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Jan 29, 2014
Fireside Topic: Do you want your kids to serve in the military?
It is one thing to say that military service is good and honorable, but it is another thing to imagine your children in combat and encouraging them to serve.
Here are some primer questions that came to me as I was wondering: do I want my kids to serve in the military? Let's address it in this week's Fireside Topic.
Jan 15, 2014
Fireside Topic: How are you preparing for hard times (natural disaster, terrorist attack, financial collapse)?
While we may enjoy an unprecedented level of comfort and ease, we shouldn’t fool ourselves into believing that situations which require preparedness to survive (natural disaster, terrorist attack, financial collapse) is a thing of the past. Consider how you are preparing for hard times with this week's Fireside Topic.
Dec 18, 2013
Fireside Topic: How have things changed since you were young?
It seems that every generation likes to recount the good ol’ days, reminiscing about how things were harder (and that was better) or things were better made and people had more sense. This week's Fireside Topic gets us deciding how things have changed since you were young.