Does America love guns more than it loves its children?

November 6, 2025
Does America love guns more than it loves its children? It sure appears so. Let’s stop pretending otherwise. America’s obsession with guns isn’t just embarrassing—it’s deadly. And the bodies piling up aren’t just adults in crime-ridden neighborhoods or people in the “wrong...

Taking a chance

July 17, 2009
A longtime friend of mine and her husband live in Hood River, Oregon and this is the view off their back porch in the spring. It's an awesome property, some 8 acres, if...

Charting a new course

July 17, 2009
Our conversations the past few days have centered on where we're going from here. The general direction looks something like this:Tuesday, I start intensively working...

Lucky….all around

July 16, 2009
Someone close to M. and whom I now know has had a recurrence of her breast cancer. She sent me this today, and it is so worth the read.Lucky Dog....Anyone who has pets...

& also yesterday…

July 16, 2009
Our California condo is...

On soulmates

July 16, 2009
From our ceremony:Richard Bach once wrote:A soulmate is someone who has locks that fit our keys, and keys to fit our locks. When we feel safe enough to open the locks,...

Things I wore

July 15, 2009
Something old: The charm bracelet M. gave me for Valentine's Day in 1972. Pearl and gold earrings that belonged to my mother.Something new: lingerie, my hairdo and...

The proper attire for a wedding.

July 15, 2009
My husband and I have been remarried for about a hour, now. Chef Laura will be over this evening to cook and serve us a delicious private dinner.And to show you what a...

Church bells rang @ 3pm today

July 15, 2009

Thoughts at 2am

July 15, 2009
Scenario #1:Eyes open, I see FLH in bed next to me."Wow," I say. "What a dream I had! I dreamed we got divorced, I moved to California and back to Florida, and 30...

The best of intentions

July 14, 2009
A few years ago, Safeway in California trained all its cashiers in customer service techniques. It was easy to tell something was different: all of a sudden they began...

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