Life extends easily into the eighth decade and it is not unusual to hear of one living past 100. Over our history, life expectancy has varied dramatically. In the recent history of the last two or three hundred year, men and women were lucky to live to be 50 or 60. Women especially struggled to … Continue reading How Long Do You Want to Live?
Each time children register for school, or someone completes employment paperwork, there is an obnoxious little box quietly demanding to be checked, demanding self-revelation: What is your ethnicity or race? Ethnicity? I know, some think it is Hispanic, or Black, or Eskimo, or Native American, Asian, or some other “color” people. Aren’t we all people? … Continue reading Refuse to Check the “Ethnicity” Box!
The big measles outbreak has captured the attention of the country, as even little babies are becoming ill with this disease that should have been extinguished years ago. We were told it was gone, at least from the United States. In the past decade, there were less than 100 cases of measles in most years. … Continue reading Will You Let Your Fears Hurt Your Children: Measles and Vaccinations
The big measles outbreak has captured the attention of the country, as even little babies are becoming ill with this disease that should have been extinguished years ago. We were told it was gone, at least from the United States. In the past decade, there were less than 100 cases of measles in most years. … Continue reading Will You Let Your Fears Hurt Your Children: Measles and Vaccinations
One of the saddest things I read about is the increasing numbers of women, old and young, who accept the lie that abortion is easy. They are using it as a form of birth control. They believe no one is hurt by this process. Unfortunately, abortion isn’t easy, it isn’t birth control, and there is … Continue reading Deny the Lie of Abortion
Regardless of our station in our life, each of us will find greater happiness if we continue to learn. Even people who no longer work for a paycheck or salary have a need to continue to learn. Studies have shown that when you exercise your brain, diseases that destroy your ability to remember are less … Continue reading Keep Your Brain Healthy
The argument in our little corner of the country is whether or not the state or county has rights to determine who will run the marijuana stores. For now, they plan to sell marijuana only for those who need it medically, but as we saw in Oregon and Colorado, the lure of financial gain will … Continue reading The Marijuana Band Wagon
The argument in our little corner of the country is whether or not the state or county has rights to determine who will run the marijuana stores. For now, they plan to sell marijuana only for those who need it medically, but as we saw in Oregon and Colorado, the lure of financial gain will … Continue reading The Marijuana Band Wagon
At the end of each year many of us take a few moments to remember successes and failures of the last year, and set goals for a new year. I, too, have been thinking of the things that happened in 2014 and have thought of some goals for 2015. After never writing more than a … Continue reading Remember the Past, Set Goals for the Future
It’s funny how you work so hard on a project, get up every morning, until it’s done. Then you wonder just what you will do with your time. This has happened to me again today. I finished my Christmas sewing yesterday, got up early to sew the last nightgown, packed everything into boxes and wrapped … Continue reading Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays