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Came across this hilarious site menarebetterthanwomen.com. It's a fun read but I just felt some articles were unduly rude.

Today is Mia's bday and she seems a bit upset, not sure why. She did not even want a party. Obviously some people must have pissed her off. If only I could find out who they were, I would love to give them a piece of my mind.She is a highly sensitive female and tends to get hurt very soon. People my advice to you "Please show some empathy towards shy and sensitive people" Don't worry baby no matter what they say, Peter loves you.

It was great to see Barcelona win yesterday.. they deserve it .. 100% of it!! Kudos to them!

I remember the days when I was a kid and how I used to go fishing with my pals. Come to think of it, it was truly fishing the old fashioned way. We used to go to the pond clad only in our under wears with a long wooden branch that had its tip tied to a rope and the rope to a hook with lure. It was so much fun that way. We did not catch bigger fishes but whatever we did catch using that piece of natural equipment was so much fun to cook and eat. Today we make use of all these modern fishing reels & rods and other equipment but I really don't think they give you that natural feeling. So this time around, I have decided to go fishing the natural way. I am planning to use no artificial stuff. So it's going to be a good old wooden boat with me sitting around with a self made fishing rod out of plain wood. And I might even catch a worm if I am lucky :)  

I am not sure if this is the case with everyone (which I really don't think is) but my kid just hates going out of the house!! He spends all his time over the internet, chatting with his friends, social networking and gaming. I must admit he is a great gamer. He plays like a pro on the internet and I have seen him win more times than one. Considering the fact that people are making their careers just by playing games, I think he is on the right track. But come on! Who am I kidding? How can I simply take this in my stride and let things pass this way? My kid needs to go out and play, he needs to socialize a little bit. After-all I was definitely not a geeky person and I don't want my son to grow up as one. What are your thoughts parents?

My son plays a lot of baseball games on the internet, so I assumed he is into the sport. Now that's a great start. I found out what his likes are. Now to take advantage of this, I placed an order for a couple of bats which arrived today. I am really exited and my son actually picked them up and started swinging around. Cool start!

I am getting ready to play a softball game with him today and teach him some of the nuances. Probably this will develop his interest and he will consider joining the school team. Keeping my fingers crossed!!!!

Any of you other parents have similar issues with your child? Please let me know how you are dealing with it?

I joined vox a few weeks back and I must say that this is a really cool network. Here are the reasons I love Vox:

- People here are good and intelligent!
- Information here is great
- Groups are fantastic
- People write great blog posts
- The editing system is wonderful
- Vox loads real fast as compared to other networks
- Features like 'your neighborhood' is cool
- Layouts available are fascinating
- Pics and videos posted are great
- Time flies when I am on Vox and I learn a lot.. so it's a great way to pass time usefully!

Any other reasons why you love Vox? Please feel free to comment

Okay, I am just done with a great article on how to spend less and save more.. will be posting it soon so watch out for that!

What technology has had the most substantial impact on your life?
Submitted by Soup.

Ajax.. that has certainly made life on the internet simpler and faster

1.) Don't take advantage of others: Don't take anyone for granted. You might think that the other person is naive and is not going to mind, but he does. So respect everyone no matter how gullible you think the other person is.

 
2.) Don't work for money: work for a cause: Never work for money. Work because you like to work. Work thinking of the end product of the work and money will follow suit. It's not the other way round.

 
3.) Behave with others the way you want others to behave with you: The only thing I like about the Bible is the golden rule which is to behave with others the way you want other to behave with you. Practice it!

 
4.) If you have the capacity, help others: Great people show their greatness by the way they treat small people. So if you are in a position to help others, do so. Think twice before turning down someone's plea for help.

 
5.) Practice Silence - Don't talk too much: You waste a lot of positive energy by talking. Talk less and you will be amazed at the amount of work you can get done. If possible learn yoga!

 
6.) Don't Ridicule or Support People Who do it: Making fun of others is easy, but is a stupid thing to do. People who ridicule others do so because they do not have a backbone. They lack confidence so they try to find the negatives in others and poke fun at them. Stay away from such people and do not laugh at their jokes.

 
7.) Develop Empathy: Try and understand others. Analyze their actions and figure out why they do what they do. Understanding others will help you understand your own being more clearly.

 
8.) Don't Try to Please Everyone: If you try to please everyone, you will end up pleasing no one. So learn to say no.

 
9.) Don't be Too Religious: Religion is man made. If you feel at any point that you are being too religious and your religious faith is hindering the way you work or behave with others, then it is time to change. Don't take religion too seriously. No one knows if God actually exists so cool down a bit. There are better things to do than reading a bible or sitting for hours in the church unless and until you love doing it. If you do it out of guilt stop doing it.  

 
10.) Try Looking at the Positives in Other People: Don't focus on the negatives. Focus on positives of other people and this will directly reflect on the way you look at your own self.

 
11.) Respect your body: Your body is your greatest gift. Respect it and work towards removing the factors that makes you dislike it. If you are obese start doing some exercises of reduce obesity If you are a smoker, work towards reducing the smoke intake. Love your body and your body will love you back by molding itself the way you want it to look. Take up jogging. Check out these jogging tips to start with.

 
12.) Define your own success: Forget about society's definition of success. Society will tell you that fame and money is what makes you successful. But this combination does not work for every one of us. So define your own success and try to achieve it. If you think living a lazy life in the countryside is your definition of success then go for it. Don't bother about what others think.

 
13.) Don't get too excited: Remain at ground zero at all times. Never get too excited, even if you with 100 million dollars keep your cool. Remember that nothing in life is permanent. So there is no point in getting excited about anything. Feel happy that you achieved what you achieved and move on. There are many more things left to achieve.  

 
14.) Change the way you look at this world: The world looks at you the way you look at the world. If you think the world is bad, it is bad. If you think it is good, it is good. So remove the negatives and start looking at the positives. Remember that this world is nothing by your thought. You are what you think you are.  

 
15.) Try to remain thoughtless at times: Going into a thoughtless state of mind is difficult. But you can achieve it by constant practice of meditation. Concentrate on your breathing and try to forget everything for a while.

 
16.) Do not marry if you don't want to: Don't marry because of peer pressure or by any other pressure. If you don't feel like settling down you should not. Marriage is just a process defined by the society. And society is made by human beings like you and me. There is nothing wrong in defying laws made by men if those laws go against your beliefs.

 
17.) Quit your job if you don’t like it: You are not doing anyone any good by doing something that you don’t like to do. If you don’t like your job, quit it today. Don’t wait to get another job before quitting the current one. Quit your job if you don’t like it and then look for another one. Believe in yourself and you are sure to get a new job, a job that you will like. You can even start something on your own. It’s not that hard, believe me.

 
18.) Do not over spend or take a loan even at zero interest prices: Spend what you have. If there are certain things that you cannot buy with what you have, you probably should not be buying it in the first place. You can very well survive without it. So unless it is absolutely necessary, stay away from taking loans no matter how attractive the scheme may be.

 
19.) Don't discriminate: Everyone is a human being and is as vulnerable as everyone else. So why discriminate? You are bigger than the other person only if you can cheat death or if you are indestructible; which you obviously are not. So stop discriminating and start accepting others for what they are.

 
20.) Learn to forgive and forget: Don't keep burning in vengeance to take revenge over something. There are many reasons why the other person could have behaved the way he did. Just forget it and move on when ever possible. This will keep you away from a whole lot of negative emotions.