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Leaders vs Managers

I recently had a very frustrating experience with my son and one of his clubs. I have been taught leadership and management skills since around the time I learned how to tie my shoes. As a result, I can have exceptionally high – and often unrealistic – standards for leaders. It is usually those I […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Playdates and Guns

I don’t know if you have seen it, but there is a post making the rounds about a mom who is concerned that there might be unsecured firearms left laying around other people’s homes. The original poster is unwilling to let her kids play at anyone else’s home if they own a gun, unless she […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured General

All Hospitals Should Have Organic Greenhouses

We see memes online all the time, especially on Facebook. One that caught my eye came from Food, Inc and used an image from Henry Ford Hospital near Detroit, Michigan. It showed a greenhouse and said “All Hospitals Should Have Organic Greenhouses”. Personally, I believe the label and certifications of things as “organic” are generally […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

When was the last time you ate something new?

Ages and Stages Family Featured Fun and Games General School

Color Doesn’t Matter: Parents Want What’s Best

Parents want what’s best for the kids. Immigrant parents, including Latinos, know their kids need to speak English to have the best chance at success. Parents of all colors know their kids need to succeed at school. The problem isn’t the parents, it’s a system that intervenes and forces parents to believe in the way […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Current Events Featured General

Points of Agreement at CPAC

I attended one day of CPAC. I spent my time at the booths, promoting my book The Constitution: It’s the OS for the US. In looking through the materials I brought home, I was struck by something: there are actually a lot of points that I see being made by liberals as well as people […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Current Events Featured General

“Allahu Akbar”

Freedom of Speech The Constitution gives us freedom of speech in the 1st Amendment, but that doesn’t truly mean we are free to say anything. There is the famous example of yelling “Fire!” in a crowded theater, but there is also the reality that there are words we simply cannot say because society has decided […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Current Events Featured General

ISIS went a little too far

Islamic extremists repeatedly do barbaric things and, frankly, Islamic countries don’t seem all the upset by it. They certainly aren’t standing up to decry suicide bombings as wrong, or homicidal rampages by gun-wielding lunatics as a problem. But this time, ISIS has managed to cross the line that honestly didn’t seem to exist – the […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

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My Personal Views

What I don’t want Here are my personal views: I don’t want the government in my personal business. I don’t want to tell the IRS how much money I have saved this year, what I spent marketing my books, and how much Christmas money my kids have saved in their bank accounts. It’s none of […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Ages and Stages Family Featured General

What It’s Like Having the First Responder Gene

How would you react in a disaster? Would / do you freeze, panic, or act? I don’t know what the term is, really, but I’ve always thought of it as having the “First Responder Gene”. It doesn’t have anything to do with working as a First Responder – EMT, Firefighter, etc. – but rather with […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 1, 2022

Featured General US History and Constitution

United We Stand, Divided Politicians Profit

United We Stand, Divided We Fall. And Politicians Profit. We have all heard the quote. Patrick Henry said it in the Revolutionary Era. The Allied Forces said it during WWII. And it’s still true. United we stand, divided we fall. But today, it’s not an outside military force that is dividing us. It’s our own […]

Bethanne Kim 10 years agoFebruary 9, 2022