Atheist Humor for the Holidays
I once wanted to become an atheist, but I gave it up – they have no holidays. Henny Youngman To you I’m an atheist; to…
Author: laurie
How to Beat the Holiday Blues
(from HealthinAging.org) Tips for Beating the Holiday Blues It’s a time of celebration, parties, and get-togethers, but sometimes the holiday season can also be a…
Another Christmas Story
NAACP President Issues Statement on Ferguson Grand Jury Decision From Cornell William Brooks, NAACP President and CEO: “The NAACP stands with citizens and communities who…
A Christmas Story
(from godsgreatoutdoors.org) Welcome to God’s Great Outdoors God’s Great Outdoors is an adventurous twenty-five minute weekly syndicated radio program hosted by producer and outdoorsman Gerry…
A Poem for Peace to Honor Remembrance Day and Veterans Day
I posted this for 9/11 and it seems equally fitting for this occasion. The author was the great African-American poet Langston Hughes who wrote it…
Notes from Underground: Life as a Bipolar Bear
This particular cub has something called Mixed Bipolar Rapid Cycling. Simply put it means both moods exist simultaneously and the manic piece escalates very quickly.…
Remembering Newtown
As the second anniversary of Newtown approaches here in my home state of Connecticut I offer this article: Sister of Newtown Victim Makes Gun Control…
Thoughts on the Election
(from the New York Times, Nov. 5, 2014) EDITORIAL Negativity Wins the Senate By the Editorial Board, Nov. 5, 2014 Republicans would like the country…
On Women and Aging
(from the New York Times, Oct. 28, 2014) How We Misread Renée’s Face Renée Zellweger and an Ugly Brawl About Beauty Oct. 28, 2014 By…
A Glimpse into Our World
Yesterday I had a traumatic experience in the ER of a local hospital. I will tell the story briefly and omit graphic details. I went…