There are times when I feel that people push to hard. Sometimes they are well meaning and truly concerned, but other times I feel that they are just passive aggressive. They put their noses where it doesn't belong, telling me that I should just "grin and bear it" or "buck up, it could be worse." [...]
I was going to delve into the Duane "Dog" Chapman controversy by putting up one of his racist quotes and call this post my least favorite quote of the week. Then I decided against it. I simply was not in the mood to give a platform to the hateful words of yet another racist scoundrel [...]
I would like to apologize to those of you that receive my blog via RSS feed. Lately, since I've upgraded the WordPress software, the site randomly defaults my "Pages" section into posts. So what ends up happening is that some people are getting my Contact & Bio, and my Podcast pages sent to them repeatedly. [...]
Acceptance is a key concept for us to continue living a full and happy life despite our cancer. What is acceptance? True acceptance is much like the serenity prayer that Alcoholics Anonymous uses and that everyone can benefit from: "God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change [...]
No I'm not talking about the Metropolitan Opera, I'm talking about preschool holiday shows. Sure, some schools don't bother, but darnit I'm glad my kid's school does. The season kicks off with the big Halloween show, which was yesterday, and ends with the semi-nondenominational holiday show sometime in December. I love all the performances the [...]