Ron DeSantis: Men Should Owe ‘Support’ To Women They Impregnate ‘From Conception’ Democrats wanted a required cash bond as part of the state’s six-week abortion ban signed by the Governor. Republicans spiked the amendment. In Iowa, Ron DeSantis is taking a firm stance in favor of men being obligated to pay support to women carrying Read More…
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An Early-Eighties Band In Need Of Hits,
Toto: Steve Porcaro, David Hungate, Steve Lukather, Bobby Kimball, David Paich and Jeff Porcaro in May 1982. Credit: Michael Ochs Archives Take an early-Eighties band in need of hits, a mid-tempo song about a conflicted missionary on a parched savanna, a catchy-as-hell keyboard hook and one of the most syllable-heavy lines in pop music. Read More…
Family Working Together Stays Together
I posted a photo of our 13-year-old doing her end of the month calculations. She handles our household grocery budget each month. I was shocked at how many messages I got telling me she was too young to have so much responsibility. They labeled me a lazy mom and I took it as a compliment Read More…
Bad Behavior In Children
My 14-year-old son thinks it’s funny to challenge me in public where I don’t want to discipline him in front of other people. How can I address this problem? This brings back memories. I was that 14 year old son 47 years ago and I mouthed off to my quick-witted Spanish mom in front of Read More…
Car Buying Is Not Always A Pretty Picture
Do I have any rights if the car I bought turns out to be stolen? Can the police just take it off me with no compensation? Back in 1968, my father got a good deal on a nice car. He was a Chief Petty Officer in the Navy, and one evening at the base’s NCO Read More…
The History of CTRL + ALT + DELETE
In 2013, Bill Gates admitted ctrl+alt+del was a mistake and blamed IBM. Here’s the story of how the key combination became famous in the first place. In the spring of 1981, David Bradley was part of a select team working from a nondescript office building in Boca Raton, Fla. His task: to help build IBM’s Read More…







