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

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

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

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?

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?”
‘It Takes Balls’ To Be A Dad

Although being a great dad is one of the toughest jobs in the world, with fatherhood comes lots of opportunities to laugh out loud, particularly if you have a slightly warped sense of humor like comedian Josh Wolf does. Continue reading “‘It Takes Balls’ To Be A Dad”