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Category Archives: problems
Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare
I’m kind of wondering how you’ll all feel about this. Do you think you should pay the same for your insurance than those around you that are really living unhealthy lifestyles? More and more companies are starting to do this … Continue reading
Posted in bad habits, behavior, choices, diets, differences, discrimination, emotions, feelings, habits, health care, illness's, insurance, lifestyles, obese, opinions, people, problems, smoking, things, Uncategorized
Tagged bad habits, behavior, choices, diets, differences, discrimination, emotions, feelings, habits, health care, illness's, insurance, obese, opinions, people, smoking, things
18 Comments
Talking about weight with children
Since 1980, the number of overweight kids has tripled. According to WebMD, it is harder for parents to broach the issue of weight with their kids, than even sex or drugs. Is it a difficult issue for your family to … Continue reading
Posted in afraid, behavior, childhood, children, choices, conversations, differences, eating habits, emotions, fears, feelings, food, hurt feelings, kids, obese, opinions, overweight, parent's, people, problems, sadness, things, Uncategorized
Tagged afraid, behavior, childhood, children, choices, conversations, differences, eating habits, emotions, fears, feelings, food, hurt feelings, kids, obesity, opinions, overweight, parent's, people, problems, sadness, things
10 Comments
Too much alcohol for this little guy
Have you all seen this? Has your child ever been served something they shouldn’t have been served? Will this make you check your child’s drink from now on?
Posted in children, dangers, eating out, fast food, food, kids, mistakes, opinions, parent's, people, problems, restaurants, things
Tagged applebee's, children, dangers, eating out, fast food, food, kids, mistakes, opinions, parent's, people, problems, restaurants, things
5 Comments
This Year, I Resolve To….
…I don’t know. I haven’t the foggiest idea about what I should resolve to do, because for a ridiculous number of years, I’ve been resolving to lose the same ten pounds (plus the ten that I added that year, which … Continue reading
Posted in bad habits, behavior, bucket list, changes, discipline, dreams, happy new year, life, lifestyles, new years, opportunities, problems, self control, traditions, wishes
Tagged changes, New Year, resolutions
22 Comments
Would it stop you?
I know that we have at least one ex-smoker on this blog, and one person who has never, ever tried a cigarette. And likely, everyone else falls somewhere on that scale, since statistics tell us that 1 in 5 adults … Continue reading
Posted in addictions, adulthood, adults, arguments, behavior, choices, cigarettes, dangers, gimmicks, government, health, lifestyles, opinions, overbearing, problems, questions, scare, Uncategorized
Tagged addiction, opinion, smoking
32 Comments
Printer Trouble
Ellen posted this on her Facebook, and it made me laugh so hard I cried. Why? Because that afternoon, I’d had almost the exact same conversation – in the same tone – with MY printer, only it was over the … Continue reading
Can Money Buy Happiness?
This is a really good question. Can money buy happiness? I think the answer to this question is going to vary depending on the age of the person you ask. I really do feel when you’re young and in love, … Continue reading
Personal Responsibility
I have a tiny little rant coming….just to warn you. This is something that just went into my craw and stayed there. I can’t stop thinking about it and I mean that in more ways than one. This is something … Continue reading
Posted in anger, behavior, choices, facebook, fears, feelings, internet, jobs, kids, life lessons, parent's, people, photo's, problems, things
Tagged anger, behavior, choices, facebook, fears, feelings, internet, jobs, kids, life lessons, parent's, people, photo's, pictures, problems, teenagers, things
20 Comments
Is 16 to young to drive?
