OK, it’s time for the Come To Jesus talk about the Gulf oil spill. Now, I love Barack Obama, really and truly, but let’s be honest: If this disaster occurred on George W. Bush’s watch, the Liberal Left would be demanding his head on a...
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My daughter, Lauren, loves stories about her escapades when she was little. She’s 26 now, but she still savors each tidbit. My son AJ, 24, couldn’t care less, but I know he’ll get interested when he has his own kids. He’ll want to know what...
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To all my feminist friends, please forgive me… Throughout the 1990s there was a rather cheesy family sitcom by the name of “Home Improvement,” in which the lead character – a father and home maintenance man by the unassuming name of Tim — grunted bellicosely...
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Public education, however idealistic, necessary and misguided in funding, is sick. I don’t mean headache or Midol sick, I mean, ICU, ventilator sick. When education is sick, literacy and the future of our country is sick. It’s a big deal. It’s time to reevaluate how...
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I had my identity stolen. We’re not talking credit card and Social Security numbers. No, we’re talking the actual characteristics that made up my identity as an individual… all the things that set me apart from those around me were completely stripped away. I’d love...
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When people say becoming a parent changes you, it can be hard to grasp exactly how it changes you unless you have experienced it firsthand. What I has surprised me is how it changes all your relationships. Most people expect it to put a strain...
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Oh my, we’ve had some go-rounds about Arizona’s new illegal immigration law at our house. Is Arizona’s Senate Bill 1070 a last-ditch attempt for a state overrun with illegal immigration problems to defend its borders and restore order, or is it a thinly veiled excuse to take out...
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Downsizing your stuff used to be just a necessary step taken by those who were moving from a larger residence to a smaller one – a situation most typically faced by retirees transitioning into the latter stages of life. But then came the simplicity movement...
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I love a good story, and I love words. The former is relatively self-explanatory. As for the latter, I enjoy how some words feel on my tongue. I like the sharp, hard consonants of the word “iconoclastic”; I revel in the billowy sound of “mellifluous,”...
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