Hey, moms and dads with young kids at home, take a moment to answer the following: Do you ever think of yourself as a helpless parent? A gutless parent? An acquiescent parent? With your kids, are   

I've always been pretty much a black-and-white guy. You either support the death penalty or you don't. You're either a dog person or a cat person. You're either a liberal or a Clinton supporter. Per  

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Holy mackerel, it's March already. Time to don the garden gloves, grab a trowel, do a couple lines of crystal meth and bolt out into the yard. Because if you want your flowers, vegetables and other   

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Hello, friend. If you have come to this space hoping to find glib observations on contemporary life, I fear you shall be disappointed. If you come here in search of the "quipster" who has long and