http://www.barbarafeldman.com/ I am a syndicated newspaper columnist, online publisher, author, mother, wife and Net surfer supreme (not listed in order of importance, of course). Because I am often asked for advice and recommendations that don't have anything to do with "Surfing the Net with Kids" per se, but rather are about my experiences in running that business, I've created this site as a compendium of resources and recommendations, as well as a central depository for my personal ramblings. en-us 2009-05-12T16:35:23-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/become_a_champion_in_the_fight_against_alzheimers.html I have written only briefly about my Mom and her battle with Alzheimer's. Her story began years ago when she was diagnosed with Mild Cognitive Impairment, but now her doctors... My Life 2009 Barbara J. Feldman 2009-05-12T16:35:23-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/mothers_day_resources.html Collected from all corners of the Surfnetkids network of sites, here is a list of resources for Mother's Day. Mother's Day Coloring Pages Mother's Day Poems (recommended websites) Poems for... Site Seeing Barbara J. Feldman 2009-04-25T08:25:25-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/facebook_wall_photos_for_st_patricks_day_and_pi_day.html Yesterday I created a few Facebook wall photos for a new Surfnetkids project. The project is no where near done, but I'd love some feedback. Are you on Facebook? Have... Online Publishing Barbara J. Feldman 2009-03-12T15:38:52-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/alphabet_coloring_pages.html After weeks of humming the ABC song under my breath, my newest site is finally finished. Well, let me re-phrase that. A website is never finished, but my newest website... What's New? Barbara J. Feldman 2009-02-01T13:44:46-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/do_you_make_new_years_resolutions.html I usually don't make New Year's resolutions because I find that they are easily ignored. On the other hand, throughout the year I do set new goals and try to... My Life 2008 Barbara J. Feldman 2008-12-30T12:51:22-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/obama_wins_in_yet_another_student_poll.html Just off the news wire, Weekly Reader has announced that in their fourteenth annual election survey, the result was Obama 54.7% and John McCain 42.9% (with other candidates receiving 2.5%... Ask Barbara Barbara J. Feldman 2008-10-29T10:39:14-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/halloween_resources.html Boo! Did I scare you? It's that spooky time of year again, so here's a round-up of Halloween resources you can find at our network of sites. Halloween Games http://www.surfnetkids.com/games/Halloween/... Ask Barbara Barbara J. Feldman 2008-10-27T21:38:14-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/halloween_photo_tips.html Last time I saw my friend Audri Lanford, she was carrying a huge camera case, and was bubbling over with enthusiasm for her new hobby, photography. Then she told me... My Life 2008 Barbara J. Feldman 2008-10-20T11:09:24-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/kids_poll_announces_presidential_winner.html For the past forty years, the kids participating in the Scholastic News election polls have picked the winning candidate. And this week, they announced the 2008 winner. Before I get... Polls Barbara J. Feldman 2008-10-14T09:29:52-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/do_you_use_rss_feeds.html I added a few new RSS feeds to the site this week. For example, each post with comments, now has a comments feed. And each category also has a feed.... Polls Barbara J. Feldman 2008-04-22T19:26:30-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/where_i_welcome_my_twitter_feed_to_my_blog.html I've always been a bit phobic about upgrades, so I am happy to announce that this blog has been successfully upgraded to the latest version of Movable Type. The only... Online Publishing Barbara J. Feldman 2008-03-25T14:41:47-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/itunes_movie_rentals_not_supported_on_3060_gig_ipods.html For my flight to Hawaii's Big Island this week, I downloaded a rented movie from iTunes the very day they made the announcement. Imagine my surprise when I tried to... Ask Barbara Barbara J. Feldman 2008-01-21T22:14:33-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/w00t_wins_award.html W00t? What? A word spelled with two zeros wins the 2007 Merriam-Webster Word of the Year? The honor does NOT mean that the word will be included in their regular... What's New? Barbara J. Feldman 2007-12-12T12:11:56-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/are_you_now_or_have_you_ever_been_a_locavore.html This year's choice for Word Of The Year from the New Oxford American Dictionary is "locavore." Ben Zimmer, editor, says "'Locavore' was coined two years ago by a group of... What's New? Barbara J. Feldman 2007-11-26T15:52:29-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/have_you_seen_the_kindle_yet.html Just when I was getting into an audio book groove (buying books from Audible), Amazon announces a very exciting wireless book reader called Kindle. Even if you are NOT a... What's New? Barbara J. Feldman 2007-11-20T10:04:20-08:00