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I’ve been thinking about Father’s Day coming up in June, so today I’m giving you a short and sweet guide to being a stepfather. And, while this may seem like a fairly specific sort of thing that has the potential to alienate a large chunk of my readers and drive them away to other websites filled with less niche-related bibblebabble, I promise you it’s not. It’s good advice for any parent, step or otherwise. It...
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It was the best of shows, it was the worst of shows; it was the series of wisdom, it was the series of foolishness; it was the plot of belief, it was the plot of incredulity; it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness; it was the cave of hope, it was the drain plug of despair; we had answers before us, we had questions before us; we were all going directly to series finale Heaven, we were all going the other way. Lost was a...
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Reading “10 Stupid Things College Kids Do” by BISD spokeswoman Jessie Haynes is an education in hyperbole, followed by a little tutoring in crimes against the language. “10 Stupid Things” is meant as an educational booklet intended to prepare young adults entering university life. In some ways, such as with sections on student credit cards or general advice about managing one’s academic course schedule, the...
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This entry originally appeared in The Beaumont Enterprise. “10 Stupid Things College Kids Do” by BISD spokeswoman Jessie Haynes is meant as an educational booklet intended to prepare young adults entering university life. However, the frequency with which Haynes relies on hyperbole and scare tactics renders most of the book laughable, rather than informative. It is true that there are real and terrible consequences to poor...
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This entry originally appeared in The Beaumont Enterprise. Copies of an 80-page, self-published paperback written by BISD spokeswoman Jessie Haynes was recently distributed to seniors at West Brook Senior High School. The book in question, “10 Stupid Things College Kids Do”, was published in 2000 and is intended to prepare graduating seniors for life in college. However, some parents and at least one member of the BISD school...
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Kristian Bland
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Occasional Geek
I'm a former Webmaster turned Journalist turned Systems Administrator. I once thought I could recreate Spider-Man's web fluid, but only ended up staining the driveway of my friend's parents when some of it spilled out and went runny. Eventually, I became a caustic tech geek, which I'm pretty sure inspired the character of Dr. Gregory House, although the bastards never credited me. Later in life, I'd go on to have a horrific experience in publishing that I don't talk about, except to talk about how I don't talk about it. Later still, I became a web editor and columnist for a Hearst newspaper, where I excelled at being Me until my entire department was unceremoniously laid off. After that, I spent about six months being pretty busy not being busy. It sucked. Then, after missing the light of my radiant glory casting its warmth upon the newsroom for long enough, the paper called me up and asked me back. So I went back. And then I left again. And here we are.
