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I recently reached another important milestone in the parenting process. I can no longer wear my children out. In other words, I cannot subject them to enough physical exercise to cause them to be more tired than I. There was a time not long ago when all it took was skipping a nap, but now no amount of time in the pool or on a bike or in the surf can take them down. More ... A woman in her thirties barricades herself in an apartment complex. She is armed with a handgun, a couple boxes of ammunition, and an empty prescription vial of pills to "relax her." A sheriff's patrol car arrives in response to a call of "shots fired." She barely misses the first officer on the scene but shoots his marked patrol car twice. More ... Anyone who reads the words in this space each week realizes I'm no genius. It doesn't take long to fill a room with people smarter than I. But I am inquisitive. If I don't understand something, I try to get answers. Accepting the status quo or agreeing with someone because he seems smart isn't my style. I want proof. More ... 2006 • Population: 4,321,249 • People 65 and over: 12.8% • Females: 51.3% • White: 68.5% • Black: 29% • American Indian and Alaska Native: .4% • Asian: 1.1% • Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islanders: . More ... |
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