CTV News reports that Facebook "has now made half a billion friends, meaning one in every 14 people on Earth has joined the social networking website, the company confirmed this week." Those 500,000,000 registered users generate a total of 1,000,000,000 (one billion) hits per day to Facebook's website. At this point, is there any chance that...

The term "helicopter parent" describes the sort of parents who always must be intimately involved in the development of their children. This kind of parent seeks to prevent any harm from coming to them by hovering nearby, ready to swoop in at a moment's notice to prevent any failure from befalling their kids. But what happens when parents discover...

Ever run into a self-righteous loudmouthed Christian online? Sadly, you're probably not alone. Jonathan Acuff is the author of Stuff Christians Like, a blog that pokes gentle fun at Christian culture using humor and perceptive critiques. His post today for CNN is provocatively titled: "My Take: Why Christians are jerks online." He identifies two...

Far more people in Canada used the Internet for "personal interactions" last year than those who didn't. According to Statistics Canada, "Eighty per cent of Canadians age 16 and over used the Internet for personal reasons in 2009, up from 73 per cent two years earlier." I was a bit surprised that only 80% used the Internet. Less surprising is that...

I have lived at least three days' drive from my grandparents and most of my extended family my entire life. Though it didn't surprise my mother, I know it was hard for her when I followed in her footsteps and moved across the continent from her and my dad. The independence that motivated her to move from Virginia to Ontario, Canada, sight unseen,...

Recently my husband and I had his sister and her husband over for supper. I explained rather sheepishly that my meal choices were made because I was trying to clean out the kitchen of random food items. I mean, it wasn’t all canned mushrooms and Jello, although I did make Jello Jigglers for the first time since I was 12, because who doesn’t have...

Looking for a touch of romance this Valentine's Day? Whether you have a real significant other or an imaginary one, this tongue-in-cheek lesson in writing a love song is sure to inspire. More Romance Saying 'I Love You' for less A real valentine