“Oh… I Would Not Be Convicted By a Jury of My Peers… Still Crazy After All These Years”
Insanity as a defense whether “temporary” or “permanent due to chronic mental illness” is never palatable to crime victims. On the one hand, we know intellectually that mental illness is a result of chemical or structural abnormalities in the brain and therefore, is...
“Why Are You Buying That? Due To Fear or Due To Intelligent Thinking?”
This past week I caught myself taking action – or, actually taking the action of NOT taking action - based on fear rather than intelligence. Have you ever done that? I was mulling and mulling over whether or not to buy a ticket to something. This ticket was for an...
Giving Sound Advice? Your Friendship May Depend On It
Alasha, My best friend and her fiancé have been together for a few years now and they are finally ready to tie the knot. She wants a big wedding but he would rather buy a house. Being married to my husband for almost a decade now I tried to sit her down and persuade...
Beware Disgusting Lies Of The Pharma Industry
In case you're ever in doubt about the diabolical intentions of the pharmaceutical industry to increase market share and boost profits, now's the time to wake up to their horrifying, health-destroying tactics. Do you find my words to be too negatively aggressive? I...
“Say YES To You – Do You Ever feel You Need a Break From Playing?”
I’m aware that many of us, especially those of us who work for ourselves, find ourselves in the position working and working and working and… and forgetting or not allowing ourselves to dare to take a vacation - usually a very much-needed vacation from work. We get...
The Opinionated Bitch – On Memorial Day, A History Lesson
Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. What most will never know are the true origins of the observance. In a Dispatch from Nerd Land, (what my friends call it when I share some...
Animals Who Cross Over – Messages From Pets
Animals Who Cross Over - Messages From Pets Dedicated to Jill Aurland. I recently received a phone call from a very close friend of mine who was in tears. Her fourteen-year-old Pomeranian, Madik passed. Madik’s unconditional love, brought laughter and joy to the...
Malawi, “The Warm Heart”: African Adventure- Part 6
Compiled By: Working Class Wanderer- Kathryn Mann My apologies for the extended silence. The tales of my African Adventures are picking back up, stronger than ever, today. Malawi, the “Warm Heart of Africa” opened to me in so many ways. This will be an accounting of...
Dating a Woman with Kids, the Binding Truth
Alasha, I have been seeing a lady who has a child that is fairly young. I don’t have children of my own and am not sure if I ever want any. I think kids are a gift but I love my freedom to get up and go. She’s a real cool lady and I enjoy the time I spend with just...
Afraid Of Aging? You’re Not Alone!
For as long as I can remember, even as far back as when I was 4, I’ve been actively terrified of aging. It may sound peculiar that my fear began at such an early age... but it did. My mom was a Russian immigrant whose daily attire consisted of a house dress without...
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. The Film Fatales check in.
2011. PG-13. 124 minutes. Starring Judi Densch, Billl Nighy, Maggie Smith, Tom Wilkinson and Dev Patel. Directed by John Madden. British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its...
Say “YES” To You by saying “NO” To UVA
I’m taking a different tack than I usually do for this week’s column – and it is still about Saying YES to you. This time you’ll be saying YES to your head and other parts of your body. Your body counts too. It is the wonderful vehicle we have to travel in and it pays...
