Yesterday, the Raleigh News and Observer ran a pretty extensive piece on why America needs to “save our sons”, based on a new book by William Pollack.  While I can’t dispute the facts about boys and schooling, etc. I find it rings fairly hollow.  Five or ten years ago all the rage was about “Saving [...]

I have found the solution to global warming!  Simply put:  ban parents from driving their kids to school or to the bus stop and then endlessly idling until the bus arrives!  It seems to be all the rage in North Carolina (never saw it much in NY and MN) to drive your kids to school [...]

So, the Time Warner guy was here the other day to fix our cable signal (the digital box was not getting enough signal.)  About 5 minutes into the visit, the guy asks me where the connection comes into the house, so, I take him outside to show him.  In route, I notice that he has [...]

Well, my son certainly has a good grasp on politics these days.  Him and I were discussing seeing the White House and had the following conversation:
Him:  I really want to see the White House.
Me: That sounds like fun.
Him: Actually, I just want to see the President.
Me: Hmmm, that may be a little harder.
Him: Yeah, You [...]

dmiessler.com | That Was Then, This Is Now
Interesting scenarios, if not a bit overstated.  I do understand where the author is coming from, but one piece of these kind of arguments always fail for me.  Simply put, if things were so great back in the 50’s and 60’s, how did we get here?  Aren’t those [...]

Nothing says Halloween like dressing up a 5 year old in a slutty costume…  I’m no prude, but I seriously wonder what kind of parent would let their young child wear something like this.  Teenagers or older, sure, no problem, but 4-6 year olds, really?
Seriously, we saw this costume at Toy’s R Us.  Title of [...]