I’ve changed my mind. I don’t think monogamous gay and lesbian couples should be able to wed. Throughout my life (including during my childhood), I’ve had at least a dozen mentors and friends who identify themselves as either gay, bi-sexual, or transgender, and I’ve only...
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By MITCHELL SOMMERS I deal numerous times a week with people struggling to make a mortgage payment, or sometimes multiple mortgage payments, trying to save their house, and I frequently hear the same thing. It goes something like this: “Can I change the terms of...
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Herbal bathing is a great way to relax, heal and support healthy skin function. The skin is the largest organ in the body. It contributes to many important functions such as secretion, absorption, excretion, temperature regulation, immune function, and sensory reception. The skin has receptor...
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Whether trying to cut costs or carbon emissions, more people are attempting to reduce their energy consumption every day. Most energy saving measures require some up front cost to initiate, and some can be extremely expensive. Although any good measure will pay for itself in...
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People seem interested when I write about my childhood experiences in St. Joseph’s Orphanage. I thought I’d write about something that’s very different from normal childhood experiences. By “normal,” I mean kids with families and homes that they go to each night. I’d like to...
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Before you read any further — let me add a disclaimer — I am not a political guru, nor do I pretend to be. While I doggy-paddle, barely keeping my nose above water, Debra DeAngelo, David Lacy and I’m sure any number of other iPinion columnists...
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Twelve years ago today someone gave me the gift of life. No I’m not 12 years old, but I do consider this day on par with my birthday because this is the day a selfless football player’s family decided to donate his organs upon his...
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The weekly deadline is an unforgiving Mistress, and she’s unconcerned that I’m thoroughly, wickedly exhausted after enduring a so-called sleep study last night. by Debra DeAngelo “Tough,” she’ll snap, jabbing her stiletto heel into my tender psyche. “Start typing.” Yes, Mistress. So. Sleep study. Ironically,...
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Today is my thirtieth birthday. The dawn of a new decade, of a new era. The big 3-0. I remember my twentieth birthday. I mourned the loss of my teen years. I wore a black veil and it was not the happiest day of my...
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