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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Adventures in Low-Cost Costuming
Creating Purim costumes without spending the college fund. Originally published March 18, 2011 On Saturday night and Sunday, Michael and I will be celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim, commemorating the victory against the plot of Haman as told in … Continue reading
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Tagged cheap costumes, children's costumes, homemade costumes, making kids costumes, Purim costumes
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Girls Can Be Astronauts, Too
Trying to combat cultural mores Originally published March 4, 2011 With the final launch of the space shuttle Discovery last week, I got to thinking yet again about a troubling incident that took place when Muffin and Squeaker were only … Continue reading
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Tagged Astronauts, girl astronauts, girls in science, girls in STEM, space shuttle launch, Space shuttles
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