Prepare Your Children For Adulthood

Are we getting our money's worth with public education?  Take a good look around you.  When you are going to work, shopping at the grocery, driving in your car, hiring a plumber, calling Customer Service, making a deposit at your bank, going out to the movies, dining at a restaurant -- do you believe, based on the … Continue reading Prepare Your Children For Adulthood

How Do You Measure Success as a Parent?

(I started writing this and I think I'm going to break this into 2 pieces.)  As our eldest daughter prepares to graduate from high school in less than 6 months, I've had this post brewing in my mind for a while.  We will soon have successfully taken the first of seven children through K to … Continue reading How Do You Measure Success as a Parent?

Wave That Flag

Once again, the flag burning debate has popped into the headlines.  Not sure what prompted it, but apparently your President Trump had an opinion to share: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/803567993036754944?s=09 A year in prison or loss of citizenship. The obvious double standard that his fans seem to overlook is that Conservatives oftentimes defend anyone that burns an ISIL/ISIS flag. … Continue reading Wave That Flag

The Election and the Aftermath

It's been almost a week since the election. I'll admit that I had assumed Hillary was going to win.  Seemed to have been what most people were expecting as well. Certainly, the mainstream media is calling Trump's victory "shocking" and "disheartening". Most of you know that I've given up on voting for a political official. … Continue reading The Election and the Aftermath

Thoughts on Father’s Day

It's a quiet, Sunday afternoon in our home. After breakfast, the children gave me some cards they had made for me. (In a digital age, I am so thankful that my wife has taught our children the dying art of handwriting letters and making cards for loved ones.) The rest of the morning was spent … Continue reading Thoughts on Father’s Day