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Rolling Thunder

My brother called on Friday to tell me that he’d be riding in the Rolling Thunder this weekend. I saw last night on the news that they had a great turnout of motorcycles and parade viewers along the procession route in Washington DC, and that they even had the pleasure of President Bush come to [...]

Free Cereal

This morning’s newspaper came with a nice surprise – two free boxes of breakfast cereal were in the special plastic bag that holds the paper. There was a small box of Honey Nut Cheerios and a box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, along with coupons to save 75 cents at the grocery store on a full [...]

Extreme Computers

My son is getting more and more serious about his internet gaming. That boy spends hours and hours – after his homework is finished, by the way – playing these first person shooter games with his internet friends. Now he’s complaining that his computer is outdated and too slow and he “needs” a new one. [...]

Just Try One Bite

Moms always cajole their reluctant kids to “just try one bite”

Handling Money

We told my step-daughter that we want to talk with her this weekend and to make plans for someone to watch her son for a couple of hours so we won’t be distracted with his constant need for attention while we talk. We see some of the serious signs of her heading into financial trouble [...]

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