Here's a subject that's going to make a lot of people mad, but that's probably every subject I talk about. I'm going to give you my opinion. You can debate it, you can agree with it, you can disagree with it, you can think about it. It's all okay with me.

Some ob-gyn doctors in South Florida turn away obese women. Not chubby. Not fat. Obese women... More >>

I wanted to write to you and express my gratitude for your advice and commentary, because you have allowed me to see how fortunate I truly am I had a wonderful man raise me... More >>

Fresh fruit at the peak of ripeness is one of the biggest bargains in the supermarket during the summer. Exotic fruits that just months ago might have broken the bank by being flown in from faraway locales are much better for you and your family - and the environment - when in season from nearby local growers... More >>

Shelby's 13 year old would like to go to the movies with a boy, but Mom is reluctant to say yes... More >>

I thought you might enjoy this poem, which I just wrote...

The Phoenix

I read about a mythic creature
whose most memorable feature
is its deathly immolation.
Magical, or aberration...

 

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California State bill SB 242  was recently introduced (and amended last week) which would make social networking sites, like Facebook, take down personal information and photos for account users under age 18 and require more privacy settings (I think this should be a national law)... More >>

A couple of weeks ago you read articles on dangerous and stressful jobs...
I am sure many of your listeners thought: what about "my" occupation. And that is basically where I am going with this. There are people out there who risk their lives daily to bring to our citizens a commodity that is all but indispensable...

 

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"Let no vandalism of avarice or neglect, no ravages of time, testify to the present or to the coming generations that we have forgotten, as a people, the cost of a free and undivided Republic..." More >>

It's heating up in Texas, and this morning in the news there was yet one more heatstroke-related-death of a small child being "forgotten" in the car for an extended period of time. Too often it seems somewhere in these types of articles I'll read the parent forgot to drop the child off at day care while on his or her way to work...

 

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Friendship is very important. That's one of the reasons why emotional desolation sets in when people move a lot - they don't keep up the friendships they've had... More >>