tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post7957531031662168108..comments2024-01-08T05:15:14.232-08:00Comments on Buckhorn Road: Boy, do we have some problems to fix!W.R. Chandlerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-43297428128069718862006-11-27T20:37:00.000-08:002006-11-27T20:37:00.000-08:00I also played a couple rounds of war in the woods ...I also played a couple rounds of war in the woods with BB guns. I will always remember standing there while hearing this high sounding whistle get closer and closer, and then it felt like my hand exploded. Turns out, the whistle sound was a BB coming at me, then the BB hit my right hand opposite my palm. I dropped to the ground writhing in actual pain... it was awesome!!!W.R. Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-28506685639499985942006-11-27T17:43:00.000-08:002006-11-27T17:43:00.000-08:00I was a tom boy as a kid and my brother and I woul...I was a tom boy as a kid and my brother and I would play war in the woods with actual bb guns (.22 rifles when the adults would let us). We've both turned into fairly well adjusted adults.nebraska girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349836005034229656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-60939224618647924222006-11-18T11:31:00.000-08:002006-11-18T11:31:00.000-08:00When I was very young, there was a show on tv (Cha...When I was very young, there was a show on tv (Channel 13?) called Miss Pat's Playroom. Part educational, part fun. <br /><br />One of the most anticipated segments each week was when Miss Pat showed--on tv!--pictures that children had drawn and sent in. Imagine how big my tiny chest puffed up when I saw my own picture showed--on tv!--and heard Miss Pat say something like, "And here's little Darren's picture of an airplane bombing a house. And next we have..."<br /><br />No vapors, no counselors, no Ritalin. That's just what boys drew pictures of. And back then, it was ok to show them <i>on tv!!!</i>Darrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-36772640187147466102006-11-18T10:03:00.001-08:002006-11-18T10:03:00.001-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.W.R. Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-11802562254874913672006-11-18T10:03:00.000-08:002006-11-18T10:03:00.000-08:00I read the entire Great Brain series as a kid, and...I read the entire Great Brain series as a kid, and a couple of years ago, my mother gave me the entire series as a Christmas present so I could read the series to my own kids.W.R. Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-21071827215070089992006-11-17T22:36:00.000-08:002006-11-17T22:36:00.000-08:00In response to Polski3 and reading material for bo...In response to Polski3 and reading material for boys. Every parent with a son should introduce him early and often to "The Great Brain" series of books by John D. Fitzgerald. They show boys doing boy things and having a heck of a good time doing them. Come to think of it, I'm a girl and I enjoyed them, too! I read them to my 7th grade students in class, and the students can't get enough of them. The boys actually move their desks in front of me so they will hear the words first!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-2479962536474615542006-11-17T16:52:00.000-08:002006-11-17T16:52:00.000-08:00Hey, don't forget blasting your friends with Star ...Hey, don't forget blasting your friends with Star Trek lazers....NOT set on "stun", but on "FRY THE ALIEN"......<br /><br />Lets not forget the lack of reading material for young boys that is missing from most schools, school libraries, and school textbook publishers literature series, anthologies, etc. <br /><br />Growing up, I read such classics as PT 109, Guadacanal Diary, the whole slew of "Childhood of Famous Americans" series (most of which were about our male heros, inventors, leaders, etc.). Heaven forbid a boy in school should read about Robert E. Lee or George A. Custer.....the pc that has invaded education is, IMO, partially responsible for our boys lacking male role models.<br /><br />And, lets not forget the hip-hop music too many of them listen to and learn that women are just 'hoes and bitches and should be treated accordingly. <br /><br />Good article. Thanks for sharing it with us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-46169403077469419192006-11-17T15:40:00.000-08:002006-11-17T15:40:00.000-08:00I knowI knowW.R. Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-62360027977993341602006-11-17T13:44:00.000-08:002006-11-17T13:44:00.000-08:00I was kidding.I was kidding.Dave Splashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16416298425231496822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14648942.post-87995493013741221212006-11-17T08:11:00.000-08:002006-11-17T08:11:00.000-08:00You kidding? I hear "documentary" and I think PBS...You kidding? I hear "documentary" and I think PBS. Frontline is awesome.W.R. Chandlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05908482384887766964noreply@blogger.com