Friday, December 21, 2012

Arming our educators to educate ourselves

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(769 words) If teachers had been armed when I was a kid, I’d never have made it out of 8th grade and Mr. Nee would still be serving l...
Wednesday, December 19, 2012

We . . . all . . . needs . . . some . . . space

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(679 words) This                  is                   how                sentences              would             appear            ...
Monday, December 17, 2012

I cry, I fart; more on Newtown

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(646 words) The two most frequently asked questions of me are, “Daddy, are you crying?” and “Daddy, did you just fart?” I don’t k...
Sunday, December 16, 2012

Re-run Sunday: A heartwarming tale of Christmas woe

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Last night Val and I attended the annual party that inspired this one, a story so filled with woe for me that people enjoy hearing it...
Saturday, December 15, 2012

What do tiny coffins cost?

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(642 words) I wonder if coffin makers charge by the foot. It would stand to reason a coffin measuring 4-feet long would cost less tha...
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Friday, December 14, 2012

Safety lessons from spree killers, again

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I’m re-posting, as I always do after most headline-making rampages, my 2009 piece about what we’ve learned from spree killers. I’ve...

2012 office party & you're invited!

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(657 words) FYI: Spirit Airlines offers flights from Myrtle Beach and Fort Lauderdale direct to Latrobe’s Arnold Palmer Regional Air...