Helping the Lakewood Officers' Families
Donations are being accepted at the following places:1. Lakewood Police Independent Guild website2. Forza Coffee Company's website3. Any Forza location (list)Follow developments on twitter (@scotters and hashtag of #WAShooting).

And I Didn't Know What To Think...
There was something from Sammy's taekwondo belt testing yesterday that struck me, and I didn't know what to think about it. And still don't.No, nothing about the testing or Sammy's performance. It was another student. The taekwondo uniform standard for flag patches on the uniform traditionally is the Korean flag below the left shoulder (on the sleeve), and the US flag on the right. This other

Why We Don't Say How Beautiful You Are...
Let me set straight the record: men like women. And most of the time we do indeed think you are beautiful. But why do we not tell you this?The short version: it's your fault. That's right, women, your fault.The explanation, before I find an angry (but beautiful) mob storming toward my door:From our perspective:1. If we do so at work, it will be harassment. [A risk to our job]2. If we do it

Tony Hawk Ride Giveaway...
Jessica Gottlieb's got the giveaway going on here. Go, enter to win a copy of the Tony Hawk Ride.PS The previous story of the strange link between Jessica and me, here.

Homeschool Updates...
...be prepared, since there will likely be several posted Thursday, Friday, and maybe even over the weekend. JoAnn's off to a retreat, so I'll be working from home much of Thursday and all of Friday (or at least trying to, and at the bare minimum, pretending to). Will be just me and the three oldest. [Strangely enough, writing that last bit felt kinda strange...guess we do now have a "large"