College Punishes Student Rather than Teaching Him

Click here for an  article on an interesting free speech story...how much weight do you give social media used by a young person - enough weight to suspend them from their college?

Where are you, Ghandi?

Click here to read stories of average people who are open to learning from our enemies. Is there any "Ghandi" in today's population, or are we just too polarized, stressed, and busy?

Mommy Porn Gets a Brown Wrapper

Click here to read about "Cosmo" finally getting the brown wrapper it deserves. Too many times I have seen toddlers staring at those racy, vacuous covers.

On a cheerier note, happy Monday! It is still summer, no matter what those darn back-to-school ads say.

Are Extreme Sports Selfish?

Kayaking the falls, wingsuit-ing off antennas, rock-climbing over gorges. Are extreme sports enthusiasts selfish? Read here for one viewpoint.

Cleaning House

I hate cleaning. There. I said it.

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Bugaboo Runner Stroller Ad Heats Up Moms

Have you seen the mom/model in the new stroller ad? Its enough to bring on either hysterical laughter or a reach for the wine for most moms of little ones:

Copy and Paste: www.lifezette.com/momzette/bugaboo-ad-heats-up-moms/

It's okay Moms, it will be fall before you know it. :-)

School Discipline Policies Are Unsafe, Unrealistic

A few months ago I worked on a series about school discipline for LifeZette, and it was posted Thursday or Friday (I was at the beach so I'm not sure!) I found the topic to be eye-opening and frightening. These policies, in my opinion, are destined for failure - and someone is going to get hurt.

Here is the link to the main article: http://www.lifezette.com/polizette/why-school-violence-has-risen/

Please copy and paste: I WILL figure out why these links aren't live!

Thousands of dollars spent on Kids' Birthday Parties? New LifeZette piece...

Check this out - the new trend is to go whole-hog on kids' birthday celebrations, breaking the bank to keep up with the Joneses'. Gee, I remember setting up nine empty liter bottles like bowling pins and handing little party guests a tennis ball to "bowl"...I still remember how excited they were!

http://www.lifezette.com/momzette/let-them-eat-cake/   (I'm sorry these links aren't live - but you can copy and paste into browser. Thanks! It's worth it, I promise!)

"Yoga works" Column + Video = Coleo!

Enjoy my column and video from the LA Post Examiner... Yoga works

Disarming Our Military

Proud to have written today's story on LifeZette entitled "Disarming Our Military." I'd like to thank every service member, past and present, for their brave service. I hope that laws in his country will soon allow you to protect yourself from the increasingly violent world around us - we owe you that much.

Deirdre
www.lifezette.com

Equine Celebration

                 Celebrating the life of my horse Nello with a run up a hill in Montana last week.