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Tuesday, June 27, 2017

How To Manage Your Monkey: Book Review: Knights In Training

FTC Required Notice:  We were sent a copy of Knights In Training: Ten Principles for Raising Honorable, Courageous, and Compassionate Boys written by Heather Haupt for the purpose of writing this review.  There was no cost or obligation attached to receiving this review copy.


Knights In Training is a very interesting read.  It takes a novel approach to raising little young men in this politically correct world.

Boys in public school are told to sit in their desks, not talk, sit still, and pay attention.  The problem is that little boys just aren’t wired this way.

If a young boy uses his fingers to make a gun at school, parents will be called, counselors will be involved, and cooler heads will not prevail.

In Knights in Training, Heather Haupt has a different approach to raising little boys. Instead of trying to make little boys into something they are not, she suggests channeling this raw energy into a unique way to teach little boys the appropriate time and place for weapons and rough housing.

In short, Knights in Training turns a problem into a very creative way to raise well-behaved little men.

This book is very well-written, very well-researched and thought out.  The author actually used this approach with her three young men.  And, it worked. We give Knights in Training all five stars on our scale of zero to five stars.

If you have young boys, you may well want to read Knights in Training.  It is a great way to turn all that pent up energy into good behavior.





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Tuesdays with Gindy. If God Wants You to Have a Cat...


You heard about how my wife turned one kitty into two.  Now, read how no cats turned into four. 

Years ago, my kids asked if they could have a cat.  I told them no, we could not afford to buy a cat.  I went on further to say, “If God wants you to have a cat, He will give you a cat.”

The very next day, I had to go under the house for something.   There, in the crawl space was not one, but four little kitties.  They were just barely old enough to be weaned, but there was no mama around.


I did not want to tell the kids that I had found the cats because now they
would want them and make the rationalization that God had indeed given them a cat.

Well, I knew that I had been licked.  I told the kids and they came and got the cats out from under the house.

There was one solid black one, male; one solid black one, female; one black and white one (black with white feet and a white chest), female; and one solid white one (really kind of cream colored), female.

The kids named the male Whiskers, the black female Charcoal, the black and white female Mittens and the white one Glaze.

Glaze decided she did not want anything to do with being a house cat and out she went. Soon after she moved outside, she disappeared.

The other cats stayed in the house and were no problem.

We had the boy neutered since we did not want him to spray in the house.

Then, one day the kids found a solid black male kitty who appeared to be very sick.  I told them to leave him alone because he might make the others sick.

You know kids.  They brought him in anyway.  We were a struggling household of nine people trying to make it by on my disability.  I found out that a local animal charity had a program to take care of vet bills, so off to the vet we went.

This new cat was named Kris by my wife, which was short for Krispy Kreme. 

These four cats moved with us to Texas and all eventually went to live in Rainbow Bridge.  I have learned to never say “If God wants…” because He WILL show you His power, and His sense of humor. 

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Monday, June 26, 2017

Guest Post: Paw Pods Make It Easier to Say Goodbye to a Beloved Pet

The following is a guest post.  This post does not necessarily reflect the views of Suzanne and David E. McClendon, Sr. or Manian Debil Productions.


Paw Pods Make It Easier to Say Goodbye to a Beloved Pet
Paw Pods are bio-degradable pods allowing owners to bury their pets at home with a dignified, beautiful memorial. The pods can be decorated with paints, markers or stickers giving children and adults a way to express their grief in an expressive and therapeutic form. A seeded leaf of perennial flowers is included with every pod. Its annual blooms create a living memorial to a treasured friend.
Paw Pods recognizes that beyond the unconditional, pure loyal love and joy pets give us, their carbon footprint on our planet is next to none, so their afterlife should follow suit. All pods and urns are eco-friendly and made of bamboo powder, rice husk, and corn starch, designed to respectively degrade in 3-5 years after being introduced to the environment.  Additionally, pet owners sometimes mistakenly flush what they believe is a dead fish down the toilet, when it’s in fact, very much alive. Those fish often wind up in lakes and rivers where they can introduce diseases to native fish and water sources. Paw Pods’ Fish Pod offers a safer way to lay pet fish to rest.
Paw Pods are extremely affordable, ranging in price from $9.99 to $149.99, a fraction of what traditional pet caskets cost.
Paw Pods Come in a Variety of Sizes:

Fish Pod – The loss of a fish may be a child’s first experience with death. These small fish shaped pods can help them avoid the trauma of seeing a pet flushed down the toilet. This also may serve as an important teaching tool for parents, death can be very difficult to explain, let alone comprehend for young children, make them a part of the process.
Medium-Sized Pod – Accommodates medium-sized pets including rabbits, cats and smaller dogs. This size pod is the most commonly used.
 
