First of all, I love that crazy Pinch, but he looks NOTHING like a crab.  Now, Pinch will be a crab dressed as Santa Claws?  I’m having a tough time getting the visual.  Hmm.  Oh well.  Jolly Ole Pinch is helping Toys for Tots, so it’s all good.
Blue Crabs sponsor breakfast with Pinch
The Southern Maryland Blue [...]

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Special thanks to a concerned reader for passing this along!

A Vaccine Debate Once Focused on Sex Shifts as Boys Join the Target Market
By Rob Stein,
Washington Post Staff Writer
When a vaccine designed to protect girls against a sexually transmitted virus arrived three years ago, the debate centered on one question: Would the shots make young [...]

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You can see a scene from the movie with this song in it HERE.

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Jade is at home today thanks to some less than happy moments spent in front of a bowl this morning.  Once things calmed down and she slept for a while, she woke up wanting some “comfort television” – in particular Arthur, Bear in the Big Blue House,  Blue’s Clues and Wishbone.  Of these shows, our [...]

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) – A new online records system will allow Maryland parents to see inspection reports from child-care homes and centers.
Maryland joins at least 22 other states in putting inspection and complaint records online, in part or in full. Virginia’s system has been in place since 2005, and Washington is considering one.
“We think it’s [...]

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Former pastor faces sex abuse charges
Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009

By Bethany Rodgers
Staff Writer
A former pastor at a Waldorf church is facing charges of molesting a child who was taking music lessons at his home, according to police.
Charles County sheriff’s officers arrested Tony Ray Malbrough, 44, of Indian Head on Sunday after hearing about the alleged abuse [...]

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The below quote is EXACTLY how I feel about these developments.  I think it is utterly REE-DICK-U-LUSS to waste time and money prosecuting this at all.  It’s also humiliating for the kids involved and frankly, I think it’s damned unconstitutional!  These laws were made to protect children – the spirit of the law is not [...]

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I have never heard my oldest laugh like she does when she watches this scene.

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ABC Family’s Annual ‘25 Days Of Christmas’ Kicks Off Monday, Dec. 1
StarPulse.com
This year, ABC Family proudly presents the new original special, “A Miser Brothers’ Christmas,” premiering Saturday, December 13 (8:00 – 9:00 PM ET/PT), which serves as a sequel to the Christmas classic, “The Year Without a Santa Claus.” Mickey Rooney returns as the voice [...]

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What To Look For
Material
Plastics
Look for plastics made without PVC (see The Backstory). It’s usually identifiable by the number 3, the letters “PVC” or the word “vinyl” often found next to the three-arrow recycling symbol. You can also use the “smell test”; plastics made with vinyl usually have a plasticky smell, similar to that of a [...]

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Are Toys Too Pricey for a Recession?
CNBC.com

The retailer Syms has long said, “An Educated Consumer Is Our Best Customer”, but in these times where shoppers are looking to stretch their budgets, it looks as those most people are becoming price savvy.
As the holiday shopping season kicks off, there’s been lots of talk about shoppers researching [...]

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“We’re all sad, and we’re a little worried. … We’re sad about something missing in childhood,” psychologist and author Michael Thompson told 900 early childhood educators from 22 states packed into an auditorium last week.
“We have to fight back,” he declared. “We’re going to fight for play.”
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Liz Szabo
USA TODAY 
The number of children who take medication for chronic diseases has jumped dramatically, another troubling sign that many of the youngest Americans are struggling with obesity, doctors say.
The number of children who take pills for type 2 diabetes — the kind that’s closely linked to obesity — more than doubled from 2002 to 2005, [...]

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It didn’t come out perfect but this is the best image we got of Baby S. The lips and nose are clearly visible…pretty amazing what they can do these days. She/He due to enter the world Feb 16!

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I usually would not post something this long, but this story moved me beyond words.
 A brave new world for Joseph Fritzl’s children
By Jenny McCartney
All last week, pitch-black secrets slowly trickled out of the underground cellar in Austria where 73-year-old Josef Fritzl had so long held captive his daughter Elisabeth and her three children sired by [...]

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