Apparently it doesn't smell like teen spirit for Dave Grohl. In defense of his friend, Nathan Followill from the band Kings of Leon, he made this statement during a recent appearance on the cable talk show Chelsea Lately: "And I just felt like, you know, as a musician, you should be able to say no,... Continue Reading →
Stay At Home Pa-RANT: Facing The Day
One of the most difficult aspects of being a stay-at-home parent has to be not having time to compose oneself before starting the day. You just don't have time. The day kind of creeps up on you when you're sleeping, then pounces mercilessly. I've talked about hitting the ground running, and it's no joke. It's... Continue Reading →
Tangled Up: What Ever Happened To Steve From “Blues Clues?”
Remember Blues Clues? The Nickelodeon kids show with that guy and the animated blue dog? Who could forget Blue? Who could forget Steve? But then one day, he was inexplicably gone, and we were left with...Joe. Hey, who's this Joe guy? Where's my buddy Steve? The show itself was rather tight-lipped about all that. Whatever... Continue Reading →
Former Daycare Worker Charged With Possession of Child Porn
Sometimes you can have your coffee, read the news and have a relaxing start to your day. Other times, you open up the news and get a rude awakening. Today was one of those days. This morning my wife read a local news report stating that an Austin man was arrested Tuesday for possession of... Continue Reading →
What Not To Do: Throw Your Kid Overboard
Earlier, I’ve written about the now famous Hot Sauce Mom and her unusual disciplinary measures. Apparently that wasn’t enough for the universe. Now we have an even worse example of questionable parenting to contend with. Now we have “Boat Guy.” Per authorities on Monday, Sloane Briles threw his son off the side of a sightseeing... Continue Reading →
The Daddy Creed
There is a creed as old as time. Before the Renaissance, earlier than man has taken to the seas, even predating the construction of the great pyramids—mankind has never been without this hallowed canon. Belief has it that tablets containing the venerable words were brought across the universe to us from the ancients. Their consummate... Continue Reading →
UPDATE: Hot Sauce Mom Convicted of Child Abuse
Yesterday, the jury in Alaska who had been deliberating the case of Jessica Beagley convicted her on one count of misdemeanor child abuse. Now known as the "angry mom" from the Dr. Phil show, I wrote about her case last week. Beagley had given her seven year old adopted son some unusual punishments, including putting... Continue Reading →
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