the meanies

There’s a lot of stuff going on about bullying and what to do about it in the media these days. And I say good on everyone for finally saying ENOUGH. Let’s empower the good kids to stand up to the poop heads. If you want to read all about bullying and what to do about [...]

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raising kids and rising blood pressure

I am the Rodney Dangerfield of mothers. My children keep a list of things I’ve said that they think are hysterical.  That’s right.  Like I used to do for them when they were first learning to talk.  Bottled Lightning actually called Boywonder to relate the latest lines culled from my witty lips. Only I don’t [...]

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r-e-s-p-e-c-t-i-n-g food

Indigenous people know where their food comes from. There are myths and legends about the animals they eat, because the hunters understand the hunted. People who live close to their food source thank their prey for laying down its life.  They use every bit of the animal, respecting the sacrifice and honoring it by wasting nothing.   Such people also have an intimate undestanding of the [...]

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