Crunching his teeth, well, his dentures, on two pieces at a time of crunchy pork bacon he had just jammed into his mouth, he didn't miss a chew, when I asked his opinion on the recent World Health Organization's report…
Here’s something to read,” I said while handing my twenty-something daughter the Business Section of Sunday’s Los Angeles Times. What a chance I was taking. But I had technology on my side, as the article I was promoting and this…
CREATING A PINOCCHIO While she went to the counter to pick up the food order, Mom left her blonde curly-haired, dimpled darling at the table in the small eatery. Upon her return, on the restaurant wall was a…
1) STAY AWAY FROM McDonald's 2) STAY AWAY FROM Jack in the Box 3) STAY AWAY FROM Popeye’s Chicken …
"MOMMIE, WHY ARE THEY CARRYING SIGNS?" Even when parents don’t see it as a conscious decision, we are always calling the game when it comes to creating a value system for the family. At the…
WE DIDN'T COME AS WORKERS It was hard to understand how those people, who looked like me, were singing while happily picking cotton in the hot southern sun. But my 11th grade U.S. History book, in 1953, had vivid pictures…
Is Old Time Alexander To Blame For New Time Steve ? My parenting style is referred to by many as “Old School.” I’ll buy that without hesitating. I’ll buy it without any call for revision. I’m old. I’m Old…
The young college student declared her independence by letting her parents know that, in no uncertain terms, she was tired of their oversight and had only “tolerated” them during her earlier years. This seemingly outrageous declaration was made one morning,…