You probably heard the term “helicopter mom,” but do you ever wonder who throws the kids in the air like a helicopter when overprotective Mom’s out? Dad. So for all the Dad’s out there, here’s a song for all you that rocking’ the plaid and throwing a little extra lighter fluid on the charcoal from…
I love good journalism. That’s why i love Sports Illustrated. Besides the usual articles about goings-on in the world of athletic competition, there is usually a human interest piece. And it’s usually a very good one. This last week, they covered an amazing account of a Jordanian lady who emigrated to the US. She was…
When i was a nine-year-old kid, my dad found a 1966 World Almanac for 50 cents at a used bookstore. That tome kept me intensely occupied for many months afterwards. The book was an astounding collection of facts. I was beginning to get into baseball at the time, and I was delighted to see every…
When I was a kid, my dad bought a book called The Way Things Works. It broke down the internal workings of things like motors, bicycle pumps, dishwashers, and all sorts of other machinery. You got exploded views, step-by-step dscriptions of actions, LOTSW of cool stuff. Today, there’s the web equivalent of that book. It’s…
What sort of radio do you listen to? If you’re in the US.the answer is likely FM. Many others in this country listen to AM. But much of the rest of the world listens to shortwave radio. Shortwave signals have a tremendous amount of “bounce” built into them. That means earth’s ionosphere reflects them back…
Okay, time to lighten up. No passionate opinions from yours truly in today’s FamilyFirst pick, just some nice, lightweight entertainment. Today’s FamilyFirst pick is all about the history of a place that I referred to in my Boomer memory site as “a sleepy Ozark fishing village.” The town is known as Branson, Missouri. Branson is…
We love reading stories to our kids. And our kids love it when we do so. But sadly, circumstances don’t always allow us to do so. When dad’s at work, and mom’s cleaning the house, and it’s naptime, well, it would be nice to have a substitute story reader. Today’s FamilyFirst site provides just that….
Fact: we all have to make a living. Fact: most of us are not satisfied with our jobs and/or income. Fact: it’s possible to find a way to make a living that you love, and that provides you with an income that you will find very satisfying. I know what it’s like to hate my…
Parenting. It’ll make an old man (or woman) out of you. What can you do when one kid-produced anxiety after another hits you, mom or dad? Well, the BEST thing you can do is laugh about it! That’s what today’s FamilyFirst site is all about. It’s called Jelly Mom. It’s full of humorous observations by…
At one time, we were all babies. Yes, we were once sweet and adorable little ones that were doted over by parents and grandparents and sibling of all kinds. But our parents didn’t learn to be those loving habits that allowed us to grow up into what we became. They had help, usually in the…