Tag Archives: kids

When little people get ugly

Posted on August 21, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Meg Clift of the blog site Megspot. Meg doesn’t blog often, but when she does it’s a worth-the-wait installment in the continuing adventures of a bemused and oh-so-human humorist. Meg’s Bio: “I live in … Continue reading →

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“Alexa, will you please forgive us?”

Posted on June 19, 2019 by mitchteemley

My Featured Blogger this week is Phillip Mullins of the oddly named blog site Phillip Mullins. Actually, Phillip, does have a theme: it’s science, technology (he formerly called his site “Second Rate Scientist”), family, kids, faith, life and… Well, OK, … Continue reading →

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Cooperation Isn’t Natural

Posted on May 2, 2019 by mitchteemley

…it’s Supernatural (Click on any of the pictures to start slideshow) “Go spend an hour with ants. Each of those black specks you see is a life. One whole life that you can save, take, or affect in some way. … Continue reading →

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Dear God

Posted on April 14, 2019 by mitchteemley

Actual Kids’ Letters to God Dear God… “Instead of letting people die and having to make new ones, why don’t You just keep the ones You already made?” ~Jane “In school they told us what You do. Who does it … Continue reading →

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Almost Got Him…

Posted on April 6, 2019 by mitchteemley

Just a hare more. Is there anything more useless than when children “help”? And yet they do help us. True, we help them to become adults, but more importantly, they help us to become children again. Which is what it … Continue reading →

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In Praise of the Pencil

Posted on August 30, 2018 by mitchteemley

It is the most sophisticated communication device ever created, with its own built-in replacement cartridge and delete feature. No, I’m not talking about the computer, I’m talking about the pencil. The modern pencil was invented in 1795 by Nicholas-Jacques Conte, … Continue reading →

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Kids Explain the World

Posted on June 14, 2018 by mitchteemley

When my daughter Amanda was 4 1/2, she drew the above illustration of American pioneer life. Her sister Beth, age 3, asked her why the pioneer girl was crying and why there were spiders in the covered wagon. Mandy patiently … Continue reading →

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5 Years Ago Today

Posted on June 12, 2018 by mitchteemley

After struggling to stay alive, the original Hostess Brands, originators of the modern mass-produced, pre-packaged treat, gave up the ghost in 2012 (even the preservatives they put in their snacks couldn’t keep them alive). And America mourned the loss of Wonder … Continue reading →

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Beware of Children Telling Jokes

Posted on June 7, 2018 by mitchteemley

A Throwback Thursday Offering When I was a kid, one of the top after-school TV shows was Bozo’s Circus. Bozo would cavort with forced glee in front of a live audience composed solely of screaming humans of the non-adult persuasion. … Continue reading →

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5 Year Old Exposes Truth About Barney!

Posted on May 25, 2018 by mitchteemley

My daughter Mandy was born smart. If she’d known English the day she was born, I’m sure she’d have explained to the obstetrician that he was doing it all wrong. By the time she was two that oversight had been … Continue reading →

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