Since Wally has been otherwise distracted and can’t seem to find the inspiration to write, I thought I’d get my paws on the keyboard and share with you a real life changing event for me in the last few days. NEMO. Not the movie about the fish; my tastes run to old Beethoven movies or the classic Homeward Bound… Read more »
That title is an actual statement by my parents in our kitchen the night before the 1968 elections when I was probably 10 years old. Some of you may remember that election; Nixon vs. Humphrey (who was Johnson’s VP) and Nixon ended up winning. When you’re 10 years old those kinds of statements scare the hell out of… Read more »
Having been born in the 50’s, I tend to look at today’s child raising “rules” with a smirk. Most of us had fathers (and mothers) who made sure we towed the line. It was “my way or the highway” and yes, there was a paddle in the drawer somewhere for when we didn’t behave – but for the most part… Read more »