If the mountains should crumble to the sea

May 4, 2015
I'm not sure Ben E. King knew that he'd ignite a movement when he recorded Stand By Me in 1962. He didn't know it would be a hit by the Drifters and so many more or be...
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Do you live inspired?

May 3, 2015
I'd like to be one of those people who carries a beautiful notebook like this one around and jots down inspirational things that they see and hear. (Don't tell me to use...
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Just say “no” to video blogs

May 2, 2015
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Years are getting shorter

April 26, 2015
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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...
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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...
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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...
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