What’s it gonna look like? Are you wondering? If so, then you have lots of company. I think we are all wondering, and I think there will be no one unaffected, except for those on Medicaid; the rest of us will feel some impact. Our President said, during his 2012 re-election campaign, “If you like…

You may be asking, “What is that?” That is the blood cancer that ultimately claimed the life of former vice-presidential candidate, Geraldine Ferraro. She struggled with it for many years. It is a cancer of the blood’s plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) wherein the bone marrow produces defective plasma cells, produces too…

I read today of the Saudi government’s promise to arrest those who are in support of the protest underway over the cause of women’s rights. It seems that women are protesting their legal prohibition from driving an automobile. The Saudi government has promised arrest and censure of those who show support for the protesters, even…

This forum is my mental wastebasket. Just think of it. You’re reading my mental garbage. I really didn’t intend for it to be that way, and not that I think you might think my mental garbage interesting, but this blog does serve as my clearing house. Well . . . either this blog or my…

To eat, or not to eat? That is the question. Well, I have to eat. But what shall it be? For every study that tells me I should eat something because it is good for me, there is one that tells me the same thing is bad for me. I should eat more soy for…

While watching Ole Miss lose in the most admirable way to Texas A&M, nearly neutralizing the athletic prowess of Heisman Trophy winner, Johnny “Football” Manziel, only to lose by a field goal in the final four seconds of the game, I was met with disturbing news. EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) cards had stopped working across…

Every hour spent composing and editing a letter to a friend, and every hour spent reading one, is time spent in conversation that has a different quality than face-to-face conversation. Of course, nothing is better than face-to-face, since we see expressions and hear inflections: the raised eyebrow, the wince, the smooth elongation of a diphthong,…

I am a conservative. There are lots of us. There are also lots of progressives. They are an oil and water mixture, not blending, but only appearing to when shaken. Give the mixture just a minute or two, and it will re-stratify, separating into the unblendable layers, just like an Italian dressing, tasty to some,…

Ever put too much wet concrete in a wheelbarrow and tried to push it? I sure have. It’s not easy on smooth ground; on rough ground, you are guaranteed trouble. If you have, too, then you know the result, which is concrete everywhere but the place you want it, having been overwhelmed by the dynamic…

Man, there are lots of autoimmune diseases. There are so many, it’s hard to believe that we all don’t have one, maybe two. Google any website that can furnish the exhaustive list, check the symptoms, and see how many you have or are developing. At least two, probably more. There’s some serious ones out there,…