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This is a great success story for mental health. It is now federal law that insurance companies must provide mental health benefits to members at the same rate they provide physical benefits.
On one hand, it’s too bad that companies must have a law to tell them to do this. On the [...]
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Yes, those wonderful words were likely uttered by my friend’s Principal recently as some kids were told they’d done enough damage to the school-year and were asked to leave. One was given independent study, the other kicked out … for good reason. Apparently, his parent gave the school a false address in order to attend. [...]
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We so often talk about the wild side of life. In movies, in books, even in our own imaginations we seek that wild craziness so often seen. I remember as a kid growing up in the 70’s a show called “Thrill-seekers” where people sought out their wild side on film. Hang-gliders, crazy motorcycle jumps [...]
I’m always making typos. A friend just found one last night on a post and brought it to my attention. This is due to me still being a “search-and-plunk” typist and also the fact that I don’t go back and proof like a I should. In fact, most days the posts you read are posted [...]
I am sure there are people who have read my blog who think I am quite taken with myself. That couldn’t be further from the truth. I am my biggest critic, always trying to fix what is wrong with myself and rarely sitting back to enjoy my achievements. I see life and blogs as processes [...]
Just like the many mens ties I’ve worn through the years, I’ve used a myriad of methods and formats to host and insert photos into my blog posts. I have learned a lot and come up with some “non-negotiables” for my own images.
Don’t use Gallery
Gallery is free and as such there is no support to [...]
The Foundation for a Better Life puts out PSA videos and tv commercials like the one above. You may have seen them and thought them to be from the Mormon or other church organization. I did until I checked it out. They are a privately funded organization dedicated to improving the world through media. Their [...]
This is a weekly collection of 6-12 excellent posts and stumbles I ran across through the week. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did.
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Predictions for the Academy Awards – DJ/Blogger Malcolm lists his predictions or the Academy Awards. Now that they’re over … see if he was right! I always like to [...]
With about 34 teaching days left until the high stakes California standards test, I and my colleagues are sprinting toward the finish line. I’ve done a few things to make sure my kids get what they need to grow. As teachers, we have many measures we use to determine if we’ve been successful but the [...]
My after-school guitar students always come in with two questions: “When can I take a guitar home” and “Can I have a pick.” To the first question I reply that they need to play 3 chords reasonable well before I will let them take a school guitar home. To the second I say: “Learn to [...]
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