Are “feet of clay” really just human flaws?

June 24, 2026
Surprise, surprise. Deepak Chopra was an Epstein buddy. Cesar Chavez raped women and minors. Many big names appear in the files in what seem to be incriminating ways. Powerful men and yes, women, too, overlooked, ignored or even took part in nefarious activities. Horrific things happened....

Just say “no” to video blogs

May 2, 2015
Admit it. You've clicked on cute dog videos. Or funny cat videos. I know you have.  Me, too. But what about the preponderance of video blogs?  I just encountered...

National Masturbation Month

May 1, 2015
Well, it WOULDN'T be. That is, if there were a  hell, which I don't believe there is. Or if touching yourself was a sin. Which I don't believe it is. Isn't it...

What is privilege, really?

April 30, 2015
The question of privilege. What is privilege and should we apologize for it? The concept of "privilege"--unearned advantage--has long been a staple of liberal...

Parents: would you let her teach YOUR kids?

April 29, 2015
Was there ever as crazy a "love affair" as that between teacher Mary Jo Letourneau and her now husband, Vili Fualaau?  She met him when he was a second grader and by...

The crazytown of prescription drugs

April 28, 2015
Let me say it outright: I do not believe prescription drugs should be marketed to the general public. I don't know what the government was thinking when they allowed...

A personal story about gender identity issues

April 27, 2015
It was the early 1990s and I was doing volunteer work for an organization that provided services to people with HIV and AIDs. What we did was something called "emotional...

Years are getting shorter

April 26, 2015
Don't they? I got a text the other day from a 40-something mom I know whose daughter was about to turn 17.  She said: "I always say about raising kids that days are...

Sinatra: he stepped up

April 25, 2015
My mother was a bobby-soxer back her day and Frank Sinatra was her favorite artist. He was adulated by teens in the 1940s --oh, that voice, like velvet-- and my mother...

Pacifica Beauty giveaway today!

April 24, 2015
Every so often I fall deeply in love with a product line and when I’m lucky enough to be able to do a giveaway for that brand, it’s even better. Purify Coconut...

Fools rush in

April 23, 2015
The other day I opened a message from a daily inspirational message service to find this: It's no accident, Carol, that your courage often overrides  your common...

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