Category Archives: Kids

Explanations, I haz one.

a Virginia middle school politics class today, in which an 8th grade teacher assigned students to do opposition research on the four Republican presidential candidates. The students’ research included looking into the backgrounds of the GOP candidates and finding weaknesses in their positions. Now, this kind of research wouldn’t be out of the norm for [...]

Protect Your Guns

I don’t watch the news enough to be a good blogger. Luckily Jennifer does. Yesterday some 11-12 year old kids were home alone and one of them got out a rifle from under the ‘rents bed so he could show the other kids. Bad things continued to happen and the kid accidentally shot one of [...]

My mind

For some reason when I read this post by Joe Huffman I thought it should have been accompanied by this picture.

A Parent’s Guide to Surviving School Rampage Shootings

In studying every school shooting that has occurred in the United States, as well as many that have happened in other parts of the world, I have come to the conclusion that escaping the school is the best option for individual students in a school shooting situation.  Virtually all students who get out of the [...]

We need a law to put a stop to this.

First, I’d just like to say that planking is probably not the only thing Kyle is a master of. 3…2…1… until some lawmaker suggests anti-planking law for the children.   h/t The Agitator

For the instructors

One of my instructors talks about 20/60/20 rule in martial arts. 20% of the people are highly committed and motivated and will excel with little encouragement. 60% of the people could do martial arts at some level but you have to reach out to them in a different way and hold their hands a bit along the [...]

Doers

The type-A adult personality says, “If there is something that needs to be done, I will be the doer of it.” The type-A kid personality says, “If there is something I can do besides what needs to be done, I will be the doer of it.” Yes, rough day with the kids today. Nobody died. [...]

Slammer jammer

“Those kids were saying things to him. I finally said enough is enough. I told him to handle his business. “The only way they will learn is put hands on them. But all I did was stand there and watch. I did not egg him on.” via NewsOK.com. This is only one side of the [...]

Kids

Wife: I’m tired, lets take a nap. Me: It’s 3pm, who will pick up the kids from school? Wife: DHS?  

Arrow of Light

A few days ago my son, Hotdog, along with 4 other boys was awarded the Arrow Of Light the highest honor a Cub Scout can achieve. It is what Webelos spend their time working towards. Although they get lots of leader and parental support, still most Cub Scouts won’t make it this far. Only in [...]

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