My 11 year old son, Blair, wanted to go to Cirque du Soleil this year, but because our schedules were so busy, we missed it. Instead he went to the Balloon Boy media circus. Because my husband was traveling and I was a single mom over the weekend I didn’t want to leave him at [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Blair and the Balloon Boy
Posted: October 22, 2009 in Children, Colorado, Crime, Law and Order, Media, News, News and Views, Parenting, Random Thoughts, Technology, Television, Weather, WomenTags: Balloon Boy, Blair Ewalt, brazil, Cirque du Soleil, CNN, Colorado, David Lane, Entertainment Tonight, Falcon Heene, Fort Collins, Fox News, Japan, John Mark Carr, Jonbenet Ramsey, Larimer County Sheriff, Larry King Live, London, Mayumi Heene, NBC, NBC News, Richard Heene, Sheriff Jim Alderden, Take Your Kid to Work Day, Today Show
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Youth Sports: Enough Already
Posted: October 19, 2009 in Children, Colorado, Education, Media, News, News and Views, Parenting, Random Thoughts, SportsTags: Cherry Creek High School, Colorado, Denver Post, Englewood, Scott Martin, Sports, Youth Sports
This very well written article is by a senior named Scott Martin at Cherry Creek High School in Englewood, Colorado. In his guest commentary for the Denver Post he sums up the intense competition and pressures of youth sports and all the things adults do to take the fun out of it. As the mother [...]
Juliette’s Acid Attack
Posted: October 4, 2009 in Acid Attacks, Africa, Children, Crime, Global Poverty, Health Care, Human Rights, Inspiration, Law and Order, Media, Music, News, News and Views, Poverty, Random Thoughts, Television, Terrorism, Travel, Violence, WomenTags: Acid Attacks, BeadforLife, Juliette, kampala, Uganda
Acid attacks are a brutal form of domestic violence in the developing world. Juliette tells the story of her attack in Kampala, Uganda and how the man who maimed her walked away. Despite devastating injuries she inspires with courage and optimism. HDNet World Report: Acid Attacks/Juliette’s Story from Vicky Collins on Vimeo. For more information [...]