ManWithFamily
ManWithFamily follows the often insightful musings of a middle aged man.
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Wasting time at orientation - 320 days ago
Earlier tonight I went to the parent's portion of freshman orientation at the high schoool. It was pretty much a waste of time. Granted, I've done this three times before, but this one took the cake. The principal spoke for 40 minutes,... Topics: School
Return to blogging - 328 days ago
I started this blog at the first of the year with high hopes of writing 2-3 times a week. I did pretty well until April, then life got in the way. I just had too much going on and didn't really have a passion for blogging. But, the break was... Topics: Blogging
"Survivors" or "Victims" - 438 days ago
The Pope's impromptu planned visit last week with victims of clergy sexual abuse has been widely reported. In a New York Times report on April 16 entitled, " Abuse Victims Not Placated by Pope ", Becky Ianni, a 50-year-old abuse... Topics: News, Rants
Wear Sunscreen - 455 days ago
Yesterday's post with the Kurt Vonnegut reminded me of Mary Schmich 's June 1997 column in the Chicago Tribune which has been attributed to Vonnegut as an MIT commencement speech (he didn't give it that year). Schmich introduced the column as. Topics: Midlife Musings
Give kids a historical connection - 456 days ago
I've been cleaning off my desk today. At the bottom of a stack of papers, was an article I saved from USA Today on February 26 entitled, " Teens losing touch with historical references ." The gist of it is, today's teenagers have.. Topics: Family Life, News, Things Kids Say


