Take a good look! The woman shown at left is (the former Dr.) Meera Sachdeva, an oncologist who operated the Rose Cancer Center in Summit, Mississippi. She was charged with unsafe medical practices (using dirty needles for IV infusions, diluting chemotherapy agents given to the patients who trusted her with their lives, and bilking Medicaid,…

A recurring theme for this blog has been the search for the real truth . . . that compete one which is objective and immutable. It is very elusive. Until we find it, we are forced to use such truth as we have in our possession, which may be partial, relative, and the one provided…

A life-long close friend had this to say in response to my blog post covering THE PRESENT TRUTH, by Martin Murphy. while I may not share your beliefs and philosophies on religion, I applaud the extent of your research, though this seems very complicated. Three words suffice; Respect, Love and Kindness. “This is my simple…

THE PRESENT TRUTH, Martin Murphy, Theocentric Publishing Group, 1069 Main Street, Chipley, FL 32428  http://www.theocentricpublishing.com My friend, Martin Murphy, has just released this new book. I managed to obtain a copy, and though I have said before and still maintain that I am not and will not be a book reviewer, I will relate to…

I first ate at a Chick-Fil-A (CFA) when one opened in my hometown of Meridian, Mississippi, I suppose, about 25 years ago. I thought their sandwiches were delicious . . . at least, delicious as far as a chicken sandwich can go. I ate there a few times, enjoyed it every time, but did not…

Eldon Gantley stood on the street corner looking into a pocket mirror, observing himself as far up and down as the mirror’s size would allow in one glance. He moved the mirror up and down, behind his shoulder while craning his neck, returned it to his pocket, and stood erect and proud, as he licked…

“It’s not a tax,” said House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi about the ACA’s individual mandate. “It’s not a tax,” said President Obama. “It’s not a tax,” said Mitt Romney’s Senior Advisor Eric Fehrnstrom. “It’s not a tax,” echoed dozens of other pundits, op-ed articles, and political personalities from every spectrum of American politics. “It’s a…

My good friend, Larry Perkins, recently posted on FaceBook about a long, enjoyable walk on a Carolina beach with his dog, Banjo, when, from the dunes below, they encountered a rock jetty with a walkway on top jutting far out into the ocean with a sign at its entrance that read, “No Pets Beyond This…

My friend, the great Britt Gully, asked me a couple of weeks ago to play with him at Squealers Barbecue in Meridian for a gig he had lined up there on 6/23/12. I was all excited at first, but the closer and closer it came to being time for the gig, the less I was…

All of mankind has hopes and dreams. Sometimes these hopes and dreams are hijacked by circumstances beyond our control, or by bad choices we make for which we never paused to consider the outcomes, or by our own ignorance. This leads us to despair. I first became familiar with the phrase, ”Most men live lives…