March 19, 2011 
With many college basketball fans’ NCAA Tournament brackets in tatters after yesterday’s Louisville upset, now things get interesting, sports fans.
Here are few ideas that can make the games even more fun when you’re all together watching.
Put on f... continue reading...
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Underdog January 5, 2011 
Between the computer, television, your cell phone or smartphone and all the other media you observe each day, have you ever thought about what portion of your life all that actually consumes?
Admit it – you’re playing with your kids’ game players too sometimes…
Wh... continue reading...
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What parent doesn’t daydream about their child winning a full ride scholarship for a sport they started at age 4?
Most people think that possibility is only for the “gifted” athletes- those kids who are naturally strong, nimble, coordina... continue reading...
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winning November 8, 2010 
Ok, now it’s dark at 5:00 pm thanks to Daylight Savings Time expiring for most of the country. It’s getting cold and you are having some trouble finding the energy to get up and go for your workout routine.
No more bathing suits at the pool to keep you motiv... continue reading...
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As we approach Halloween this week, do you ever wonder what your kid fears the most?
Spiders? The dark? Monsters? Being alone?
Actually, it is failure, according to Dr. Jim Taylor, San Francisco- based psychologist, consultant and author of “Positive Pushing: How to Rais... continue reading...
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I love good journalism. That's why i love Sports Illustrated.
Besides the usual articles about goings-on in the world of athletic competition, there is usually a human interest piece. And it's usually a very good one.
This last week, they covered an amazing account of a Jordanian lady who emigra... continue reading...
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We are fascinated by polls.
Who was the greatest center fielder of all time? Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, Ty Cobb, or Ken Griffey, Jr.?
Time Magazine names the iPhone the "Invention of the Year." Agree or disagree?
Time travel: Possible or not?
Aren't you just dying to add your two cents... continue reading...
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It's the weekend, and time for some play!
After all, we've been working all week, and we deserve a break, right?
Well, that's what today's FamilyFirst site is all about. It's fun and games. Of course, many of the game sites out there feature diversions that are less than family-friendly. But yo... continue reading...
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these games February 12, 2007 
I have to confess that I'm not the world's biggest college basketball fan. But I get interested this time of year.
Conferences are starting to get close to their championship rounds. The speculation is running rampant about who's in the NCAA tournament, who's out, and who's on that most d... continue reading...
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A tradition that is as old as journalism itself is the retraction of errors. It didn't take long for the first reporter to make his first error and retract it, probably in the form of cuneiform characters on a clay tablet.
The web being what it is, of course someone has gathered retractions i... continue reading...
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