Is there a chance that we could induct the Great One -- Abraham Lincoln himself -- into the "Brotherhood of the Beast", posthumously? I guess it's obvious that I have been trying to come up with something original to write about for Presidents Day. But I found it pretty darn hard to answer my own question, [...]
I want to give a shout-out to a remarkable blog I came across while reading about the Blagojevich scandals in the Chicago Sun Times a few weeks ago. It is called: " Conquering cancer and heart failure...with Jesus, doctors and common sense" http://blogs.suntimes.com/banks/2009/02/i_know_im_dying_children_but_i.html. This blog is written by a man named Lacy Banks, 65, who [...]
Wild horses couldn't drag me away from this blog. Or so I thought. I was right -- mostly. I haven't written in almost a month, but I have remained very much a part of Prostate Cancer World. I check my PC news pipeline every day and look in on the online PC communities. And of course, [...]
"Positive thinking is endemic to American culture — from weight loss programs to cancer support groups — and in the last two decades it has put down deep roots in the corporate world as well. Everyone knows that you won’t get a job paying more than $15 an hour unless you’re a 'positive person, and [...]
My husband reminded me that today is the first anniversary of the passing of HUGH RICHARD KEARNLEY (1951-2007) of Glasgow, Scotland, "Hughie" to his friends. As if I could forget. Hughie was my first Internet conversationalist and a soulmate of sorts. The most gifted person I *never* met. Ted and I came to really love [...]