Does America love guns more than it loves its children?

November 6, 2025
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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...
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Countdown begins

May 25, 2009
We were going to take a quick trip to the Keys next Monday. But between the hectic pace of our California trip, both of us being knocked out sick for days, and a busy...
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Smartest thing I ever did.

May 25, 2009
Two years ago this past Saturday, a 2.5 lb ball of fluff arrived at the Orlando airport, barking like crazy and jumped straight from his crate into my arms, letting out...
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Memorial Day.

May 25, 2009
This is from last year's Memorial Day celebration in Washington D.C. Great choice. Gladys still has it.War's the easy way out, you know. Just knock each other over the...
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The Perfect Diet

May 24, 2009
I've hit on it.Today my taste buds have disappeared. I'm sure it's the sinus infection.But here's the deal.If food has no pleasure, there's no real reason to eat.Almost...
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Afternoon tea–a thing of the past?

May 24, 2009
There's nothing more civilized than the British custom of afternoon tea. I love the ritual of it: the tea pot. The tiny, crustless sandwiches. Petite pastries. Clotted...
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Nurse Riley helps make the bed

May 24, 2009
My three-day fever finally broke this morning. Dr. K. sure knew what he was talking about--this was BRUTAL. I haven't been this sick since the mid-1990s. Except for that...
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Not the swine flu

May 22, 2009
FLH is on the mend, but now I have it. Except I have a fever. FLH forced me to go to the walk-in clinic, and had I not, he apparently was arriving tonight via the...
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Thinking about this stuff

May 21, 2009
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Breaking the news

May 21, 2009
When FLH and I were young marrieds living in Tallahassee, we spent quite a bit of time with another couple. He was in law school with FLH; she went to grad school when I...
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Breaking the jewelry habit

May 21, 2009
I've always loved to browse for jewelry, both costume and real. There's always fun and funky necklaces, bracelets and rings to peruse, both online and in stores. I...
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