Written on Thursday March 31 2005Terri Sciavo died this morning. Or rather her body was allowed to complete the death process it had started nearly 15 years ago. I understand her parents anguish. No matter what the circumstances, losing a child has to be the worst pain anyone can experience. But the majority of people who wanted this poor woman's body to go on living for their own reasons (religious, emotional, misguided beliefs) and proclaimed she had a "right to life" are generally m...
Skull and Bones Secret Society Invades Our Society The Secrecy of the Bush Presidency Written October 22, 2004 Note: These are facts gathered during researching a novel I'm working on about secret societies and conspiracy theories. Skull and Bones secret society was first established among the class graduating from Yale in 1833. The original premise attributed to the society was to promote the success of members. Only 15 “taps” or new members are chosen each year and roughly 800 l...
The human body was created for movement. It’s a sad fact that our society has circumvented this basic truth. In our 20th century quest to make our lives convenient, we’ve come into the 21st century relying on time saving gadgets from electric mixers to television remotes and modern conveniences from fast food drive thru windows to cars and escalators to save us physical effort. Here we are in the 21st century and everyone seems three times as busy and more time crunched than a ...
Obesity among American children is at epidemic proportions. Fifteen percent of children are overweight or obese and in some states such as Arkansas and Virginia the numbers are as high as 40 percent. These numbers translate into individuals, human beings who suffer social and pychological problems related to being overweight or obese, including serious health ramifications. Overweight Children are suffering diseases once rarely seen in children such as high blood pressure, high choleserol and...
Football Appreciation Tonight the second telecast preseason NFL game will grace discerning televisions across the nation. It's a bird thing, ATLANTA FALCONS VS BALTIMORE RAVENS, and hopes are high in our household these guys are ready to get down and dirty and play like it matters. Football fans begin the countdown to the Superbowl with the preseason opener, played on a hot August night. And this balmy night of the dirty (sweaty) birds holds the promise of Fall's cool short days, brilliant f...
Somebody recently said to me he didn't want to objectify me. So let's subjectify me... No, subjectify is not in the dictionary. In this incarnation, I am a cowgirl chef witch writer sex-goddess mother lover wife bitch sister wizard daughter magician niece truth-seeker liar bohemian conservative ultra-liberal apathetic. If you want a formal (or more normal) introduction to me, read this: Who Is This Woman? Never mind who I am. Who would I be if I were someone else? If I were a columnist ...