Wendyk5

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6 days 17 hours ago I love my Vitamix

That's all.
6 days 17 hours ago School talent show

Just watched my 9 year old daughter rock a drum solo. Girl drummers rock!
1 week 6 days ago I'd like to be drinking a

I'd like to be drinking a Maharajah and eating some smokin' hot vindaloo. But I'm not. 
2 weeks 14 hours ago Touches a nerve

Having spent the last seven years watching my kids play soccer, football, hockey, basketball, softball, and baseball, I feel like I've seen just about every situation. My daughter plays softball (she's 9) and her team and coaches are so competition-averse, it's awful. The team is pretty bad (it's like watching the 12 stooges), and half the girls don't even want to be there, but instead of setting goals and working to improve, the coach downplays winning and says things like, "Let's just enjoy being together." Really? Then why play sports? Sports teach you how to lose - that's an important lesson to learn in life. There's nothing shameful about losing. There's more shame in not trying than there is in losing. Some parents are so afraid of their children feeling pain and rejection and self-doubt, they choose to avoid them altogether by taking the competition out of the equation. What a huge mistake! And the way these parents deal with "injuries" is pathetic. Maybe it's because they're girls (which makes it even worse in my book), but if someone falls down, she immediately starts screaming and the parent runs out and carries her off the field. Teaching them to walk it off (when it clearly isn't a serious injury) helps them to become more resilient. 

 
2 weeks 4 days ago I tend to agree - sounds like

I tend to agree - sounds like UM put the screws to Dr. Anzalone. He's doing too much tap-dancing for it to be anything else. 
2 weeks 6 days ago Does this mean you want Ohio

Does this mean you want Ohio State and Urban Meyer to succeed? 
3 weeks 2 hours ago Tony Soprano sent his kid to

Tony Soprano sent his kid to ND. 
3 weeks 1 day ago My son started playing flag

My son started playing flag when he was 5 and stopped when it turned into tackle in 6th grade. He was a pretty good quarterback, and had the build for it, but even if he was the next coming of Tom Brady, there's no way I'd let him play tackle football. It's just not worth it. He'll likewise play hockey until they allow hits, and then he'll be done (both from my side and from his. He doesn't like getting hit). I think there are guys who are just physically tough and relish the hitting, and don't worry about the consequences. Those are they guys that need to be protected. 
3 weeks 4 days ago If I'm Coach Hoke, I may not

If I'm Coach Hoke, I may not be saying it publicly, but this is the game. Yeah, Ohio is The Game, but we broke that streak last year. This is the streak that needs to end. Now. 
3 weeks 6 days ago Pat Forde just tweeted he's

Pat Forde just tweeted he's one of the best. Lots of ass-smooching on this one. 
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