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July 30, 2011
July 30, 2011
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Are you a Hero or a Villain?

When I was 12 years old, I experienced two events that changed the course of my life: (1) I got my own paper route; and (2) my mom drove me to the bank and opened up a checking account in my name.  The reason she opened the account was because she didn’t want the job of writing a check every week to the local newspaper (Peoria Journal Star).  When we got home, she taught me how to write checks, and when the first bank statement arrived in the mail, she taught me how to reconcile the account.

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February 26, 2011
February 26, 2011
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Letting The Genie Out Of The Bottle

The year was 1988.  Georgette and I had four children – Harry, 7; Anna, 5; Maria, 4; and Laura, 1.  During the last week in May, I told my three older children that if the weather cooperated, we were going to plant a garden on Saturday.  When I told them, they all got excited and started looking forward to the adventure.

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February 19, 2011
February 19, 2011
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A Change In Behavior To The Dark Side

I’ve only been to one high school reunion since graduating in May of 1975.  I never had the desire to attend one until I received a letter in 1995 inviting me to the 20 year reunion.  After I received the invitation, I tracked down my best friend from high school.  He was living in Chicago at the time, was married, and had two children.  Like me, he had not gone to any of the previous reunions.

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January 22, 2011
January 22, 2011
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A Madman & A Student

Last week I told you I had three observations about the Arizona killings that I wanted to share with you.  My first observation (“All Behavior Originates And Proceeds From Beliefs”) was covered in last week’s article.  If you didn’t get a chance to read the article, you can find it here. 

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December 4, 2010
December 4, 2010
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Inside the Head of a Teenager

Last week Parade magazine had a cover story by Judith Newman about how the teenage brain works.  The headline of the story was: “What’s Really Going On Inside Your Teen’s Head.”  The sub headline was: “They’re moody.  Secretive.  Spacy.  Infuriating!  Now scientists are starting to figure out why.”

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November 13, 2010
November 13, 2010
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The Critic & The EXTREME Parent

On a Friday night about eight years ago, I got myself into an argument with one of my college age children (“the college student”).  The argument centered around a certain movie that I thought was morally objectionable.  At one point, the college student blurted out: “Dad, most Catholics would not agree with you about this movie.  You’re too extreme when comes to things like this.  I can only think of two other people who would agree with you: grandmother (my mom) and Aunt Patty.”

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November 7, 2010
November 7, 2010
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A Revolution Against Fatherhood

Webster’s Dictionary defines the word revolution as “a sudden, radical, or complete change … a fundamental change in the way of thinking about or visualizing something.”

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October 30, 2010
October 30, 2010
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Religion On A Sleeve

A Son and His Father

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October 23, 2010
October 23, 2010
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Say Hello To Your New “Friend”

In last week’s article, A Prowler In The House, I threw down the gauntlet and challenged fathers to start conducting surprise inspections of their son’s iPods, cell phones, computers, and other devices.*

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