Okay, here’s one to share with your school age children. Forget about the proverbial excuse: “The dog ate my homework.” (I think teachers have caught on to that one-wink, wink.) Rather, let’s take our lead from a Florida teen who used a raccoon as an excuse for a late assignment. According to local newspapers, Stephanie King told her music teacher that a raccoon was to blame for her missing homework. “I explained that the raccoon fell from the ceiling in my bathroom and it ran into my bedroom,” the 13-year-old seventh grader told the St. Petersburg Times. “Animal control came … Continue reading →