I recently read an interesting article by Madeline Levine, a psychologist, educator, and co-founder of Challenge Success a project birthed at Stanford’s School of Education. She wrote about the dangers of overparenting and said that “Fostering autonomy is key to rearing successful kids.” Gosh. I knew that. Some years ago I even tried to market […]
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Fifteen Tales of Murder, Mayhem, And Malice Paperback: 172 pages Publisher: Nodin Pr (September 12, 2012) ISBN-10: 1935666436 ISBN-13: 978-1935666431 This anthology is the work of the authors of The Minnesota Crime Wave, a group that includes Carl Brookins, Elizabeth Gunn, Pat Dennis, William Kent Krueger, and Joel Arnold, as well as ten other
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Today I am over at Venture Galleries blogging about what it means to be famous, or maybe not so famous. Last month I read an article about the delay of the Ground Zero Museum in New York. It seems that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and NY Governor Andrew Cuomo can’t agree on whether the
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My Wednesday’s Guest today is my friend Slim Randles. If it wasn’t for him, I would probably have a lot of blank pages on Wednesdays. (smile) Thanks to Slim for being so generous with his work. He doesn’t get paid for this. I don’t get paid for this. We just do it because we like
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As this campaign season winds down – thank goodness – I’m trying to not let my cynicism over the mess that government and politics are in to deter me from voting. It is so easy to say to hell with it all and stay out of the mess, and plenty of people do, but that
Texas Gov. Rick Perry either had a recent meltdown, or he truly believes that the doctrine of the separation of church and state is a myth devised by Satan to drive Christians from public life. He also said, “American families are under siege and that Christian Warriors must defend the nation against secular attack.” Separation
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Here with another bit of wit and wisdom from The Mule Barn is my friend, Slim Randles. If you enjoy his offerings here, you would like his book, Home Country, which is a collection of these essays. You can order it through Amazon, or get a signed copy by clicking on the link at the
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Charles Lane of The Washington Post wrote recently in defense of some cartoons that were published in a French magazine Charlie Hebdo, claiming that freedom of speech trumps everything else like common sense and decency. The cartoons apparently poked fun a the prophet Mohammed, and there were significant concerns that the publication of the cartoons
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Just Add WaterJinx Schwartz Print Length: 341 pages Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc. Language: English ASIN: B005S65704 Text-to-Speech: Enabled X-Ray: Not Enabled This delightful book introduces Hetta Coffey in the series that continues with Just Add Salt and several other books that feature a smart and sassy protagonist and her best friend Jan, as they
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In reviewing a play, “I am a Teacher”, by Dallas playwright and actor, David Marquis, Dallas Morning News columnist, Steve Blow commented that we no longer just have standardized testing in education today, we have standardized education. “It’s a rigid, regulated, one-size fits all approach to teaching. But schools are not factories and kids are
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