As a child, summers were spent playing outside. We would leave the house after breakfast, play in the sprinkler, roller skate in the street, swing, running bare foot through the backyards of neighbors, drinking from the water hose, and getting an occasional treat from the ice cream truck. We would return home for dinner then escape outside again until the street lights came or we saw the first fireflies! If it rained we put together puzzles, made play-dough, and cut out pa

I once had a staff member who worked for me. His nationality and religious background was contrary to mine, while I tried to be respectful of his beliefs, I often plunged into discussions about upcoming Christian and Hebrew celebrations. After a time, he made a statement which took me by surprise. His observation was that our holidays seemed to be joyous occasions that included feasting and time with family and friends; remembering when something good from our history. He

I read an article the other day about the Södra Älvsborg Rescue Service Association of Sweden. Firefighters are approaching people on the beach and snatching their cell phones! Why you may ask... The firefighters are trying to improve beach safety by redirecting the parent's attention from their cell phones to their children playing in the surf. I think it odd that complete strangers feel compelled to alert parents of the potential dangers of their children on the beach, b