Abortion is a term that immediately stirs a reaction. Whether you are pro-life or pro-choice, I do not believe anyone is truly in favor of abortion. The argument is about legal availability, and is a very complicated, supercharged and divisive issue. Since we want fewer abortions, how do we do it? What is the most … More Reducing Abortions
I think everyone should periodically look in the mirror and evaluate the person they honestly see. Is this the person you want to be? Like a car or a furnace, we should get ourselves the occasional tune-up, pop the hood and look inside. To see the truth, you must be willing and able to be … More Personal Tune-Up
No, this isn’t about baseball or sex. The subject is sleeping. Sleep is important, we need it when we are young, though we fight. In our mid life we need it, but are usually burning too many candles. In our later years we need it, and revere a good night’s sleep. Some people can sleep … More The Sweet Spot (For Best Sleep)
I am not a big New Years resolution person. This year is a bit different, so a few goals for the new year. The usual goals people have in January are often about health or accomplishing those procrastinated things or spending less time working and more with family. All good things. I will look back … More 2021: A Few Goals
There are many journeys in life. Some are short in duration, others last a lifetime, where you never reach the final destination. Can you be okay knowing you may never reach the end if you believe the journey bares fruit along the way? If your quest is spiritual or metaphysical, you may be primed for … More The Journey
About eleven weeks ago I had a Laser Ablation procedure. After years of sparring with my prostate, only to see it up the ante, I consented to a procedure to reduce it in size. Doing so would abate some of the growth in size, and hopefully reduce the elevated PSA (Prostate-specific antigen) amount produced by … More The Contented Prostate
The freedom argument is all wrong. Living free entails choosing smart, not being stupid. Yet, many have decided the Constitution allows them to refuse to wear a mask when government bodies say otherwise, all in the name of freedom. First, they argue that masks do not work, then switching gears, claiming that governmental action cannot … More Exercise Your Freedom: Wear the Mask
That is a well- used term, but what does it really mean? Pro-life is generally associated with being against abortion. When I think of being pro-life, I see a much broader definition. If you are against terminating a pregnancy, should not the term be pro-birth? Life is more than birth; life is what comes after, … More Pro-Life?
Someone says the economy is doing great. What does that mean? Who benefits? Who loses? There are all kinds of people touting what makes a strong economy. Usually referred are jobs and the stock market. Trade surplus is another one. Wage growth. Interest rates. Gross Domestic Product. Consumer Price Index. All valuable to some degree. … More Economic Indicators
What you figure out very quickly in the film, The Hospital, is that American healthcare is a fucked up mess. And this was almost 50 years ago! Sadly, while medical technology has made incredible leaps, the cost and availability for millions of Americans, is out of reach. I blame for-profit medical corporations and insurance companies … More The Hospital (1971): Return Check-In
