Molly Campbell's Blog – October 2010 Archive (4)

BULLYING FOR DUMMIES

When I told my husband I had been asked to write an article about bullying, he was naturally confused. “You are writing about BOWLING? But you don’t know anything about bowling!”

“No! I am writing about BULLYING.”

“Really? What is the theme?”

“What are you talking about? You think there are pros and cons to bullying?”

“Well, I suppose that there is a positive side to it. If you were to ask a bully.”

“You want me to interview a bully and… Continue

Added by Molly Campbell on October 25, 2010 at 10:19am — No Comments

O PIONEERS

I remember reading about the brave souls who traveled in the “olden days.” The Ingalls family, the immigrants in steerage, the Donner Party. Back then, travel was a grueling exercise in survival. Travelers had to carry their food, lash their livestock to the wagons, heft blocks of salt and cones of sugar around, and prepare for journeys that lasted days, weeks and months.

Then the world turned a few times, and traveling evolved. When I was a teenager, I remember taking a direct… Continue

Added by Molly Campbell on October 19, 2010 at 1:28pm — 10 Comments

DON'T TOUCH ME, I'M STERILE

I am reasonably clean. I make efforts to keep my surroundings the same. But according to American advertisers, I am in constant danger of contamination. People in other cultures seem to be much more carefree. There are folks in other countries who wash much less frequently than Americans, and I am sure that they still have friends, good health, a decent quality of life, and nice homes. But here in the USA, we have perfected “clean” to a whole new standard.

For instance, let’s… Continue

Added by Molly Campbell on October 10, 2010 at 8:24am — No Comments

ACCORDION CRIMES

A felony was committed in our garage last Sunday night. This is a moral tale, and I encourage those of you reading this to share it with any youths in your spheres that you feel may be heading for lives of lawlessness. This is a tale of the id conquering the ego. This is a tale of youth gone terribly wrong. This is a tale of crime not paying.

My spouse has spent the better part of his adult life choosing pastimes that take him so far off the beaten path that I have often wondered why… Continue

Added by Molly Campbell on October 2, 2010 at 8:59am — No Comments

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