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While I only started my summer break two weeks ago, there are plenty of teachers preparing to go back to school. Like many teachers, I like to use my summers in two ways: 1) RELAX!!!! and 2) try to get ahead for the year to come. Though you may not know all of the details of your class or your clients, there are always a few things that stay the same year to year. Here are five back to school tips that I always make sure I do as I prepare for a new school year. 1. Prepare frequently used...

Credit: Logitech Whether you hate typing on your laptop keyboard or you just want the freedom to keep a keyboard in your lap, it might be time to look for a wireless keyboard. After all, it does offer the freedom to type from any position you want, even away from your screen. We’ve picked out a few of the best wireless keyboard deals to help you make the switch. See also: Best keyboards you can get for work and play We’ve included some options for media control, some with numeric keypads, and a few RGB-enabled gaming keyboards too. As long...

My middle son LOVES banana bread. He will not touch an actual banana if you paid him, but he will devour banana bread. He regularly asks me to buy bananas at the grocery store just for banana bread. He always knows when they are brown enough to use for baking. He will come into the kitchen and declare – “Those bananas a looking nice and brown, I think it is time for BANANA BREAD!” During quarantine, I started making this banana bread with my sourdough starter. It was instantly my favorite banana bread that I have ever made. As I...

May 2018: Cornet critiques Google's military contracts with a Google-ified drone. Credit: manu cornet Former Google engineer Manu Cornet describes his time at Google in two phases. First, there were "glitches in wonderland." Then, there was "disillusionment." Those two descriptions are actually the sub-headings for Cornet's two volumes of comics he has published about his former employer, which he called Goomics. Though Cornet was an engineer, he also spent 11 of his 14 years at Google drawing comics about employees, quirks, culture, and, eventually, larger societal and ethical issues facing the company and its workers. Some of those topics included...

There wasn’t a lot on my list this week but I did get some great deals on veggies and snacks! I love school supply season and couldn’t resist picking up some of my favorite pens on BOGO, but I have to admit I’m waiting for larger selections to come out before I stock up on school supplies. Today at Publix I bought $59.40 worth of groceries for $33.53, or 44% off. Here are the deals: Green Giant Steamers Vegetables or Simply Steam Frozen Vegetables, 9 to 10 oz, BOGO $2.39–$1/1 package of Green Giant Veggie Tots, Riced Veggies, Mashed Cauliflower,...