Wednesday, January 26, 2005Does Your Child Really Listen to You?Each day, I have a special time with my two boys, and it has proved to be quite valuable in many different ways. Each night, just before I tuck them into bed and turn of their lights, I spend five minutes with each child (separately). I sit on the foot of my son's bed and read him a short... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, January 25, 2005How To Be Careful - A Lesson for Women and the Men Who Love ThemSome tips on staying safe in this crazy world. I don't know who wrote this, but the information is good. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do! From a tourist guide to New Orleans: If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, do... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, January 24, 2005Where Should Tolerance End? First, Let's Accurately Define Tolerance.Tolerance is a much-used, much-abused word these days. Tolerance does not mean letting other people mistreat you. Tolerance does not mean condoning or accepting antisocial or abusive behaviour. Tolerance does not mean allowing wrong behaviour to go unpunished. Tolerance, true tolerance, is... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, January 21, 2005Judging Books by Their CoversI was raised in a culture in which you dressed up for church. There were very strict rules about was, and what was not, appropriate dress for church. So when I started looking for a new church, I dressed as nicely as my circumstances allowed. I was always treated with kindness and was given a warm... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, January 20, 2005Chronic Biters Are Suppressed GenuisesI am a lifelong biter. I bite pens, pencils, my fingernails; if I'm not chewing on objects, I want food in my mouth. And now I find that my sons put everything in their mouths. Toys, fingers, books -- they, too, absent-mindedly put things in their mouths, just like I do. If I understand Freudian... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, January 19, 2005Do You Make More Than $27K? You're RICH!Please sit down before you read. This information may cause apoplexy. Do you know who the feds and the bean counters consider "rich"? Do you know who actually pays taxes in America? The facts, as released by the IRSfor the 2000 tax year, may surprise you. First of all, 96% of all taxes are paid by... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, January 18, 2005The Death of ShameA useful tool for social engineering has been destroyed in the past few decades: Shame. Once a crucial means of conveying the contempt of “civilized people” for societally and morally reprehensible behaviour, shame has been misappropriated and maligned for so long that its only mainstream,... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, January 17, 2005Are Stereotypes Necessarily Bad?LittleGirlBlue has an interesting, thought-provoking post about stereotypes in her blog. The stereotypes she mentions are Indian people are good at IT. Asian people are good at math. Black people are good at sports. White people are good at spending money and have a sense of entitlement. Mexican... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, January 14, 2005How to Really Turn on Your WomanHey, I am an expert at this...because I am a woman. And Valentine's Day is coming...lay some groundwork now and you'll reap rewards beyond your wildest dreams. So here's a list of ways you fellows can turn us ladies on to all the lovin' you want to fork out. Be clean. You want us to smell nice,... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, January 13, 2005Being Right Too Soon Is Socially UnacceptableRobert Heinlein said this. I don't know where. I don't know much about Heinlein. But I like the quote. It profoundly illustrates my life. I'll give just one of myriad examples, so as not to bore you. I took an interdisciplinary course in both my junior and senior years of college. These courses were... Sign in to see full entry. |