Category Archives: Sports

March 18, 2010

A Normal Education? Graduation Rates and Sports

Raise the standards of the educational providers, the environments we call educational, and move the needle away from stats…and you just might uncover a special talent in each child. If we fail to change our perspective, then all we have done is maintain the status quo so that terms like tenure, election, and tax base proliferate our communities. Get the system on track THEN communicate student expectations. Driving reverse at 80 mph only endangers the rest of us. Continue reading →

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March 17, 2010

Ben Roethlisberger: Just Another Famous Athlete or Abuser?

I cannot imagine an African-American athlete dealing with a second sexual assault charge in less then a year being treated with such kid gloves. Maybe we have matured and it really isn’t about race. Continue reading →

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March 10, 2010

Competing Sexes

So, as we wake from our competitive hangover from days-gone-by we find ourselves wondering what will be next. Where will the next opportunity arise that will finally bring us back from the doldrums of adulthood. Yes! That’s it! Our children! How could I have forgotten…maybe I could be the father that pushes my son into sports and training fit for the pros…maybe I could be a stage mother and start off with a pageant or two…I know, I will be the best board member for my local nonprofit, the top Uncle, neighbor, and contributor to my church. Continue reading →

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March 9, 2010

Man-Up or Stand Up? The American Boy is in Trouble

I say with great confidence and sadness that our young boys are at a crossroads. Our boys are flailing in the wind with no direction, purpose, or sense of self. Continue reading →

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February 23, 2010

Are YOU Normal?

It becomes increasingly obvious that a segment of the population fears the word NORMAL. Maybe some folks think that it implies less than, adequate, or maybe even average when in fact it has NOTHING to do with performance! Continue reading →

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January 29, 2010

Has Your Marriage Been Condemned…by You?

..it is Normal and not going through these emotional cycles would make you abnormal. Life is often a great mythical tragedy filled with love, passion, romance, defeat, and rebirth…the question is whether you can weather this stage of your marriage to make a decision that will truly point you in a direction of emotional prosperity…with or without your spouse. Continue reading →

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January 28, 2010

Will Watering Your Marriage Bring it Back to Life?

get to Stage 3 in the Divorce Life-Cycle. You must have thought that after the Irritation and Contemplation stages we would never be able to think about resuscitating a relationship that has caused great distress in recent weeks, months, and years. Continue reading →

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January 27, 2010

The Divorce Life-Cycle Part 2

Being real with ourselves goes along way in communicating needs, fears, wants, and decisions in a humane and thoughtful manner. If your relationship even has a shot to get to the Irrigation stage, you have to tread with soft gloves as you sift through your memories, past actions and decisions, reasons for break-ups and hook-ups…because not doing so keeps you in an emotionally high gear with your feet firmly planted on the gas and the break of your marriage.
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January 26, 2010

The Tuesday Tiptoe-When Divorce Seems Inevitable

Whether it is the man or woman that becomes increasingly irritated with their spouse one thing becomes clear…as one partner’s irritation increases—the likelihood is that their spouses irritation goes up too! Continue reading →

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January 25, 2010

Why Marriage and Football Don’t Mix…or do they?

Well, we made it! Whew! Another gauntlet of a regular season in the NFL, 3 playoff rounds, and a meaningless Pro Bowl and the Grand-Daddy of them all…The Super Bowl…in two weeks that is ! The question is can we … Continue reading →

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