Sometime into my first or second year of college, I got the distinct and lasting impression that, while I was working on improving my life through education, I was really just jumping the hurdles that lay before me until I finally hit the point, where I could say that I had accomplished my large goal or had "made it" as many people say. I felt like I just had to finish school and that then, in a sense, I would be done with the busy work and could move on to real life. Many people around me seemed to have the same feeling. Unfortunately, when I graduated, I felt like I still hadn't arrived and that there were still more hurdles to jump before… Read More

[caption id="attachment_169" align="alignleft" width="161" caption="Photo courtesy of denmar (http://www.flickr.com/photos/denmar/)"][/caption](Note: I do not know Peter Zohrab, but his commentary seems largely sexist and reactionary to me. I do not condone his beliefs. I am just commenting on some of his writing.) This post argues that boys are being… Read More