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What’s Wrong
It’s no secret that kids are often cruel (I’ve written about it at least a couple of times myself), but sometimes the depth of that cruelty and the forms it takes seem beyond the pale even for teenagers.
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Tagged anger, bullying, cruelty, Education, high school, life lessons, Mental retardation, postaweek22011, Special education, Student, Trainable Mentally Retarded
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One Way
I have a painting at my parent’s house that I would love in our home if my wife didn’t think it was too big. It’s not what anyone would consider a masterpiece. In fact, along with the painter, I may … Continue reading →
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Tagged Arts, college, essays, life lessons, painting, perception, postaweek2011, Writing
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Bad Ideas
One afternoon in middle school P.A.S.S class, we wrote programs to create computer graphics on our state of the art Apple IIe. I had recently seen an interesting shape and I incorporated into my program. We gathered around the computer … Continue reading →
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Tagged Cross burning, hate, life lessons, mistakes, postaweek2011, silence, swastika
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Real Change
How does this always happen, I thought. I was second in line at my favorite fast food establishment. Unfortunately, the other two lines briskly moved while I just stood behind only one person hunched over the counter paying. I started … Continue reading →
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Tagged change, coins, customer service, jobs, life lessons, postaweek2011, service, waiting
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Missing the Point
When I was in high school, one issue of the school newspaper was dedicated to student poems, short stories, artwork, and whatever else could fill the pages. I managed to submit two, uh, submissions my senior year and to my … Continue reading →
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Tagged bad reporting, Censorship, life lessons, media, Poetry, postaweek2011, Tennessee
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Spin ‘Til You’re Sick
When I was a little kid, I loved spinning around until I got dizzy. I enjoyed the perception that the floor bucked beneath me and swaying back and forth. Of course, that point often wasn’t enough and I spun more … Continue reading →
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Tagged Dan Quayle, debates, George H.W. Bush, high school, John F. Kennedy, learning, lessons, life lessons, Lloyd Bentsen, Michael Dukakis, political, politics, postaweek2011, President of the United States, Senator you're no Jack Kennedy, Vice President of the United States
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Age Appropriate
When I started first grade, I almost immediately ran in to one of those arcane policies that only seem to exist in public school districts. At the time, the schools in Clarksville required you to go through the kindergarten reader … Continue reading →
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Tagged First grade, Kindergarten, life lessons, Montessori method, obnoxious kids, postaweek2011, reading, reading levels, school, teaching
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What it Takes
Chrisie and I often joke that we’ve never really lived alone, just the two of us. That’s an exaggeration of course, but it is grounded in truth. Even in the first years of our marriage, we played host to several … Continue reading →
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Tagged brother-in-law, daughter, family, Father-in-law, fatherhood, life lessons, parenting, postaweek2011
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What If
I hated taking a bath at my grandparents’ (on my mother’s side) house. Hated it. The bathroom was always drafty and uncomfortable and the hot water never lasted. Taking a bath in that tub was a production I dreaded anytime … Continue reading →
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Tagged assumptions, Bath, Bathtub, challenge, cold, life lessons, realationships, Water
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Buying Power
The funny thing about shopping for engagement rings is that you often have to rely on what the person who wants to take your money tells you about the quality of the diamonds (which are really worthless rocks, but you … Continue reading →
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Tagged assumptions, buying power, Diamond, engagement, Engagement ring, Jewelry, life lessons, Loupe, Shopping
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Stories Now Told 