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Against some common belief you do have a choice with parenting your teenager: You can either fight all day or just laugh together, have a blast and still get your point across. Option #2 is working amazingly well whenever I…

Image by ~Dezz~ via Flickr “The major block to compassion is the judgment in our minds. Judgment is the mind’s primary tool of separation.” Diane Berke One of my biggest shadows is judgement. Calling it a shadow feels almost like…

Image by Eco Heathen via Flickr Do you ever feel some deep love arising inside yourself that empowers you to overcome almost anything? And you feel like hugging the world? And then it vanishes again? I wish I could tie…

Strict smoking ban introduced in Turkey incl. the tea houses. Only exceptions: Prisons, retirement home and psychiatric hospitals. Go figure # @JRU_1962 Yes, u figured that out in no time. If u are an insane, retired prisoner you also get…

Here is one of the better-kept secrets for you: Apple doesn’t market it publicly for liability reasons but they are well aware of it. The 17″ MacBook has been found to be the perfect birth control device. Why? Do you…

Thirteen women were caught in Sudan wearing pants: 10 whips for each of them. Cultural differences? I don’t think so. # Finally: Psychologists in England found out that cursing reduces the pain when you get hurt. I knew the F-word…

18 year old Australian was asked by his mom to clean up the garage. He's not happy & posts nude pics of her online & offers her for trade. # How about doing something remarkable first & then posting it…

My daughter has been watching M. Jackson tributes for 4 days straight. As a side effect I got all my moves down again. See u on the floor:) # I just updated my Twitter policy: http://bit.ly/CbehK – It was about…

Image via Wikipedia The Michael Jackson funeral story is making me sad & angry. His father sold little Michael to Motown as a young boy. He beat him up. The kid was deprived of his childhood and never had a…

Does anyone have some social web b2c showcases with solid numbers to back? It is pretty hard to find anything outside Groundswell… # …Of course everyone talks and talks about social media success stories. But it is all soft data.…

When my ex-wife disclosed to me that she wanted a divorce I was present in the conversation but it took me quite a while to grasp of what is happening. Divorce wasn’t part of my life playbook. I was taken…

Sad NYT article: Preference for boys in certain Asian cultures is being reflected in US census http://twurl.nl/xfgbhc # This Ferrari / 2CV car mashup just blows my mind: http://twurl.nl/y77315 That is a real showstopper… # Le Bourget this year reminds…

Just had a schnitzel the size of my 17″ Macbook. Supposedly the biggest ones in Cologne. Otherwise I will like Gulliver. Everything is small # Jose’ Samarago about Berlusconi: “This thing, this illness, this virus threatens to become the cause…

Did you know there is one Facebook employee for each 275,000 users? Good luck emailing.That is worse than a total of 47 restaurants in Hanoi # @tawnypress There should be an 800 number that let’s you choose whom you want…

I’m wondering how Mr. Berlusconi (age 71) will explain his presumed liaison with an 18 year old this week. How about: She told me she is 19? # @LesBain I’d also be interested in the comments his (maybe) future ex-wife…