What Made Middle School Principal Roger Boddie Cry? [VIDEO]

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What makes a longtime educator like Principal Roger Boddie cry? (Photo courtesy YouTube)

Teaching is tough. Not only is there a lot of bureaucratic red tape to navigate through so schools get funding, but educators have to deal with apathetic students, parents who don’t want to support their children’s education, and a shortage of teaching materials for overpopulated classrooms. And that is just the tip of the iceberg! So with all of those stressors affecting educators every day, what made middle school principal Roger Boddie cry?  Continue reading “What Made Middle School Principal Roger Boddie Cry? [VIDEO]”

3 Reasons To Keep Working Out Even When You Don’t Want To

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Life can be exhausting which is why it is important to workout and build stamina. (Photo by Sean Dreilinger/Flickr)

One of my friends recently said that although everyone else in her family regularly hits the gym, after dealing with a day’s worth of Texas heat, she is just too tired to work out. “I simply don’t have the energy or desire,” she said. Although there are lots of folks who would agree with her (I used to be one of them) now I know that her response is exactly why she should begin a fitness regimen!

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5 Fitness Tips To Help You Meet Your Inner Channing

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Getting the right mindset is an essential part of working out. (Photo courtesy istolethetv/Flickr)

I’ve never been one who understood folks who say that they absolutely love to workout. For years, friends have told me I should join them in some kind of activity, whether they run miles on the road, clock hours at the gym or play tons of sports. I just never really got the attraction.

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How Does Stephen King Feel When Studios Change His Stories?

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Stephen King’s novel Under The Dome made its way to television this summer. (Photo courtesy CBS Television)

When you’re a writer, one of the most challenging parts of the job is when people want to change your work. Whether you’re dealing with an editor, an agent or even a professor conducting a workshop in your latest creative writing class, those criticisms are hard to swallow. But what happens when you’re one of the most famous authors on the planet and a studio wants the creative license to tweak your story almost to the point of being unrecognizable? How do you cope? Continue reading “How Does Stephen King Feel When Studios Change His Stories?”