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SSG Biggs: Has Hastings’ Friend Turned Family Foe?

Most of us had never heard of Staff Sergeant Joe Biggs until a few days after the death of award-winning investigative journalist Michael Hastings. Since then, Biggs has been all … Continue reading

July 26, 2013 · 10 Comments

USA: The Un-Civilized State of America

Was justice truly served last night with Zimmerman’s “not guilty” verdict? We sit poised, waiting to hear any snippet of news now that the verdict is out. Will there be … Continue reading

July 14, 2013 · 4 Comments

I Spy an NSA Spy

When President Bush pushed through the Patriot Act and again when it was extended, it didn’t matter how many of us were screaming “No”, because enough of you supported or overlooked … Continue reading

June 12, 2013 · 6 Comments

What’s the Most Significant Secret I’ve Ever Kept?

Um, how about the one I’m not going to tell you? Duh, that’s why it’s a secret! Right? This is the question that was posed in today’s WordPress Daily Prompt. … Continue reading

May 6, 2013 · 7 Comments

Our Cheating Hearts

Did You Know? Recent studies reveal that 45-55% of married women and 50-60% of married men engage in extramarital sex at some time or another during their relationship (Atwood & … Continue reading

March 18, 2013 · 9 Comments

Pickin’ on Me

Music surrounded me at all times as a child. My mom also grew up with music surrounding her. The same music. The same memories. I can still hear the chords … Continue reading

January 27, 2013 · 10 Comments

Medicine Money; a Prescription for Legal Bribery

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has repeatedly demonstrated its inability to appropriately protect the public from the harmful, and sometimes fatal, side effects of medications; including addiction and psychotic … Continue reading

January 9, 2013 · 42 Comments

Secrets

My Mom was a secret keeper. I never understood most of them. In fact I often thought many of her secrets were kind of silly and her reasoning behind them … Continue reading

December 13, 2012 · 3 Comments

6 Ways to Flirt With Your Wife Instead of Me

I don’t know what it is about me that seems to be a magnate for married or otherwise attached men, especially online. It makes me a little insane and I … Continue reading

December 11, 2012 · 24 Comments

A Picture of a Thousand Words

If  “a picture is worth a thousand words” how much is a picture of a thousand words worth? My  “Visual Tribute” to my Mom; a culmination of all that I feel about … Continue reading

December 8, 2012 · 5 Comments