHODOLOGYWhatDoesThisShow?MapYourMindshowswhichareasofthebrainareassociatedwithparticularattributesorbehaviors,basedonthelatestscientificresearch.WhereDoestheResearchComeFrom?Thedatat...[
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Afteracoupleyearseffort,EvanfinallygothisJuniorBlackBeltinKarate.Istillrememberwhenhestartedyearsago,Ihadseriouslydoubtwhetherhecouldgettothispoint.WewenttoastudioledbyaKoreansanseifirsttogetafeelwhattheclasslookedlike.Iwasimpressedbyhowseriousanddisciplinedthelittlekidswereintheclassandhowstrictthesanseiwas.Hehadtotalcontroloftheclass,thestudentsweredoingexactlywhathetoldthemtodoandtriedtheirhard...[
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ThisisbacktothesummertimewhenwemetupmidwaywithGrannaandPoptopickupOliviaandEvanaftertheirstayinginGranna'sfortwoweeks.WehadadinneratanAfricanrestaurantinWestVirginia-whatastrangecombination:).Thefoodwasactuallydelicious.ThefoodweorderedwerekindofsimilartoIndianfoodwetriedbeforewhichmademethinkmaybewecanmakethatKenyatripDadandIhavebeenthinkingabout.Well,that'snotwhatIwanttotalkaboutithere.Afterdinn...[
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Ihavethebodythattendstohavemouthulcerandhavethemratherfrequently.Ineverpaidattentionhowfasttheyhealbuttheyalwayscomeandgo.Earlierthisyearaclosefamilymembergotdiagnosedwithmouthcancer(onetypeofskincancer)afterhermouthulcerdidn’thealforthreemonths.Fromthisunfortunatenews,Ilearnedthatifthemouthulcerdoesnothealintwoweeksthatmeanssomethingiswronganditmaybecomecancerous.Shortlyafterthat,Igotmouthu...[
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HereisthestatforOlivia’s14yearoldandEvan’s11yearoldcheckup.EverythingisfineandthekidsarehealthyJOlivia:5’9”and¾”Evan:95lbs,5’1”and¼”[
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IhadtheparentteacherconferencewithEvan’steacherMr.Munginlastweek.Duringtheconference,wetalkedabouthowwecanworktogethertogetEvanreadmore“serious”booksotherthanthe“silly”oneshelovestoread.Thetestshowedthathecanbeagoodreaderifhewantsto.Wejustneedtoexpandhisinterests.Mr.MunginthentoldmethathewasreallyimpressedbythecreativitythatEvanshowedinhisrecentwritingpiece.Hesaidnott...[
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Evanhasalwaysbeenababyboyinmyeyes.However,acoupleofthingshappenedrecentlywhichmademerealizethatheisgrowinguptobeabigboy.
Onthewayhomefromschoolacoupleofweeksago,OliviawastalkingaboutherwantingtostudyBusinessincollege,assheisinterestedindoingsomekindofbusinessaftershegrowsup.What’sfunnywasthatEvansaidhedidn’twanttoandwasafraidtogrowup.Iaskedhimwhy.Hesaiditwasbecausehedoesn’tkno...[
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Iwasinchinaonthisyear'sMother'sDayandreceivedanemailfromEvanfromDaddy'saccount.HesentmeapictureofaglassbottlefilledwithHershey'skissesandsaidheboughtitattheschool'sstoreformeasaMother'sDaygift.Howsweet!
ThedayafterIgothomefromchina,heaskedmetoclosemyeyesandgavemetwopiecesofpaperfromschoolwhichhefilledoutonMother'sdayandwhathesaidmademyday!Hereiswhathewrote.
ThisistocertifythatmyMomisthegre...[
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YesterdayIhadtostayathomewithEvanasitwasspringbreakandOliviaandDaddywereoutoftownforhervolleyballtournament.
ItoldEvanthatIhadtotakehimtothefarewelllunchfortwokidsinmygroupwhowereleavingfortheirnextrotationandhewouldmeetwithallmyco-workersincludingmyboss.Atfirst,Evandidn’twanttogoatall.Hejustwantedtostayathomeandplaygames.I“threatened”thathecouldnotgotothemoviewithhisbestfriendintheafternoo...[
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AsImentionedbefore,EvanisnotasmusicalasOliviawhocansinganysongonahiphopmusicalradiochannel,well,asleasthehasnotshown.Heonlysang“TwinkleTwinkleLittleStar”maybetwiceinhisentirechildhood.Eversincehestartedpianoabouttwoyearsago,IstartedtoseealittlechangethathesometimeswouldsingalongwithOliviainthecar.HewasinlovewithGangnanStylelastyearthatheactuallylearnedtodancewithitwhichneverhappenedbefore.
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