Saturday, July 16th, 2011
I graduated from high school in 1975 (36 years ago). The school I attended was located in a rural area of Peoria County. Most of the students in the school were from families in which at least one of the parents worked in a blue collar job, such as manufacturing or the building trades. I came from one…
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Tags: Abortion, Birth Control, Contraception, Jobs, Manufacturing Jobs, Prison System, Sterilization, Unemployment
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Saturday, December 11th, 2010
After I wrote an article a couple of weeks ago about how angry I was with nitwits, a few people expressed surprise and concern at the way I reacted toward other peoples’ behavior. I think they were surprised by my comment that I wanted to slap a seemingly worthless employee upside the head with her cell phone. As I’ve mentioned before, I grew up in the 1960’s…
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Tags: All Star Wrestling, Bad Employees, Boxing, Catholic Behavior, Employee Theft, Fighting, The Three Stooges, Violence
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Saturday, October 9th, 2010
Earlier this year in an article I wrote entitled
Ambushed By My Cousin, I told you I was going to write 3 articles about how to raise boys into responsible Catholic men. The articles were going to be entitled: (1)
Hammerheads, Bricks & Challengers; (2)
A Prowler In The… Read More
Tags: Catholic Boys, Catholic Families, Employment, Success at Work, Teenagers, Work
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Saturday, October 2nd, 2010
When I was a junior in college, I got into a discussion with my dad about the role of large companies in America. I remember the conversation like it was yesterday. We were standing in the kitchen at my parents’ home and I told him I believed that one of the primary responsibilities of large companies was to provide employment for individuals. He looked at me like I was a two headed…
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Tags: Catholic Boys, Catholic Families, Employment, Success at Work, Teenagers, Work
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Saturday, September 25th, 2010
Any discussion about what it takes to transform boys into men should always include a consideration of the lessons used by great coaches to train boys and young men on how to be winners. Although I am not an avid fan of professional sports, I am a fan of the late Vince Lombardi who some claim was the greatest football coach of all time. Before I talk about what Lombardi…
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Tags: Catholic Boys, Catholic Families, Success at Work, Teenagers, Vince Lombardi, Work
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After I wrote an article a couple of weeks ago about how angry I was with nitwits, a few people expressed surprise and concern at the way I reacted toward other peoples’ behavior. I think they were surprised by my comment that I wanted to slap a seemingly worthless employee upside the head with her cell phone. As I’ve mentioned before, I grew up in the 1960’s… Read More
Earlier this year in an article I wrote entitled Ambushed By My Cousin, I told you I was going to write 3 articles about how to raise boys into responsible Catholic men. The articles were going to be entitled: (1) Hammerheads, Bricks & Challengers; (2) A Prowler In The… Read More
When I was a junior in college, I got into a discussion with my dad about the role of large companies in America. I remember the conversation like it was yesterday. We were standing in the kitchen at my parents’ home and I told him I believed that one of the primary responsibilities of large companies was to provide employment for individuals. He looked at me like I was a two headed… Read More
Any discussion about what it takes to transform boys into men should always include a consideration of the lessons used by great coaches to train boys and young men on how to be winners. Although I am not an avid fan of professional sports, I am a fan of the late Vince Lombardi who some claim was the greatest football coach of all time. Before I talk about what Lombardi… Read More