Last week we had a couple of very tragic accidents claiming the lives of many of our young people. Here is the news story of one of them. Several things came out after this article. There was no alcohol involved … Continue reading
Posted in accidents, age, behavior, children, choices, differences, discipline, drivers ed, driving, fears, good habits, kids, laws, life, live and learn, people, Political Correctness, problems, teachers, teenagers, things, Uncategorized, vehicles
Tagged accidents, age, behavior, children, choices, discipline, drivers ed, driving, fears, good habits, kids, laws, life, life lessons, live and learn, people, Political Correctness, problems, teachers, teenagers, things, vehicles
35 Comments
Sarasota doctor’s license revoked for aborting wrong fetus
I’d like to thank SKL for bringing this story to my attention. I’m not going to write anything about it. I’m just copying the story for you and would like to hear what you have to say or what you … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, choices, dangers, developmental delays, differences, doctors, down's syndrome, emotions, feelings, grief, health, in vitro fertilization, mistakes, people, pregnancy, pregnant, problems, responsibility, sadness, things, today's times
Tagged abortion, behavior, choices, dangers, developmental delays, differences, doctors, down's syndrome, emotions, fears, feelings, grief, health, mistakes, people, pregnancy, pregnant, problems, responsibility, sadness, things, today's times
21 Comments
It’s for the Children
This just blows my mind. I cannot wrap my head around this. My first reaction to this woman (after making fun of her pronunciation of “cheeuldrun”) was to yell, “GO TO THE LIBRARY, YOU MORON!!!” At that point, Steve left … Continue reading
Posted in adults, behavior, government, internet, lazy, politics, problems, sad
Tagged adults, behavior, children, choices, lifestyles, people
11 Comments
All or nothing
When I heard this last week on the news I couldn’t believe it. We used to live in Minnetonka so when I heard that name, my attention was right there. They want to remove more than 100 bus stop benches. … Continue reading
Posted in activities, advertising, bus stops, changes, choices, dangerous, elderly, news, people, problems, things, Uncategorized
Tagged activities, advertising, bus stops, changes, choices, dangerous, elderly, handicaps, news, people, problems, things, transportation
10 Comments
Zero Tolerance
I got this from someone I know who reads here but doesn’t comment much. They wanted our view on this. We’ve all heard of “zero tolerance” and I think we’ve discussed it here before. I think at this point, most people … Continue reading
Food fights have sure changed
This story was brought to my attention by SKL. “A 13-year-old girl who threw vegetables in a cafeteria worker’s face sparked a fist-fight that ended with criminal charges being filed against the worker, who apparently didn’t find the incident very … Continue reading
Posted in adults, anger, behavior, childhood, children, choices, discipline, food fights, kids, learning, paraprofessionals, people, problems, school, self esteem, special ed, teachers, things, Uncategorized
Tagged adults, anger, behaviors, cafeteria, childhood, children, choices, discipline, food fight, kids, learning, paraprofessionals, people, problems, school, self esteem, special ed, students, teachers, things
19 Comments
PETA Vs. Punxsutawney Phil
It seems the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals are now trying to save Punxsutawney Phil. You know him. He’s the groundhog that is used in Pennsylvania every Feb. 2 to tell us how much more winter we’ll have … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, differences, feelings, ground hogs day, people, problems, Punxsutawney Phil, things, trouble, Uncategorized
Tagged Animals, differences, feelings, ground hogs day, people, peta, problems, Punxsutawney Phil, things, trouble
15 Comments
Cell Phone Frustration
Lately, I’ve been researching new cell phone carriers. We currently have AT&T, which Kim Komando affectionately refers to as having “more bars in fewer places”… in direct contrast to their actual slogan of, “more bars in more places.” Gotta say, … Continue reading
Winning…..or not??
I was talking to my sister-in-law Nancy a few weeks ago and I was kind of making fun of a girlfriend of mine who entered all these dumb contests online. She really thinks she going to win a laptop or … Continue reading
Posted in addictions, behavior, choices, contests, differences, life lessons, memory, people, prizes, problems, scams, things, trivia, Uncategorized
Tagged addictions, behavior, choices, contests, differences, life lessons, memory, mistakes, people, prizes, problems, scams, things, trivia
18 Comments
No alcohol allowed
We just built a new stadium for our University of Minnesota Gophers. It’s called the TCF Bank Stadium. All very fine and good. But some “do gooders” have decided that it’s going to be an alcohol free zone. Okay, that’s … Continue reading
Posted in activities, adults, alcohol, behavior, choices, college student, differences, getting drunk, kids, learning, life, life lessons, opinions, people, problems, things, today's times, Uncategorized
Tagged activities, adults, alcohol, behavior, choices, college student, differences, getting drunk, kids, learning, life, life lessons, opinions, people, problems, school, things
12 Comments
Doing what’s right for ALL the kids
I’ve always stood behind public schools. Maybe because I worked in one for so many years. Maybe because I’ve had pretty good luck with them and my boys were happy there “for the most part.” I’m not really sure. It … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, disappointment, education, fears, feelings, kids, parent's, people, problems, school, small towns, taxes, teachers, things
Tagged behavior, childhood, children, choices, differences, disappointment, education, fears, feelings, kids, learning, memories, parent's, people, problems, schools, small towns, taxes, teachers, things
40 Comments
Where do bugs go when it gets cold?
This was the Good Question the other night and I have to wonder if everyone else has these stupid asian beetles and box elder bugs in their house. “Some bugs die, like mayflies and mosquitoes. The new insects are newly hatched … Continue reading
Posted in asian beetles, box elder bugs, environment, people, problems, things
Tagged asian beetles, box elder bugs, environment, people, problems, things
15 Comments
White House and Fox News in fisticuffs….
I haven’t really been paying a whole lot of attention to the “feud” between the White House and Fox News. I don’t watch this news channel unless my brother is here. I did watch Glen Beck now and then during … Continue reading
Posted in behavior, choices, differences, fears, feelings, fighting, fox news, glen beck, government, life, obama, opinions, people, politics, presidents, problems, things, today's times, tv
Tagged behavior, choices, differences, fears, feelings, fighting, fox news, glen beck, government, life, obama, opinions, people, politics, presidents, problems, things, today's times, tv
15 Comments
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