Posted in children, music, tagged R. Kelly, rap artist on May 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Is there any reason why this guy (who, years ago, married a 15-year-old whose parents then had to have the marriage annulled) gets the courtesy of a court trial to resolve a case first brought against him more than five years ago? He allegedly made a video of himself engaging in sex acts with another [...]
Posted in children, education, parenting, tagged respect on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Somewhere in a small town in Minnesota, recently, three eight-grade nose pickers decided it’s be fun to piss off their teacher by staying seated during the Pledge of Allegiance. You see, even in junior high schools around the country, kids stand once a week and recite the Pledge. They don’t HAVE to say the words, [...]
Posted in children, parenting, relationships, tagged divorce on April 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Here’s a truth: Kids will be kids.
They learn to play the situation to their advantage. It’s human nature to play to the strengths and weaknesses of those we have relationships with and kids are the experts - because, in many cases, they want the “normal” that they lost in the divorce back in their lives.
Who [...]
Posted in children, philosophy, thinking, tagged hate on March 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I’ve stared at a topic within the last 24 hours that I haven’t given much thought to for years and years.
Hate.
We’re a hateful society. Admit it and agree with me. How many times a day do you literally let the word “hate” spill out of your mouth? As kids, we grew up learning to hate [...]
Three Minnesota legislators have lost their minds.
In a proposed bill authored by Republican House member Chris Delaforest, he and two of his “peers” suggest the drinking age in Minnesota be lowered from 21 to give those who are 18, 19 and 20 the ability to drink in bars. Their position is that heck, since drinking [...]
Posted in children, education, tagged intelligence on February 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Spencer High School gave me an education that took me places. Places even my high school guidance counselor didn’t think I’d go. In fact, upon reviewing my ACT score, my guidance counselor sat me down and, I shit you not, he said, “You should probably think about a vo-tech school for when you graduate.”
So [...]
Posted in children, writing, tagged growing up on January 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I spent about 90 minutes in my old home last night…the house my former wife and I picked out together when we relocated to the city. She inhabits it now and our two teenagers split their time between “the palace” and my more humble habitat located about four miles away.
Several years ago, while still married, [...]
Posted in Minneapolis, Minnesota, children, family, high school, parenting, school, tagged Facebook, kids on January 10, 2008 | 8 Comments »
In toney Eden Prairie, Minnesota, high school students have been busted. Busted by dozens of photos they or their friends have posted on their profile pages found on social networking pages like Facebook (see the previous post about this story as it broke on Jan. 9).
So far, 42 students have been disciplined and 13 have [...]
Posted in Minneapolis, Minnesota, children, daughters, high school, parenting, photography, school, tagged Facebook, kids on January 9, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Oh my god! Are teenagers really this stupid?
The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported today that more than 100 students from toney Eden Praire High School (a ‘burb of Minneapolis) have been suspended from participating in athletic events and given other punishments because of incriminating photos posted on various profile pages found on Facebook.
I have a daughter. [...]
Posted in children, daughters, family, tagged birthdays on January 5, 2008 | 4 Comments »
It’s January 5, and this early in the year, every day is still a great day.
But today is special. It’s been this way for 17 years. At 4:30 in the afternoon on Jan. 5, 1991 my daughter came into the world. She’s my first born and I continue to be ecstatic that she’s in my [...]
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