May 10, 2016 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Fathering daughters is harrowing work, especially considering my background in the self-defense and safety field. I am intimately aware of the dangers girls and women face from boys and men. I know how poorly many males view and treat females, from considering them...
Apr 25, 2016 | Latest News, Uncategorized
I was in Phoenix this weekend for my niece’s wedding, where my daughters giddily fulfilled their role as flower girls. Once the beautiful outdoor ceremony ended, we made our way into the reception hall for some celebratory dancing. At one point the DJ had all married...
Mar 30, 2016 | Latest News, Uncategorized
“But I don’t want to force my child to do (whatever is good for him/her)…” — The Parent’s Lament Brute Force is the least effective way to get your child to do anything, yet Force is what well-intentioned parents rely on when you have no other skills or...
Mar 15, 2016 | Latest News, Uncategorized
I spend a fair amount of my day chauffeuring my girls around Boulder County — to and from school, to and from SMAA and everywhere in between. I often glance at the minivan stopped next to me at red lights, noticing kids buckled up on the back seat, eyes transfixed on...
Mar 14, 2016 | Latest News, Uncategorized
4-Leaf Clovers are near-impossible to spot, hidden in a green sea of everyday 3-leaf clovers. Luckily, you don’t have to waste hours searching for a bit of good fortune. Because you stumbled on to this post, you just found one Extra-Lucky 4-Leaf Clover! Just...
Feb 29, 2016 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Today is the “double sixth,” the extra day in the calendar inserted every four years. The story goes that the Romans started their Julian Calendar on the 24th of February, 6 days (sextus=sixth) before March 1st. In Leap Years, they had two 24ths, or bis-sextus (second...
Feb 24, 2016 | Latest News, Uncategorized
I was reading the paper on Sunday (yes, people still read the newspaper) and I came across an article about teachers using video games as a centerpiece to teach specific lessons. For example, playing Angry Birds and having kids calculate the trajectories of the...
Feb 3, 2016 | Latest News, Uncategorized
It’s February, and the first month of 2016 has come and gone. I didn’t expect 2016 to start the way it has, nor did I expect 2015 to end the way it did. We had no business doing what we were doing that afternoon. The Scornavacco family and Dr. Karla’s sister’s family...
Jan 25, 2016 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Please vote for us RIGHT NOW for Yellow Scene’s “Best of the West.” The Deadline is Today! We need Your Help to pull off a win, so don’t let your school down. Vote in an election where your vote actually matters. Just click on the linked text...
Jan 18, 2016 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! In a time when so many people’s civil rights are being trampled upon all over the world, let’s take a moment to remember a man who fought non-violently for human rights for everyone, no exceptions. SMAA will be open for...
