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The “Sex Talk”

If you’ve ever had the “sex talk” with your kids, or you still have that moment to look forward to, let me tell you how it went for us last night (hopefully they won’t kill me when they grow up and find this post). We had the talk with our two older sons, Spencer (10 yrs old)...

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The “Sex Talk”

Posted by tgarns | Posted in Family | Posted on 03-08-2010

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If you’ve ever had the “sex talk” with your kids, or you still have that moment to look forward to, let me tell you how it went for us last night (hopefully they won’t kill me when they grow up and find this post). We had the talk with our two older sons, Spencer (10 [...]

Funny, Sad, & Poignant – All At The Same Time

Posted by tgarns | Posted in Family | Posted on 27-07-2010

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Recently Jill & I decided to start looking into adoption.  She had to have a hysterectomy a couple of years ago and now we’re wondering if our family really is complete. So, a couple of days ago we started the process by submitting the initial paperwork.  We talked to our kids about it and asked [...]

Sex in Politics: Why we should care about politicians’ personal lives

Posted by tgarns | Posted in Politics | Posted on 05-07-2007

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Ever since President Clinton’s “I didn’t have sex with that woman” affair with Monica Lewinsky, many have cried, “Why should it matter what our politicians do in their personal lives?” They continue on, “It doesn’t matter what happens in the president’s bedroom as long as he’s a good president”.

I argue that these justifiers are way off base. Commitment to sexual purity is just one area that should be carefully scrutinized in every politician.

Viewer Discretion Advised: The Corruption of the Media and American Values

Posted by tgarns | Posted in Politics | Posted on 12-08-2006

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Last night I found myself once again deeply engrossed in another episode of 24. Its the only TV show I watch. I’ve banned myself from watching all other TV for a very specific reason. Too much of our TV shows depict an amoral society and encourage the audience to believe it is good. For example, [...]