Someone Else’s Kids

I was a guest recently at a dinner honoring the anniversary of a church.
 
I was impressed with the spirit of the congregants and the thankful attitude they had towards life. Several of the speakers mentioned activities going on in their church and kept referring to children and the next generation as gifts.
 
Sometimes […]

“On your feet, soldier.” We’ve all heard that line of dialogue plenty of times in movies, but I never stopped to consider how important footwear is to military members or law enforcement professionals.
When you think of occupations of people who are on their feet all day, what comes to mind? My first thoughts were of […]

If Yoplait yogurt advertising positions the product as part of a weight loss diet (yes, we’ve all seen the Yoplait bikini advertising), then what’s up with the calorie content and the high fructose corn syrup?
I’ve decided to share the following letter that I wrote with my readers. I tried to send this to Yoplait, but […]

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No, that it isn’t a typing error in the title. That’s how AAA writes the name of their teenage discount program, INsider, as in being a member of the program is the “in thing” to do or it makes a teenager part of the ‘in crowd.”
It’s also a way to get teens interested in […]

I just came across the question, “Would you buy a tool chest for someone as a present?”I had to stop and think about it for a minute before coming to the conclusion that I would be a tool chest as a present under one simple circumstance and so should you if this applies to […]

I mentioned in a previous entry that I was in favor of interactive video games because they get kids to move. No doubt, your kids will be playing video games at your home or at their friend’s houses, so why not find games that get them up and moving at the same time.
No doubt, the […]

If your college students have been away from home now for about three or four weeks, it’s time to start thinking about sending them their first college care package.
Besides the money that the college students will inevitably ask for, there is one other thing that they never seem to be able to get enough of […]