Additional Sizes - They love all animals, from a tiny hermit crab to a majestic Great Dane,  Paw Pods offers sizes for almost all pets.
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Heart Shaped Urn – When burial space is limited or cremation is preferred, the heart shaped urn is a lovely option and can also be used as a display.
Anyone that has ever owned a pet, sought out on that adventure for companionship, to expand their homes and to open their hearts, find solace in knowing you are reciprocating that unequivocal love and friendship.  
A bit about Paw Pods – Paw Pods is a company of pet owners and pet lovers dedicated to helping other pet owners navigate the painful experience of losing a treasured animal friend. It was started as a way to help its founder deal with his own grief after losing two of his cherished dogs and being severely disappointed in the way in which they were returned to him.  


You may not need them right now; but they want to be there when you do. Visit http://pawpods.com/ for more information.


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Share Your World 26 June 2017


What goal are you working on now? Your goal can be something fun or extremely serious.  Have fun with this question.

Right now, Suzanne and I are working desperately to get our blogs to actually pay off some kind of way.  We are constantly looking to try to find ways to squeeze a little more out of them.

The YouTube channel is making money, but has not gotten to a point of actually paying out.  You have to reach $100 in ad revenue before it will pay off.

Suzanne has created two T-shirts and is working on more ideas.  We also have the three books, Shattered, Is Homeschooling Right For You?, and How to Pay Off Your Debt.  Those books are all free today, Monday, 26 June 2017, in honor of our youngest daughter’s birthday.

If you have any ideas for us, we are all ears.


What is one thing you’re glad you tried but would never do again?

Street racing.  Back in the day, I had a little bit of a reputation with the state patrol.  They would try to catch me, but never did.  Guys would meet at a traffic light and challenge one another.  I only lost twice.

 Once was to a Ford Pinto, of all things.   The guy had modified an aircraft engine some kind of way, or so he said, and put it in the Pinto.

The other time I was driving my father's 1965 Ford Galaxie 500.  This is the same make, model, and year as the second squad car on the Andy Griffith show.  I went up against another Galaxie 500 and we were neck and neck up until the road narrowed.  Then, one of us had to back down or we would both die.  I erred on the side of caution.  Later, the guy met me at our Western Auto store and he declared the race a tie.



The night of Suzanne’s and my wedding rehearsal, my father and I were riding in that same 1965 Galaxie when a teenager challenged me to a race at a red light.  I was going to ignore him since my father was in the car.  My father said, “When the light changes, let him get a good lead, and then take him.”  I did as my father said and then I asked him, “What happened to the man who used to take my car keys when he THOUGHT I was speeding?”  

Later, I learned that when I had possession of the Galaxie, the mechanics in the shop would secretly tweak the engine and make sure that all the barrels on the carburator were hooked up.


When my brother had the car, they would trim the fuel mixture and cut it down to one or two barrels.  They did this without either of us boys knowing it, but my father did.

With a few exceptions, I have not driven since February 1996.  Suzanne is our only driver.  Since the strokes, I don’t think my reaction time would be good enough to street race again.

Did you choose your profession or did it choose you?

Anything for a buck as Larry, Darryl, and Darryl used to say.  I went to the University of South Carolina to learn sound engineering.  The only time I used those skills was as a volunteer in the sound room at church.

When I was set to graduate, my father proposed to Suzanne and he gave her a job and made me the manager of the Western Auto Store.  Although I loved working at the store, I did not choose it.

When he died, I went to work for the U. S. Chamber of Commerce and failed miserably.  Then, I was offered a job in a finance company and I took it up right away because we needed a steady paycheck.  From that point forward, it was just taking jobs because we needed the money.

I have been an EMT, bill collector, collection manager, and repo man.  I have worked in the family business, at a newspaper, at several finance companies, at a cemetery, and a collection agency.  When I was younger, I worked with EMS, The American Red Cross, and the Sertoma Club, a convenience store, and Sears.

I also worked at Shoney’s as a dishwasher.  When I was working there, I was chastised for not asking my father’s best friend for a job.  His wife was very upset.  

We have worked in several convenience stores and worked as merchandisers and mystery shoppers.  We have sold Avon, Amway, Tupperware, and for other multi-level marketing companies.

Now, we both love blogging and YouTubing.  We ain’t makin’ much money, but we sure are having fun.

Have you ever gotten lost?

NEVER.  I have been temporarily misdirected, but as far as being lost, no. There have been times I did not know where I was, but I realized that if I just remained calm and thought my way through it, I would be okay.  We just keep going until we find something we recognize.

Whenever I moved to a new city, I would start where I was and drive down the closest main street.  I would learn what was along that street.  Once I knew that street, I would venture down a large side street.  I would not turn off that street until I knew it well.  I learned several cities this way.

And, yes, I will stop and ask directions.

Optional Bonus question:  What are you grateful for from last week, and what are you looking forward to in the week coming up?

I am grateful that I am still on this side of the dirt.  I am grateful for my beautiful child-bride Suzanne and our great kids.  I am grateful for food on the table and a roof over our heads.

This week, I am looking forward to more of the same.


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