Dangers of Caffeine

Whilst waiting for the cardiologist this morning I read in Popular Science (November 2006, p.42) that caffeine, although beneficial in some ways, can be fatal---If you drink 150 cups a day.

Dating Habits of the Very Young and a Letter to Santa

Calvin and Hobbs


My eleven year old son came home from school yesterday, and while he was eating his chocolate chip cookie and drinking his glass of milk, he started to tell me about the note he found in his locker. He even offered the note to me to read. It was from a girl and she was asking him out on a date. At least, it seemed that way to me. She did warn him, however, that her parents said she wasn't allowed to date until she was 16.

Thank God.

I'm not ready for this.

Parents were invented to make children happy by giving them something to ignore. Ogden Nash