now posting regularly

Some weeks go by with only a handful of NPR stories getting saved, and then there are the other kinds of weeks. This week was one of those, and my cup runneth over, as they say. Interesting topics and top-notch reporting, as usual.

• "'The Bippolo Seed': The 'Lost' Dr. Seuss Stories" -- As a children's lit lover, anything that talks about the genius that was Dr. Seuss grabs my attention. This All Things Considered piece brings to light some of the "minor works" of the beloved children's author/illustrator, from before he was famous.

• "Parents' Ums And Uhs Can Help Toddlers Learn Language" -- From one of my personal favorite parts of the NPR site, Shots: NPR's Health Blog, comes this story that was shared all over Facebook last week. I love the idea that this study puts forth, and this could perhaps explain my children's, umm, precocity when it comes to language. :) 

• "Egypt Finds Its Own 'Jon Stewart'" -- I strongly believe that each and every country in the world deserves its own Jon Stewart, so this All Things Considered story made me really quite happy the other afternoon.

• "A Philatelic Whopper: When Lady Liberty Turns Out To Be A Replica" -- Oh dear. You gotta listen to this one from All Things Considered about a big old mistake on the USPS's part. I wish we had some of these stamps!

• "'Food Revolution,' L.A. Schools Spar Over Lunches" -- We're late to the Jamie Oliver party, but hubby started recording this season, and we've been interested in the brouhaha over that first episode. Another story from All Things Considered about the ordeal.

• "The Sad, Beautiful Fact That We're All Going To Miss Almost Everything" --Wow. This is the winner of the week, and if you're only going to click one link, let it be this one from the NPR blog Monkey See. I love this premise, which I can so relate to. I definitely am good at "culling," and I think I do surrender my fair share at "surrendering," too, even though it's painful to admit sometimes. Wondering what I mean? Click away, my friend.

• "Our 'Toxic' Love-Hate Relationship With Plastics" -- Another thing I push back into the recesses of my mind that are dedicated to worrying about things that I simply can't fully control. Could one truly live in our society today and protect themselves against all the potential chemical exposure dangers that plastics may pose? Just one glance from where I'm sitting right now puts the answer squarely in the no category for me. Ugh. Interesting story from Fresh Air.

• "Breathing Life Into Bland, Blunt Birth Certificates" -- This was a fabulous story from All Things Considered that delves into the possibilities for more informative birth certificates. Great personal story from the reporter here!

• "Dear Lice Guy: What's Bugging Me?" --And yet another All Things Considered story will round up the pack this week. This one made me giggle a little, because with a decade of preschool teaching under my belt, I've had to deal with the lice issue at school here and there. And honestly, once you even hear the word lice uttered in your school, it's impossible NOT to scratch at the base of your head for the rest of the day. I've been convinced, mistakenly so, more than once that I had lice crawling all over my head. Yuck!

From one NPR lover to you,