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We are taking a break for the next few weeks. We are moving servers and since we’re moving servers we opted to do a major overhaul of backend stuff. While this shouldn’t effect your ability to read our blog while we’re gone, you can find us over on Facebook or Twitter if you notice something […]
10. It’s your money. The county commissioners, governor, state officials, legislators, president and members of Congress you vote for will decide how much of our wealth to invest in public services and how to fairly share the tax burden. 9. It’s your children’s education. You elect local and state school board members who set public […]
Today’s Topic: Is spending too much time on your computer bad for you? Too much of a good thing is bad no matter what that good thing is and the computer is no exception. But how much is too much? Some parents monitor screen time (TV, computer, video games) and limit their children to a […]
Today’s Topic: Has education become more about temporary results and grades than long-term success and knowledge? In one word, yes. Grades have always been the way to decide whether a child “got” a concept and it’s only gotten worse over the last few years. Teachers are being graded. Schools are being graded. If school’s don’t […]
Today’s Topic: What, if anything, is too serious to be joked about? Humor is a great tool in the right hands. As for topics that are too serious, I can’t think of one. Obviously you must take the audience into account before telling the joke but all topics are up for grabs so to speak […]
Growing up, I had my own room. My own space for my stuff. A place my pesky little brother wasn’t allowed. A place where I could hide away from it all. My boys, however, have always shared a room. They are 14 months apart and we lived in a two bedroom apartment for the first […]