During a recent camping trip with my son, we cooked our meals over the open flames of the campfire. With no recipes to follow, we dumped a bunch of meat in the pan, mixed in a few vegetables, and added some spices. As we cooked, we stopped now and then to taste the mixture, determined what it needed, and adjusted the seasonings to make it better. Read more »
Kids may be learning a lot of rules in school this year. They may be learning to raise their hands before they speak, to walk orderly in the halls, to shut off electronics during class, or to get their work done on time. But are they learning the rules necessary to succeed in life? Read more »
Having just returned from signing-up for a membership at the new neighborhood gym, I picked up Good Girls Don’t Get Fat (released last week by Harlequin). As I began reading, I wondered whether that new gym membership is going to (1) give my young daughters the message that fitness equals beauty or (2) set a good example that physical fitness is part of taking care of yourself. Read more »
Eat. Share. Bond. Organizers of today’s “Family Day – A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children” hope you’ll do all three this evening with your family to mark the occasion.
“Family Day is a national movement to bring to light the importance of family dinners and the power of family meals,” say the co-sponsors, the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) and the J.M. Smucker Company. Read more »
Yesterday we brought you the first part of 12 gifts that fathers gave to their famous sons and daughters, as told by their famous children. Those gifts were: Basic Needs, Work Ethic, Perseverance, Support/Encouragement, Independence, and Love.
Today, we bring you the other six important gifts. Again, these themes were culled from the 100 stories in Great Dads: A Celebration of Fatherhood by Jonathan Decker: Read more »
In just a few weeks, Gotham Books plans to release His Father’s Son: Earl and Tiger Woods by Tom Callahan. According to the publisher, the book “provides an unprecedented look into their lives and the remarkably close relationship that Earl and Tiger had.”
But we already know Tiger’s father Earl was a giant figure in his son’s life. Tiger said it himself upon the passing of his father: Read more »
When I was a kid, I really enjoyed watching The Lone Ranger (and no, they weren’t the original first-run episodes). The masked man — along with his trusty scout Tonto — would track down the bad guys in black and literally fight for justice. After restoring law and order, he’d hop on his white horse, shout “Hi-yo, Silver, away!” and ride off into the sunset. Often he would leave behind a silver bullet. Read more »
One of the greatest running backs ever to play football takes the field tonight for the first time with his new team. LaDainian Tomlinson (formerly with the San Diego Chargers) suits up with the New York Jets as they take on the Baltimore Ravens during week one of the NFL season. Tomlinson, or LT as he’s known, ranks #8 on the list of all-time NFL rushing leaders, and #1 among active players. Read more »
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