In a report made public last month, the Department of Agriculture estimated that each American child costs an average of $204,060 to feed, house, clothe, educate and entertain until the age of 18. That estimate doesn’t surprise me one bit. Based on those USDA numbers, nearly $600,000 will go toward feeding my three sons during [...]
Consider Making a Contribution
April 11th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: · Blog, clothing, cost to raise a child, Department of Agriculture, Education, Entertainment, Food and Drink, omnivores
Answers About Pies, Planes, Postings Offered
April 7th, 2008 · No Comments
In the paragraphs below, I answer several questions that must be weighing heavily on your mind today: IS EATING CHERRY PIE GOOD FOR YOU? The answer appears to be “Yes,” according to a new University of Michigan study. It shows tart cherries, one of today’s hottest “Super Fruits,” may help reduce inflammation, potentially lowering the [...]
Tags: · Air Travel, aircraft makers, airline, Answers About Pies, Blog, Blogging, Bob McCarty, cardiovascular disease, cherry pie, commercial airlines, Mexico, New York Times, old gray lady, pie, Planes, Postings Offered, safety of air travel, super fruits, Technorati, type 2 diabetes, university of michigan
Bloggers Feel Less Isolated, More Satisfied
March 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Researchers in Melbourne, Australia, reported Monday that blogging helps you feel less isolated and more satisfied with your friendships. Concern about the positive and negative effects of blogging prompted Swinburne University of Technology graduate student James Baker to explore the psychological variables of people who blog. Along with Professor Susan Moore, he has written two [...]
Tags: · Australia, Blog, Blogger, Blogging, friendship, friendships, isolation, James Baker, melbourne, mental health, myspace, social interaction, social networking, susan moore, swinburne university, swinburne university of technology
I’m Ready to Blog for Wal-Mart
December 12th, 2007 · 4 Comments
This morning, I stumbled upon Wal-Mart’s new blog, Check Out, which went live seven days ago. After a quick look around, I decided, for several good reasons, that I’m ready to drop everything and go to work as a Wal-Mart blogger. The first thing that sold me on the idea was the message contained in [...]
Tags: · Blog, Blogger, check out, check out team, corporate weblog, corporate weblog manifesto, gadgets, Games, Public Relations, Robert Scoble, Sam's Club, Scoble, sustainability, wal mart super center, Wal-Mart, wal-mart blogger, wal-mart store, Wal-Mart Supercenter, wal-mart's new blog, walmart, walmart blogger, walmart store, walmart super center, walmart supercenter, welcome to check out, wordsmith
Change is in the Air at This Blog
November 15th, 2007 · No Comments
Bob McCarty Writes will undergo some dramatic changes during the next 48 hours as it moves away from WordPress.com hosting on its way to truly becoming “The Ultimate Blogging Machine” described in the header. If you have this blog bookmarked or listed as a favorite, please know that it will be accessible only at BobMcCarty.com [...]
Tags: · Blog, Blogging, obritas, the ultimate blogging machine, ultimate blogging machine
‘Love Your Blog, Will You Add Me to Your Blogroll?’
May 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment
As chief blogger at Bob McCarty Writes, a blog less than seven months old that passed the 15,000-page views mark only hours ago, I’m receiving more and more requests from other bloggers who want me to add links to their blogs to my blogroll. I try to respond to all of the requests, approving most [...]
Tags: · Add Me To Your Blogroll, Blog, Blogger, Blogging, Blogroll, page views
