Good grammar develops over time, so relax and put down the red pen. Kids need to make mistakes in writing read more

Good grammar develops over time, so relax and put down the red pen. Kids need to make mistakes in writing to move toward correctness. They freeze up if they think you'll pounce on every error. You want your daughters to keep writing, since this is the best way for them to develop strong usage skills.

What it triggers is the clock ticking. It just becomes a little more of a pressure cooker.... It's all stressful, read more

What it triggers is the clock ticking. It just becomes a little more of a pressure cooker.... It's all stressful, uncertain times.

They seemed to really concentrate on Dustin and nobody else really could get hot.

They seemed to really concentrate on Dustin and nobody else really could get hot.

I'm proud that my boys didn't panic after getting down early. Our defense got better and better as we struggled read more

I'm proud that my boys didn't panic after getting down early. Our defense got better and better as we struggled to loosen up and our shots started falling.

It's on the horizon. We can do the job as long as the funding stays consistent.

It's on the horizon. We can do the job as long as the funding stays consistent.

What exactly HAS the military done to get to the bottom of this? They launched an investigation that lasted, apparently, read more

What exactly HAS the military done to get to the bottom of this? They launched an investigation that lasted, apparently, a matter of hours. And now they tell us there's nothing they can do, and nothing they're going to do, about the outright racist abuse of Muslims by U.S. troops.

The music we made then was so amateurish, compared to the rest of mainstream pop or rock and roll. But read more

The music we made then was so amateurish, compared to the rest of mainstream pop or rock and roll. But what differentiated us from what everybody else was doing in the business was the fact that you could tell that these people came from different reference areas.

It is amazing how nice people are to you when they know you're going away.

It is amazing how nice people are to you when they know you're going away.

We're excited about qualifying for the tournament. It's our first goal. We want to continue to focus on improving, getting read more

We're excited about qualifying for the tournament. It's our first goal. We want to continue to focus on improving, getting better, so we can try to extend the season as long as possible.