Thirty-something speaks
Quit multitasking and just swing the bat
Mike Maddock
      I should have known better than to tell my son to do more than one thing at a time. After all, he is genetically bound to struggle with more than one task performed simultaneously. That's because he is a male, and he is my son. I can get a whole list of things accomplished if I do those things one at a time and without interruption, but life doesn't work that way.
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Boy Scout does his duty to help people
      According to the Topix Editor in Dorr, Michigan, an 11- year- old Boy Scout finds a wallet containing $800 in cash at the church where Troop 90 meets. The Scout, J. R. Bouterse, immediately reports his find to an adult in the Scout Troop meeting room.
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It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
The perfect woman
Mike Cox
      Rick was the drummer for our band when we were teenagers, and the only member to make music a career. He is north of 50 these days and still plays for a living. He doesn't have a good health plan, no company retirement, and gets no paid sick leave or vacation days.
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