Arizona’s Republican State Legislators have just passed a bill without any support from Democrats that puts everyone beside themselves in danger.   Aside for less than a handful of exceptions, the law (SB 1201) says that public institutions, which don’t have metal detectors and… Read full post »

That’s right, you heard it right here.  While riding the BART (local bay area metro), I saw a poster for Hispanic History month.  Someone must have thought it was very cute to celebrate Loreta Janeta Velazquez, a Hispanic woman who crossed dressed in the 1800’s as a man i… Read full post »

Since Palin will not drop the issue, neither will I.  Of course, Palin had a First Amendment right to use gun imagery and veiled threats in her speeches and on her internet site, so long as her words during the speeches and on her website were not fighting words.  The Supreme/… Read full post »

Less than two weeks ago, two women stopped my husband and I on our way to buy salad. The restaurant we were going to is located in a quaint mall between a middle class and wealthy neighborhood. The women explained that they had applied for welfare, but there… Read full post »

I just wanted everyone to know that Santa Clause already came and left, so if you didn't write your Christmas wish list for 2009, too bad. Yes, I know the 2009 Christmas holiday has not been celebrated by the Christian Church, but that doesn't matter. The fact… Read full post »

It’s because my husband is an astronomer. Unfortunately, he is not an astrologer who might have told me years ago what was going to happen. Instead,… Read full post »

US Airways flight 2745 was scheduled to fly out of Durango, Colorado to Phoenix, Arizona at 6:50 pm on Sunday, July 20th, but that wasn’t going to happen.  The moment the agent told my husband to place our baggage in the cabin instead of the luggage compartment to help with the… Read full post »

By the time she was nine, Avery had been sexually assaulted twice by men.  Her adoptive parents were also physically and emotionally abusive.   But she felt more traumatized when she realized she was lesbian.  “As a child, I was attracted to girls, but I didn’t realize… Read full post »

The acting was good, the characters were compelling and the issues were relevant.  When it started, I almost found myself enjoying the film.  I thought it would delve into a problem that has plagued homosexuals for centuries - pedophilia.  Instead, it gave little insight into the issue… Read full post »