Bruce Jenner's Real Identity

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/bruce-jenner-im-woman/story?id=30570350

     We have all heard about the show Keeping Up with the Kardashians. They seem to be in the news quite a lot for who knows what, but recently one of the members of their family, Bruce Jenner, has been getting a lot of media attention. She recently had an interview with abc news stating that he is in fact a woman, and he has always felt that way. Her life as a woman was always kept very secretive while only letting several of her family members know. She had taken some estrogen in the 80s for about 5 years and is now recontinuing taking the hormones. Bruce has not yet given her female name to the public, but she did say that it will not start with a "K". 

     I personally think it's very sad that Bruce had to live a hidden life for so long. For 65 years he has hidden this secret, and now he has been getting a lot of negative publicity about the whole situation. I think Bruce has a lot of guts to do this, and I think she is a role model for lots of other transgender people out there. I'm very glad he is now able to talk about her true identity as a woman and too see all the support Bruce has been getting through her struggle. I hope people can see that people are not simply "man" or "woman" based on their body parts, but it the inside that turkey determines who you are as a person.

Low Flying Threats

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/gyro-copter-landing-capitol-grounds-raises-questions-about-security-n342671

      Just yesterday (April 15) a man by the name of Doug Hughes landed his gyro copter in the lawn of the capital building. Hughes was flying his gyro copter all around Washington D.C. He circled the Washington Komument and flew over the Mall then proceeded to land. This occurrence had many people and tourists very confused because the area In which he was flying was restricted air-space. He was also flying very low. When he landed he was arrested immediately. His plan was to deliver a letter to each of the 535 members of congress, which of course failed, although he did make it quite far. The fact that he got so far has been scaring people for the past day or so. He was able to fly in under radar and was not necessarily viewed as a threat by the people. Although he was harmless the in the end, the thought of having a potentially more dangerous person be able to get that close to the Capitol building is quite scary. 

       Personally, I'm quite glad an event like that has happened. It makes our government realize that there may be other threats that we should be watching out for instead of the main ones that we are already thinking about. Thankfully this was just a scare and no damage was done, and I'm sure some fellow people in Washionton D.C. At the time got a kick out of seeing a man peddling his gyro copter around the city. It also shows us how much the government is watching us and our information that we send directly to them. Hughes said that he was planning on doing this expedition for several months and told several people and even emaild Barak Obamas info line to tell him. The fact that government didn't resond and wasn't even on alert for him shows that maybe we should be cracking down more on potential threats to America. 

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-Cool Dad

http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/08/us/south-carolina-officer-charged-with-murder/
         When a white South Carolina police officer shoots a black man named Walter Scott five times, things were a little suspicious. Officer Michael Slager was recently charged with murder for his actions. The murder of Walter Scott has been under scrutiny for several days now because it is unclear on exactly why he was shot. Apparently the officer claimed that Walter took took his taser, but from video evidence it appears that the officer just dropped the taser. I think that the officer is rightfully charged with murder because the actions of Walter Scott do not deserve the use of a gun. Especially that he used excessive force, and now that there is video evidence showing that Walter did not take the taser. Although things are still under investigation, I do think it is a good idea for him to be put on trial for justice to be served because there have been so many cases of police officers getting away with murder in the past.

-Cool Dad

Mishandling Deadly Diseases

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/03/24/most-alzheimers-patients-not-told-about-their-diagnosis

When you go to the doctors, you would think that your doctor would tell you if anything was wrong. Well my friends you would be wrong about that. In a recent study, according to U.S. News, only forty-five percent of patients diagnosed with Alzheimers are told so by their doctors. This number is outstandingly low in my opinion. Although the diagnosis of a fatal disease can be devastating, there are necessary actions a person must take after being diagnosed with a disease that causes brain deficiency and memory loss. A person might want to get preparations read to move into a home that specializes in alzheimer care or contact their family to work out how they will deal with the future that lies ahead. With less than half the patients knowing about their disease, it will just put further strain on the patients and their families. There is research going on to help create a cure or a sort of “life-extending” treatment for people with Alzheimers, but it lacks funding to really get a footing. Alzheimers disease can be very devastating and I think that we should be willing to help fund projects to help us try to find a cure. With the knowledge that we have about Alzheimers, I think that patients and caregivers of patients should be told of their diagnosis and not sheltered from it to prevent bad situations. I also hope that we can improve funding for Alzheimers research in hope to find a cure for this disease.

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Cool Dad™'s First Post :-)

Hey kiddos!

This is just your average Cool Dad™ here! I hope you kids out there are doing alright. My real name is Mitch Henderson and I am a sophomore at Creighton Preparatory High School. I know what most of you strangers out there must be thinking... but the truth is that I, alas, have no real children of my own, but I won't let that get in the way of being a Cool Dad™! I currently reside in a place known as Nebraska, and yes the corn here is delicious. I am not originally from this corn obsessed abyss. I am originally from Silver Spring, Maryland, which is located about 40 minutes from Washington D.C. I loved Maryland and had many friends from around the state. My family and I always used to take beach trips in the summer to Ocean City with our family friends. Then one day, my parents decided to go back to their college reunion at Creighton University, and upon their return home, they gave us the news that we were moving to a place known as Omaha, Nebraska. My older sister, Emma, was very excited, and so naturally I became excited about the move too ( I idolized her growing up). My sister informed me that Omaha was only about an hour north of where we were currently residing at the time. Unfortunately she confused Omaha, Nebraska with Baltimore, Maryland. So while I was expecting about an hour drive to get to our new home, instead I was greeted by three long days of car rides with my mother, two sisters (one who cried almost the entire way there) and my pet dog and cat. I attend St. Vincent de Paul elementary school and I was involved with various activities such as Student Council, Speech, yearbook, and the plays and musicals. Even though I was super involved in my grade school I couldn't get out of there fast enough. My eighth grade year I had a bit of issues in school, or should I say a certain girl had an issue with me. The girl would follow me around and she would never leave me alone. Her eighth grade art project was a clay mask of my face! Eventually things got so bad that HER mother put a school restraining order on ME because I was "corrupting" her daughter because I was all that she talked about at home. So on that graduation day while everyone was sobbing about how they were going to miss each other, I was in the back with my two c friends talking about getting ice cream after the ceremony. Now I am in high school and life is going pretty well minus all the panic attacks and stress from school :-) I'm involved with my schools forensics team, student council, NAHS, and the plays and musicals over at Marian High School. I love the arts and hoping to go into the fashion design and marketing field. 

You can find all my kids from various schools around Omaha along with several in Minneapolis and Kansas City. My hobbies include meeting new people and traveling although I've never been out of this country. Once when I was little I ALMOST went to Canada, but I apparently I was going through my "terrible twos" and that forced my whole family to stay back. I still plan on going to Canada one day because I hear they have the best maple syrup in the world. 

Well kids there is a little bit about your favorite Cool Dad™! Stay tuned to see more of me and my hobbies and interests and failures as I make my way through life.

As all the youngsters are saying theses days "TTYL" "LOL" "GN" 

Here is a #selfie of me and one of my daughters (Vivian) going hiking in Iowa!