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Education > Homeschooling Comparing homeschooling and traditional education: 1 of 28
I am a product of the public school system. Ever since I knew I was going to be a parent it was on my heart to home school. My wife is the daughter of two college professors with aunts and uncles in the public school system. Every time I brought up homeschooling with her it was like hitting a brick wall. She didn't want to h... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking (Other) Cooking guidelines to please your family: 2 of 7
A Home With Only Three Things on the Menu is a Happy Home. My home only has three items on its menu. Now I have to admit a little bit of semantics is at play here. But, bare with me a little and get the bonus of being able to establish a winning menu for every meal in your home too; plus a little entertainment. Shortly after... More..
Personal Finance > Managing Credit Debit vs. credit cards: Determining what's better: 5 of 17
Credit Card or Debit Card? Use the Power Tool! Are you savvy and shrewd with your method of paying for your purchases? The majority of us are consumers who regularly spend money in one fashion or another, whether it is by cash, check, money order, credit cards, or debit cards. Credit cards have presented a problem for many i... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Government & Policies Abortion: The legal process and history: 11 of 30
Love is fun. Sex is free. Cause I graduated in the class of '73! The year Roe V Wade became the law of the land. Norma McCorvey the Jane Roe of the infamous decision has had a change of heart. Since my younger foolish days, I also have had a change of heart. Abortion is a polarizing topic. Around it centers the debate over w... More..
Arts & Humanities > Awareness & Reality Why the passing of time seems to accelerate as we age: 18 of 45
As we get older and older time seems to go by faster and faster. There is a simple mathematical explanation for this. A unit of time whether it is a second, minute, hour, day, week, month, year, decade, century, or millennium is fixed and does not change. Even so it is a very common human perception that the years go by fast... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Barroom tricks: 1 of 1
Barroom Tricks! Probably my favorite barroom trick is tying a cigarette into a knot, stomping on it, untying the knot and then smoking it. I'll get back to that one, but another quick and easy trick is holding a lit cigarette between your thump and forefinger with the end of the butt touching one and the burning end touching... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise & Weight Loss Tips for exercising even when you don't have time: 25 of 39
Welcome to the Secret Weapon to get the exercise you need and save time in the process! For cardiac health all you need is 20 minutes at your target heart rate three times a week. Most of the time this is easier said than done with our busy lives. It is important to find what works for you and what lets you be consistent. Be... More..
Relationships & Family > Gay & Lesbian Issues Are people born gay?: 70 of 102
People are born sinners. Myself included. Sin comes in many flavors. The drunkard, the thief, the adulteress, the crack head or meth head or drug addict, the liar, the fornicator, etc. Many flavors! What sets sins apart from other behavior? There are deleterious consequences that are easily evident resulting from participati... More..
Food & Drink > Ethnic & International Foods Amazing foods of Asia: 10 of 13
Kimchi or Kimchee is a traditional Korean dish and a very amazing Asian food. I have found people either love Kimchi or they hate it. It is rare that you will find anyone in between. There are many variations of kimchi, so if you find one is not to your liking there could very well be another that is. Also, you will never fi... More..
Hobbies & Games > Board Games How to improve your chess skills: 29 of 30
LEARN TO KEEP SCORE IN CHESS! Learn to keep score in chess! Now everybody knows there is NO score keeping in chess...;-) But, I beg to differ! As a general rule: material advantage wins in any chess game. Now the fascinating thing about chess is a player can come from behind and still win with a brilliant move. Regardless, t... More..