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    My children, right or wrong Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
    Friday, November 16 2007 @ 06:52 PM CST
    By David L. Farquhar

    My good friend the Meiers' neighbor (close enough, at a mile away) and I keep talking about this case. Hopefully you're not so sick of Megan Meier to indulge me, because this appears to be a case of a parent being an ally, right or wrong, rather than being a parent.

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    Most Recent Post: 11/16 08:56PM by DaveF  [ Views: 432 ]  

    More on the Megan Meier "Myspace Suicide" Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
    Wednesday, November 14 2007 @ 10:02 PM CST
    By David L. Farquhar

    I can't stay away from this story, partly because I can relate to it, and partly because a good friend's daughter goes to the same school Megan Meier did.

    The story is getting a lot more attention now. And a good number of people believe they have the name and address of the unidentified hoaxers, based on clues in the article.

    So now what?

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    Most Recent Post: 11/15 02:14PM by DaveF  [ Views: 1129 ]  

    Parents aren't supposed to act this way Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
    Tuesday, November 13 2007 @ 01:24 PM CST
    By David L. Farquhar

    There's an episode of "Everybody Hates Chris" where a thug tries to get Chris to start stealing gold chains for him. Toward the end, Chris' dad finds out, confronts him, and says that if he goes near Chris again, "You won't go to jail. I will." Chris' dad then goes on to tell the thug exactly what he'll do to him. And that was the end of it.

    That's how parents handled things in the '80s. My dad did something similar when I was in 7th grade.

    I guess today, some people set up fake Myspace profiles. Don't read the story (or what follows here) if you're easily upset.

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    Most Recent Post: 11/14 09:47PM by joseph  [ Views: 480 ]  

    Best. Documentary. Ever. Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
    Sunday, September 02 2007 @ 07:56 PM CDT
    By David L. Farquhar

    Tomorrow is Labor Day. If you're like me, that means you don't have to work.

    If you need a reminder of what you wouldn't say you've been missing, Bob, then you need to watch Office Space.

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    Most Recent Post: 09/02 08:53PM by Gatermann  [ Views: 468 ]  

    Where have you gone, A.C. Gilbert? Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
    Saturday, March 17 2007 @ 02:31 PM CST
    By David L. Farquhar

    I bought an Erector set today. I'm not talking the stuff in the stores now. I'm talking a real Erector set, an honest-to-goodness Erector #7 1/2 manufactured in New Haven, Connecticut by A.C. Gilbert. The booklet in the set was dated 1951.

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    Most Recent Post: 03/26 01:04PM by SteveD  [ Views: 516 ]  

    Give me a little time to process what I just saw... Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
    Tuesday, September 12 2006 @ 09:57 PM CDT
    By David L. Farquhar

    I finally got around to seeing Supersize Me, the documentary film where the filmmaker ate three meals a day at McDonald's for 30 days to see what would happen.

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    Most Recent Post: 09/13 01:25PM by BruceEdwards  [ Views: 708 ]  

    The overworked American Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
    Monday, September 04 2006 @ 07:36 PM CDT
    By David L. Farquhar

    This is old, but still true, and Labor Day is a great day to explore the topic of The Overworked American. The trend has not reversed since it was written.

    Basically, what Juliet B. Schor says is that productivity has soared since the 1940s, and when productivity soars, you can choose to do one of two things: work more, or work less. Europe by and large has chosen to work less. The United States hasn't.

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    Most Recent Post: 09/07 08:10AM by BruceEdwards  [ Views: 969 ]  

    Conservative economics vs. the oil crisis Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
    Saturday, April 29 2006 @ 04:06 PM CDT
    By David L. Farquhar

    I am a fiscal conservative. That should surprise no one. I'm extremely careful with how I spend my money, and I get frustrated when I see corporations and governments do otherwise.

    So it's hard for me to stand back and keep my mouth shut while Washington talks about oil companies.

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    Most Recent Post: 05/01 12:57PM by jhendrickson  [ Views: 746 ]  

    Choosing quality over quantity Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
    Wednesday, March 29 2006 @ 09:12 PM CST
    By David L. Farquhar

    I saw a story on Slashdot today about Snapper pulling out of Wal-Mart. While Snapper's competitors were angling to be the brand of choice at various big-box stores, Snapper decided they couldn't do things the Wal-Mart way and pulled out.

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    The new nontraditional homeless Email Article To a Friend View Printable Version 
    Monday, November 07 2005 @ 06:57 PM CST
    By David L. Farquhar

    This St. Louis Post-Dispatch article talks about a new type of homeless: A family, in most cases, where both parents work, but neither makes enough to be able to afford both a home and transportation.

    This is where salary deflation and the end of inexpensive housing meet, and it's not pretty.

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    Most Recent Post: 11/08 10:50AM by joseph  [ Views: 917 ]  

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