The GEM Debate: Should The Monday After Super Bowl Sunday Be A Holiday?
The GEM Debate: Should The Monday After Super Bowl Sunday Be A Holiday? If you are reading this from your office you may automatically agree that today should be a day of rest. You are tired, you may have over indulged in some adult beverages, and your conversation is sprinkled with Monday morning quarterbacking such [...]
Read More →The GEM Debate: If Size Doesn’t Matter, Why Do We Keep Measuring?
The GEM Debate: If Size Doesn’t Matter, Why Do We Keep Measuring? Okay, today’s debate has a few different facets so hang on while I try to break it down. Ravens’ cheerleader, Courtney Lenz, will not be going with her team to the Superbowl in New Orleans this year. Why? The team reports they are only [...]
Read More →The GEM Debate: “Revenge Porn”: A Case For Common Sense?
The GEM Debate: “Revenge Porn”: A Case For Common Sense? Today’s debate is a hot one. How do we know? Because Rene and I have gone ’round and ’round about it before it even got to this page. Several women have filed a class action lawsuit against GoDaddy.com, a website called Texxxan.com and individual users [...]
Read More →The GEM Debate: Do Kids Need More Quality Or Quantity Hours In School?
The GEM Debate: Do Kids Need More Quality Or Quantity Hours In School? It’s no secret I like television. Well, I guess it’s now no longer a secret. I can watch it for hours on end, but not just any television. Reruns are my favorites. There are some that I can quote to you, tell [...]
Read More →The GEM Debate: Should A Cocktail With Mom And Dad Be The Law?
The GEM Debate: Should A Cocktail With Mom And Dad Be The Law? According to Wikipedia I was probably around eleven-years-old when I first became affected by drinking laws. You see in 1984 the National Minimum Drinking Law Act was passed changing the drinking age from 18 to 21, effectively making my wait for a [...]
Read More →The GEM Debate: What Do YOU Do When Your Child Is Sick But You Have To Work?
The GEM Debate: What Do YOU Do When Your Child Is Sick But You Have To Work? I gotta tell you, this one is going to have me on the fence. And I’m so sorry about that. Over at The Stir the debate over sick children is heating up. It seems a blogger on the [...]
Read More →The GEM Debate: Should Lance Armstrong Have To Give The Money Back?
The GEM Debate: Should Lance Armstrong Have To Give The Money Back? Every job has its rules. You show up on time, you do the work, you get your check. If you get caught not doing some of those things you lose your job, right? Well, Lance Armstrong was the employee of several major companies [...]
Read More →The GEM Debate: Teachers Texting Teens: Too Much?
Did you hear about this one? A teacher at a Philadelphia area private school is suing for being fired because of he sent texts to a student. Now in the interest of full disclosure he is actually suing the school district for this and other infractions, but this part of the case is what has [...]
Read More →The GEM Debate: Justin Bieber (Allegedly) Smoking Pot? Why Not?
The GEM Debate: Justin Bieber (Allegedly) Smoking Pot? Why Not? Ah, The Biebs. Legions of Belibers, previously the title holder for most viewed YouTube video, the man has a pretty good life so why should anyone care that he was caught smoking pot? Yep. That’s right. Justin Bieber, the cute, little baby face that we [...]
Read More →The GEM Debate: Should Disciplining YOUR Child Become A Police Issue? (VIDEO)
The GEM Debate: Should Disciplining YOUR Child Become A Police Issue? Well these kids are off and running in 2013, I see. We as parents have our own set of goals, but some children are going over the top and putting our parental fortitude to the test. Two teens in Rocklin, California have been arrested [...]
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