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A new study was published in Pediatrics that "adds to a mountain of evidence that a mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines doesn't hurt children"

Basically, stay away from BPA.  This article begs a lot of questions about "scientific" studies, doesn't it?

While I hate that "Mr. Mom" term, this is a nice article on the trend towards working from home and the challenges that comes with it.

What is going on at Chuck E Cheese?  In this article, we go into one Chuck E Cheese in PA where they have basically had to call the police in every month to break up fights and investigate theft/disorderly conduct.

While there are some useless/fun hacks on this list, there are some gems, too.  My personal favorite from the list is the top 10 conversation hacks.

Okay, black friday is over.  How did you do?  But now, Cyber Monday has begun.  Find some great online deals within this article.

If you haven't already, check out this website that compiles all the deals for Black Friday.

Art of Manliness is a breath of fresh air - covering substantial, sometimes-taboo "manly" topics without the "sex & six pack abs" fluff that too often litters a lot of men's magazines.  Check 'em out - it's worth the read.

One of my new favorite ways to surf the web is through stumbleupon. 
I signed up for an account, added a toolbar on my browser, and selected
areas of interest, and voila!  I just click the "stumble" upon and it
brings me to websites that others have "stumbled upon" in my interest
areas.  More and more, surfing the web will become more
social/communal.  If you like this concept of having the power of
crowds lead you to cool websites, you may also like newsvine (which seems more political) and digg (which seems more for techies & guy stuff).

Money Magazine's nice round-up of your house, investments, spending, job, and spending in 2009.  Are things going to get ugly?