Sobriety can be sobering

I do not make a habit of drinking to excess, but I have my days. Likewise, sometimes my friends have their days and I’m the one driving them around. Saturday was one of those days. If I had volunteered, that would be one thing, but it was the sheer logistics of the [...]

Please, Don’t Make Me Slap You.

First and foremost, I am a Christian, a mother, and I suppose my political ties lie towards the liberal side. That being said, I am relatively IRRITATED with Republican Sen. Sam Brownback, who is quoted by CNN.com as stating: “I have decided, after much prayerful consideration, to consider a bid for the Republican nomination for [...]

Who is Your Daughter’s Hero? Commentary on Current Events.

It occurred to me yesterday that my daughter, a beautiful ten-year-old girl, has the wrong heroines. I’m sure I am one of them, at least I like to think I am, but for now I’m talking celebrities. Brittany Spears, for instance. We have the dolls, the albums, and the posters. Mary Kate and Ashley, we [...]

California sued over not getting the lead out!

Several environmental groups filed suit Thursday against the California Fish and Game Commission and the state Department of Fish and Game for continuing to let hunters use lead ammunition, which they allege poisons rare California condors.
The Natural Resources Defense Council, Physicians for Social Responsibility, the Center for Biological Diversity and the Ventura-based Wishtoyo Foundation, as [...]

Italian academic contaminated with polonium-210

Mario Scaramella, an Italian academic who allegedly met poisoned Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko in London, has been seriously contaminated with the radioactive isotope polonium-210, which killed Mr Litvinenko last week.
Britain’s health protection agency said tests showed a significant quantity of Polonium 210 in Mr Scaramella’s body, which was “likely to be of concern for his [...]