Defining Deviancy Down
I read an interesting quote today: Daniel Patrick Moynihan coined the phrase "defining deviancy down." Moynihan was an intellectual trailblazer. In 1993, he introduced the concept of "Defining deviancy down." In a widely quoted article, he wrote that each generation adjusts its growth in antis ...
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Get Back To Work, Again
Shelley Long said it best in The Money Pit: "Get Back To Work!" OK, I didn't exactly say that. I didn't even think it. But, maybe Heidi is thinking about that statement right now though. Today, February 8th, will be her first day back at work in over 5 months! Big changes are happening for our ...
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Drawbacks of Bulk
Buying products out of bulk bins has its advantages to be sure. I've made some incredible trail mix by grabbing a bunch of items out of the bulk bins and combining them together at home. It makes a bunch of trail mix that lasts for a long time for a lot cheaper than buying a pre-made bag of the stuf ...
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Committees
I read an awesome quote a friend posted. It's by Fred Allen, and goes like this: "A committee is a group of the unprepared, appointed by the unwilling to do the unnecessary." I guess the only thing worse would be a sub-committee!
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Iced Up
After our party for Carly's dedication yesterday, Jonah went with Grandma and Grandpa to spend a couple days at their house (along with Leila). While we still have Carly here, it's still somewhat of a break. So we thought to ourselves ... what do we do? We normally have a meeting at the church th ...
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