play Archives - Small Things Count https://smthingscount.com/tag/play/ Making a More Loving World/Free Books Mon, 18 Apr 2022 17:04:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 Compassion? A Game? https://smthingscount.com/2020/06/05/compassion-a-game/ Fri, 05 Jun 2020 16:41:08 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=9270 Here’s a new game for gamers and the rest of us.  It’s a game designed to put more than our console-fingers to work.  The idea is

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]]> Get the Kids Out of the House https://smthingscount.com/2018/10/16/get-the-kids-out-of-the-house/ Tue, 16 Oct 2018 14:57:16 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=7335 Remember playing out in the yard just about every day when you were a kid? Sixty percent of parents answering a survey said they did.

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]]> Medical Word-Play https://smthingscount.com/2018/05/25/medical-word-play/ Fri, 25 May 2018 16:44:42 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6809 I’ve been too serious again lately.  And, it’s Friday and the start of a nice, long weekend.  Besides, as my regular readers know, I  can’t

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]]> Fair Game https://smthingscount.com/2018/04/06/fair-game/ Fri, 06 Apr 2018 17:28:20 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6806 Sunday is EARTH DAY.  It’s a day to celebrate our Earthly home and give some thought to how we can protect it.   This kid shows

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]]> The Power of Play https://smthingscount.com/2018/02/05/the-power-of-play/ Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:09:13 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=6636 These people are just clowning around–or are they?  (Thanks to Audria  Schmidt for this.)  

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]]> To Do List for Winter https://smthingscount.com/2016/12/21/to-do-list-for-winter/ Wed, 21 Dec 2016 18:22:51 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=5437 Today is the first day of winter.  Time to change some habits.  Here’s a helpful list. Check and turn on your heater & be sure

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]]> American Trivia: Getting Around a Tax https://smthingscount.com/2014/11/03/american-trivia-getting-around-a-tax/ Mon, 03 Nov 2014 19:10:21 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=3232 To begin this otherwise serious political week, here’s a bit of American historical trivia you might enjoy.  See if you are playing with a full

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]]> Disturbing At-Play Trend https://smthingscount.com/2013/12/20/disturbing-at-play-trend/ Fri, 20 Dec 2013 18:33:37 +0000 https://smthingscount.com/?p=2371 Remember the excitement as a young kid of getting together with a couple of your friends to play? Maybe one would bring a ball, another his

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