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I wrote this earlier this week. Since this writing, it's been a tough week: a former student of my school beat his father to death with a splitting maul, a current student( a relative of ...
by Tony Barr PA09
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on Fri Apr 04, 2008 at 06:34 PM PDT
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Two years ago, this coming April 29, I sat on the chair outside my son’s bedroom having just put them down for a nap. At the time, my wife had stopped watching the news with me because I ...
by Tony Barr PA09
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on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 04:42 PM PDT
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That is a joke that my Dad likes to tell when we are working on a project, and we screw up. The joke does the trick. The levity breaks the tension, and it allows us to refocus on the job. I was ...
by Tony Barr PA09
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on Thu Jan 10, 2008 at 06:35 PM PST
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No, this piece is not about pork barrel politics. Rather, this piece is about the power of people to affect the status quo. The title of this piece came from an exhortation of my college football ...
by Tony Barr PA09
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on Fri Jan 04, 2008 at 09:46 AM PST
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Much to the chagrin of my Dad, I don't like to make New Year's resolutions. It is not that I don't think introspection is important; it is incredibly important to assess where you are in life and ...
by Tony Barr PA09
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on Mon Dec 31, 2007 at 05:15 AM PST
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Forgive me if this gets silly (and slightly long), but I do have a point. First,...
Yesterday, I taught my sons to ski!!! More accurately, probably, I got the heck out of the way and allowed my ...
by Tony Barr PA09
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on Sat Dec 29, 2007 at 02:52 PM PST
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