Recent content by Mack

Baking soda and vinegar in various combinations or with water really can clean a lot of things very well. Rubbing alcohol or a little bleach in water is great for sanitizing.

I have a friend who became a heart surgeon who treats my dad as his patient. We were in cub scouts together and my dad was the scout master. It's always a little surreal when we all see each other.

My wife applied for a job a couple of years ago that she was very qualified for. She scored 110 on the application. During the interview, the interviewers kept stressing that money was tight. She turned it down because they weren't willing to pay her what she's worth.

When we go for long trips, my kids and I make it a point to look for "the ten ugliest things" that we see along the way. It's amazing what you will find when you look!

The cost of everything is going up, but wages don't ever seem to go up. If Congress does not pass the bill to prevent payroll taxes from going up by $1000 a year, I don't know what I will do! I don't have it.

Looks like taxes will be going up for the middle class but not for the upper class. Does this seem fair to you? It sure doesn't feel fair to me.

All human beings, including kids, have a need to express themselves and to be who they are. I think the key is to channel that energy positively. Maybe this kid is a budding leader with leadership traits that should be groomed and encouraged.

The Senate made some changes to the pay roll tax cut extension bill sent to them by the House. 89 out of 100 senators voted in favor of it. The House won't even bring the Senate version to a vote and wrote a new bill in the eleventh hour now that all the senators have left town. I smell a rat!

I will cross country ski but down hill skiing is not for me at all. I could hack the ski lodge, but for all the stuff other than for skiing!

I am so old that they probably don't make the toys that I remember! I had a really nice train set. I guess those will never go out of style for Christmas.

Of all things, if I drink too much tea, I get heartburn. This never used to happen to me. Maybe it's the brand of tea that's not agreeing with me.

If you can do something proactive to learn some new strategies before the inevitable stress hit, that would probably be very good. Maybe some good books would help you.

A psychiatrist is a medical doctor who specializes in conditions related to the brain and brain chemistry. If a psychiatrist wanted to put my kid on medication, I would not second guess the doctor at all.

Yes, raising my taxes by $1500 IS a BIG deal to me. It would not be a very big deal at all to the top 1 per cent in this country that politicians seem to be hell bent on protecting from any kind of tax increase. It doesn't seem right to me.

All I can think of is that there needs to be negative consequences that mean something to the back talker. Somehow he has to make the connection that back talk is not accepted.