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Comment on “ridonculous” by Ron Lewis

Ron Lewis — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:35:15 +0000

That segue was ridonculously bad.

Comment on “ridonculous” by localnourishment

localnourishment — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:35:44 +0000

Ridonculous was picked up by the movie “Bolt”, thus catapulting itself into the American vernacular for the next generation, at least.

Comment on moving day by Mikey Bee

Mikey Bee — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 18:21:18 +0000

A sad day

Comment on sorry for the silence by Mikey Bee

Mikey Bee — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:27:36 +0000

dang

Comment on nice car, patrick by Jeff M.

Jeff M. — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:57:22 +0000

Great post and analogy, bro! I too am an X-Terra owner [like Patrick] that loves the Lord. Keep the faith and may God continue to be praised in all that we do!

Comment on termites by cycleofhope

cycleofhope — Sat, 23 May 2009 13:56:08 +0000

ouch

Comment on termites by John Kopotic

John Kopotic — Wed, 20 May 2009 17:41:03 +0000

Right on the money. Tough to do but right on. Good thought.

Comment on a new kind of child abuse? by anita

anita — Mon, 18 May 2009 14:25:06 +0000

I can not agree with you more on just letting a kid be a kid. At our house we have a limit on 2 outside activities. My 5 year old son is playing soccer and my 8 year old daughter is in soccer and dance. I think when it comes to outside activities you have to know when your child is ready for the activity. My son…is fine with just soccer. My daughter thinks if there is a sign up page than she wants her name on every one them! As far as the soccer parents…I have seen my fair share of parents who should not be able to come to their child’s games for reasons not needed to be said if you are on the sidelines watching the kids play. I am sorry to say that it only gets worse as the kids move up into the different levels of soccer and other sports. I remember one time my daughter had a free goal kick and never having done one she kicked it back onto the field rather than into the goal. I had one parent feel the need to announce her mistake to everyone on the sidelines. Talking from a coaches stand point it is all volunteer and “most” of these coaches truly enjoy being a coach and they teach as well as inspire. I know this and I have seen the children look to the parents when they have scored a goal and when they have made a mistake during the game they look at the coach seeking the smile that says… IT IS OK! The game gives the children much needed exercise. It gives them confidence that beams out of their eyes when they score a goal and I have seen the lasting friendships the players build when participating in a sport. Many parents don’t realize when they sign their child up for so many activities they skip the scheduled practices due to overlapping schedules or because they have a worn out little one at home throwing themselves to the floor because they are so tired they can’t even think straight. These same parents get very upset because their child didn’t play well. It must be a bad coach. Of course, not taking into account that there are about 7 one hour practices. There are few stars born in 7 hours…make that 4 hours because they didn’t attend 3 of the practices. The confidence in sports comes from the parents, the coaches, and with playing the game with their teammates during practices first and then it leaks on to the fields during the games. So…YES limit your child’s activities but don’t rule them out completely because it is a time to teach good values and lessons that come with the games. We have a tradition which was handed down from my husband and his father to go out for ice cream after a game. It is a time for talking and laughing about the game. It is a time to tell your little girl how proud you were during a game when you saw her walk up to an opposing upset player who had just scored on the wrong goal and watched as she gave her a hug and said, “we have all done it before”. If you are too busy and too tired you and your child will miss out on all of what the sport is intended to produce.

Comment on a new kind of child abuse? by Karen

Karen — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 00:30:30 +0000

I can’t agree with you more! We opted out of t-ball for that exact same reason…there is time for ALL of that…..and let kids be kids…it’s about playing with sidewalk chalk, running through sprinklers and eating dessert first every once in a while!

Comment on kfc: the c stands for crazy by rufwriter

rufwriter — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 01:23:53 +0000

For whatever reason, in my few minutes of quite and relaxation time, I’ve found myself reading your blog, clicking on the link (yes, insanity) and exploring the KFC site. First of all, if you didn’t print the coupons, it really isn’t worth the trouble their not that great a deal. Secondly, did you see the add at the bottom for an “e-FIT membership” Are people thinking, “Okay, it’ll be okay to eat greasy fried chicken, cause I joined e-fit.”