Author Archives: carl

Build a Better Blog Week 1 ~ Day 1

I have decided to pursue this venture as a business type model rather than just a hobby.  That in mind, I am not trying to sell stuff.  There are other ways to profit off of what I write.

With that in mind I have joined a cohort to help ramp up my blog and blogging efforts.  The cool thing about this is I am in a cohort with 25 other bloggers who are spreading their wings.

Here is a list of my cohort members. Check them out when you get a few minutes, from what I am seeing there is a lot of fabulous advice and information out here.Building our Blogs in 2012

 

 

 

Cheers ~Carl

The Elephants Tail

Many times, we have need to take a breather from the responsibilities in our world.  Our wives might go to a day spa, get a new hair style, handbag or whatever, since those aren’t our style we need to find unique methods to decompress.  Find out here:!

>the new year

>It seems like yesterday we were dropping our son off at the group home. In a little more than 10 days, he will be moving home. I am so excited, as is the rest of the family. He has made so many positive strides in the last 6 months that I can’t believe sometimes that he is the same kid. Kudos to the staff at the care facility that took him in, took the time to get to know him and through him, got to know our family. The work that they do is fantastic. I would be remiss if I thought that there would be no bumps in the road. But bumps in the road is what leads to a good life. A life well lived. Now, when he comes home, he will be returning to public school. How his life is will depend in a large part on how they treat him, and how he responds to what happens in the district. Of course, our response to events in his life will determine a large portion of his success. We have a new rule in our house.You can’t speak bad about the school in our house. Why? negativity feeds on itself. by promoting the bad things, we bring nothing positive to the table about having to spend time each day at the school. If all the kids hear and say is negative, why would they be excited to go there? and shouldn’t school be a good place to go? This doesn’t mean that we are going to rest on our laurels. We are still going to be vigilant. We are still going to be outspoken about what goes on in our district, but we also will be mindful of how we speak in front of the kids. They know that there are issues in the school system, but they also need to know that school and education is a negative thing. They need to learn through us that there is an appropriate way of dealing with things. It is my hope that this lesson will not fall on deaf ears and blind eyes. School and education are an integral part of the american dream. It is out duty as parents to help the kids be excited about learning. That said, if the school does something that is contrary to the education plan for any of our kids, I will be screaming loud and hard about it. If necessary, my wife and I are both fully capable of home-schooling our children at any point in their scholastic life. We choose not to at this point because the kids need social skills. They need to interact with other people their age. More later,Happy New Year everybody.