Thirty-something speaks
Perception is reality
Mike Maddock
      My kids like to play a game when they jump off the diving board. They can't do gainers or can openers, and diving is a rarity so as they spring off the board they do imitations instead. My five- year- old son will perform his best Kung Fu Panda with a "Hi- Ya!" and a leg kick before he splashes into the deep end.
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Prison with bear essentials
      There are few wardens in this nation's prison systems that couldn't benefit from reliable volunteer help. Most prisons survive under inadequate budgets because nobody likes to pay for prisoner incarceration - although everybody is happy to see bad guys sent away.
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It's not a criticism, it's an observation.
From son to father to grandfather
Mike Cox
      On a Thursday in late November 1969, Father's Day changed for me. I sat in a hospital delivery room and waited for my first son to enter the world. My own father sat with me and quietly kept me calm by saying the things he knew I was worried about.
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