Posts Tagged ‘Parenting’
Rooneys want to keep Steelers in the family
Here’s a problem we’d all like to have: the Rooney family is trying to keep The Pittsburgh Steelers a family-owned NFL franchise for as long as possible. To do that, Dan Rooney and Art Rooney II are attempting to buy out their siblings. For about $35 million each. The idea is to keep local billionaire Stanley Druckenmiller from owning the team.
Part of the issue is that the NFL, with typical hypocrisy, wants to eliminate any connections to gambling interests. The Rooneys own racetracks, which Roger Goody-Goody-Goodell has a problem with.
The daddy-part of the story (other than that I wish the Rooneys would adopt me) is this:
Their father, Art Rooney Sr., was heavily involved in gambling and, according to legend, bought the Steelers in 1933 with $2,500 in racetrack winnings. But the NFL now frowns on any ownership association with gambling.
That last sentence is pretty funny, since NFL events such as, oh, I don’t know, the Super Bowl, generate insane amounts of money via gambling. As long as the NFL isn’t directly involved, I guess it’s OK, right?
My dad left me $1,000 which I never saw because my mother needed it for something. So, you know, I can’t relate to this at all. Talk about the DNA lottery. Not bitter, good for them, but sheesh. Come to New York and buy me a drink or something.
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Madonna versus Cynthia
With the news that A-Rod is apparently having an affair with Madonna, we need to ask the important question: who’s hotter?
So, guys, would you leave this:
for this?
Cynthia is 34, Madonna is 49. Obviously, we’re being extremely shallow here. But typically guys, especially jerk-offs like A-Rod, leave their wives for younger women.
Hey dad, could you shut up?
Do your parents ever say things that make you want to hide your face? Do they say them to the New York Times?
My guess is that Uma Thurman’s dad has said stuff like this her whole life, so its not that big a deal. Still, it’s one thing to say, “I want to find the mother in Dick Cheney,” at home. (“Pass the butter, dear.”) It’s another thing to see it in print.
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Daddy Cop
Interesting article, unfortunately not fully online, about John Timoney, current Miami Chief of Police. “Timoney today is regarded as one of the most progressive and effective police chiefs in the country,” according to the article; he worked in New York under Bill Bratton. Apparently he had a horrible time with both of his kids, one of whom is currently in jail for drugs. However, both appear to be on the mend. Interesting story of a father who loved his kids but didn’t really know how to show it, or how to deal with their very serious problems.
Miami Blue (New Yorker)
Adoptive parents better?
What? Do I put my own kids up for adoption?
Research suggests they invest more time and money in their children.
Grant Koski seems to have what every 3-year-old needs.
His dad calls him Peanut and hugs him when he runs by.
His mom takes him to and from preschool and makes warm lunches.
He goes to Disney movies and to the park.
Grant is adopted. So is his brother, 9-year-old Griffin, who reaps similar benefits from what seems an archetypal household.
But don’t worry parents:
But it’s a “false assumption” that children fare better with birth parents, said Brian Powell, co-author of the study and sociology professor at Indiana University.
If nothing else, this could help quiet the notion that adoptive parents are horrible. Maybe it’ll even help gay couples convince adoption agencies to give them an even playing field.
New York Mag says: Don’t praise the kids too much
What do we make of a boy like Thomas? Read more »
