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Bad Dad: Sick, Stupid or Just a Jerk

No, not the dad who spends more time, money and energy entertaining his girlfriend than his kid. I’m talking about Todd Marcum, the father who gives new meaning to the word “repulsive.” The Oregon father of four young children recently admitted to police that he regularly used an electronic dog collar to shock his children. So why would a grown man terrorize a 9,8,6, and 3-year-old with a device used to control animals? According to police, Marcum didn’t use the electronic dog collar as a form of punishment, or as a way to shock his kids into submission. Rather, arresting … Continue reading →

Adoption in the Little House TV Series, Season Seven

My last blogs have talked about adoption storylines in “Little House on the Prairie”, the 1970s TV series that still airs in reruns several times a day. You can access the first blog in the series by clicking here. In season seven’s “Silent Cry”, a couple considers adopting two brothers, but they are concerned that the younger son’s refusal to speak means more than they can handle, so the orphanage agrees to allow only the older one to be adopted. The two boys run away to the School for the Blind which the Ingalls’ friends and family run. Their new … Continue reading →

Preparing for the Storm

When you live in the woods, you have to be prepared. Gustav and Hanna have been in the news lately, as everyone pays close attention to the hurricane and severe storm watches and warnings. I have been no exception. The little weather alert has been popping up on my browser for the last two days, warning me of severe storms with high winds and possible flooding in my area. While I am not too concerned that we will find ourselves in a situation that requires evacuation, I still need to pay attention to the weather reports, especially because of those … Continue reading →

Don’t Buy Cheap

One of the things that can be said about my household is that we try not to have anything cheap. That doesn’t mean that we spend a lot of money on stuff, it just means that we aim for good quality for things no matter what they are or how we acquired them. Something in frugal living, it is easy to go for the dollar store mentality, shopping for things that are cheap. Personally, unless there is no way around it, we would rather do without than afford something that is not up to snuff. For example, we went without … Continue reading →

Sniff, Sniff…the Best Tearjerker Movie List – Part 2

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Continue with me on my tearjerker journey through some of the movies that made me cry over the years. 6. Brian’s Song Wow, I must have been all of eight years old when I saw this one. It was a made-for-television movie, but it tore through my young heart nonetheless. It is the true story of Chicago Bears teammates Brian Piccolo (played by James Caan), who was white and Gale Sayers (played by the oh-so-handsome Billy Dee Williams), who was black. The two opposites attract and become best friends – that is until Brian Piccolo is struck down with cancer … Continue reading →

Roe Messner Remarries

The husband of Tammy Faye married on December 7th in Las Vegas and some thought it a bit shocking. Roe Messner is best known as the second husband of Tammy Faye Bakker. Tammy Faye was the well known and beloved wife of televangelist Jim Bakker – best known as the mastermind behind the PTL Network and the Christian theme park Heritage USA. Roe Messner was the contractor who built the popular Heritage USA resort and a friend of the Bakker’s. But things turned ugly in March 1987, when Jessica Hahn said Bakker had raped her then staff member Messner paid … Continue reading →

Exploring The Great State of Wisconsin

I’ll be honest; it took me a while to embrace the state of Wisconsin. Can you blame me? I moved to the Dairy State from sun-kissed shores of Hawaii to attend school. I eventually settled in the northeast portion of the state when I accepted a job there and later made it my “home” when I married a Wisconsin native. Whereas, I have blogged about Wisconsin’s many natural attributes I realize I’ve only scratched the surface. My current home state has a ton to offer visitors (many of whom come in droves during the fall and winter to watch their … Continue reading →

Spaceballs (1987)

My older sisters went to see “Spaceballs” when it first came out, and I remember them telling my mom bits and snatches from it. I was excited to watch it last night – and was so disappointed. The potential was amazing – the delivery, not so much. “Spaceballs” is a spoof on “Star Wars.” Mel Brooks directed the film and also starred as President Skroob. The Spaceballs are running out of air on their planet, and they have come up with an evil plan to travel to the nearby planet of Druidia and steal all the air, transporting it back … Continue reading →

Swimming with Kangaroos and Author/Publisher/Pet Rescuer Dindy Robinson: Part I

Dindy Robinson runs the Swimming Kangaroo Books publishing company with her husband Bill. Like her name (both her given and her company’s), she is quite the colorful character who also happens to be quite the animal lover. She was kind enough to take time from her busy duties to answer my questions. Following below and in Part II are her answers. Courtney Mroch: How did you come up with the name “Swimming Kangaroo” for your publishing company? (It is very catchy!) Dindy Robinson: It’s from a family joke. We were carrying on a debate with a young man about evolution … Continue reading →

Adopt-a-Shelter Cat Month Starts Today: How to Participate

June is known in some circles as Adopt-a-Shelter Cat Month, which was started by American Humane. I suspected June was probably selected because right about now shelters are overflowing with kittens. (I based this assumption on my personal experiences with Tabby –first finding her and then finding out she was pregnant.) I was right. Out of the millions of cats who enter shelters each year, only about one in four are adopted into loving homes. In fact, most of them –more than 70 percent of them– must be euthanized. ~Statement from American Humane Yikes! That statistic breaks my heart. (I … Continue reading →