A handful of Democratic women woke up this morning excited about our trip to see the President of the United States, Barack Obama.  Shortly thereafter, we were disappointed to read the headline in our local newspaper. Although he was passing near to the sl… Read full post »

There are no Obama signs at the polling places in Highlands County, Florida. The signs were not stolen, and there were plenty of volunteers to put them out. The Obama campaign consciously decided NOT to have Obama signage at the polling places.

In result, some loyal campaigners decided to d… Read full post »

The headlights skimmed over an ugly pile of fur, hooves and entrails heaped next to her rusted rural mailbox. The unexpected sight popped up lifelessly from the unlit road’s darkness, hurling her back into a heightened state of apprehension.   She was assured by the county sheriff's p/… Read full post »

Angry as usual, Sam* called to say that he needed to sell his home immediately for as much money as possible. In 2005, most realtors were confident of that financial inevitability. Sam wanted over $460,000 for his newer 1600 square foot frame home on ten acres in a remot/… Read full post »

    Have you wondered why you are emotionally exhausted by the extremely drawnout election process? There is a very logical over-arching explanation:

American citizens are the unwitting victims of political emotional abuse.

As we endure the negative campaigning… Read full post »

The cover of the August 11 edition of Newsweek magazine immediately caught my eye. Past the gated entrance, down a long lane of arching granddaddy live oaks, we are invited to view an antebellum mansion and take a glimpse into the mind of the south on election matters 2008.

 The articl… Read full post »

  Growing up in St. Anne, Illinois, attending the Catholic Grade School, and taking piano lessons from Sister Leo Marie just about guaranteed your ascension to the coveted role of church organist, with or without your talent or consent. Apparently, in this town of 1300 souls, th/… Read full post »

Written in response to Verbal Remedy's, "What Remains?", is the following empathetic point/counterpoint:

1) I have become convinced after experiencing hundreds of people's reactions to four sudden deaths in a three year span, that the funeral process exists for the benefit of the… Read full post »

In her Opinion column on Salon today, Joan Walsh wrote:  “But I want to know exactly how Jackson said Obama "talked down" to black people.”   

I have been considering venturing an opinion on that question for several days.  Feeling uncharacteristically “pr… Read full post »

Two adults, one twenty year old boy, his 18 year old girlfriend, her 2 year old baby, a 16 year old girl-woman, and two large dogs live in a 1200 sq ft three bedroom, one bath ranch home in a town of about 65,000 people. The adult female’s… Read full post »

My 75 year old father, a Korean War vet, is buying guns for the first time in his life. My husband kept his new 10/22 Ruger long rifle on our formal dining room table near the front door before I removed it. The rifle is now a few feet away from his 9mm Berretta… Read full post »

Can we try to come to truce on the feminine/feminist issue? I have been wracking my brain for a way to dissect it further -- to try to find words to end the conflict. Not sure if this will help but here is my contribution: 

Men have some roles they can perform… Read full post »

Salon published an article on Sunday, June 22, by staff writer, Rebecca Traister, entitled:  “Why Clinton voters say they won't support Obama”.  Ms. Traister proposes twelve reasons to which she attributes the disgruntled voters’ displeasure. Number 5 gets my v… Read full post »

Can you really reach deep into your Dad's heart by asking one question as a little girl? Do you automatically become daddy's girl, when you  surely are not mommy's? At ten, can you be surprised when even a mean daddy shows h… Read full post »

         Today marked a new media low with Fox News Presents:

   "Outraged Liberals:  Stop Picking on Obama's Baby Mama!"

Baby Mama - Wow! Where to begin? Is this theme racist, sexist, racist/sexist, or  just anot… Read full post »