First Post... WOOT!

SOOOO... my first post is up at 5 Minutes for Going Green. You may remember the picture used from an earlier post here. The post I did is about coconut fibers vs. polyester. Sound like a weird comparison? You can find out more at my post here. Go leave comments and such! Happy Wednesday!

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Discovery Store Loves YOU!

I have been lucky enough to be asked to pass this information along to my readers. I usually avoid doing promotions in my posts, but since the holidays are quickly encroaching on my calendar time and probably yours, I figured I would share. The Discovery Store has a special going on for the next 5 days only- until November 25th- for readers of this site. You get an extra 25% off and free shipping on orders over $75. Just enter the code FANDF8.

This makes me happy! I love the Discovery Store. I used to spend hours in there as a kid wishing I could buy it all. I think the only thing I actually got there as a kid (defintitely more as an adult) was some book on how to juggle, so worth it! I still have my juggling balls!

They have educational toys (and NO it doesn't mean boring), electronics, eco-friendly (like a cute little paper recycling kit), books, DVDs of all the great programming on the Discovery Channel and more. The Discovery Store is the place to get anything for the gadget lover/smarty pants/scientist/geek/genius in the making in your family. Just click the little red banner above to get to the site. The code and discounts only work if you click through the little banner. Well, that's what they told me anyway... :D

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A New Badge

See that up there? Right below my header? It's tiny, but very important. I am now officially a member of the Nature Blog Network. Yeah, I know, so are 529 other blogs (there's 530). I'm happy anyway. I feel vindicated being alongside blogs I already read like Greg Laden and The Other 95%. Sure they are in the top 40... but I will work my way up... don't you worry! :D As of this post, I am 494. You know what that is? NOT LAST. *victory dance*

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A Shameless Plug

Thanks to A Blog Around the Clock for the info on this... Apparently there is a college scholarship available for bloggers currently enrolled in post-secondary education. The cool part about this scholarship is not only do you apply (I did), but you can get others to nominate you. (HINT)

Here is part of the short (300 word essay) I wrote.

Teaching in any medium has always been— at the lack of sounding cliché— one of the "noblest professions" to me. Encouraging someone to get excited about learning, to get others to question and explore is not only a feat few can accomplish successfully, but is a requirement to true progress in a society. Without constant questions and the need for knowledge, we stagnate as a people... Blogging gives me the freedom to experiment on ways to not only teach, but to entertain and pass on information as well.

So now, my dear readers, (HINT) go nominate a student, or many students (I applied, then nominated a few others), that you deem worthy of a blogging scholarship! To find out more, feel free to email me: marimoy {at} juno [dot] com.

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