Not Your Average 50 Something
Why Vape? Determining the reason for taking up this practice of inhaling aerosolized vapors can go a long way. E-cigarettes, vape pens, hookahs, and other vaping devices have only been mass marketed for about a decade. That means science is only beginning to discover the potential harm vaping can do to both the vaper and … Continue reading Is Vaping Harmful?
Why are we acting like we can't control this increasingly destructive trend of social media and smartphone overuse that is tearing at the social fabric of our lives? This applies to internet enthusiasts of all ages, but as often is the case, our young are more vulnerable and negatively affected by overexposure to the grown-up … Continue reading Parents, Our Kids Can’t Handle Smartphones and Social Media!
What’s with the selective outrage over the use of the N-word? Has it not in some ways become an everyday word, with all kinds of new meanings? Thanks to today’s black people - not yesterday’s white people - it has once again become commonplace to use the N-word. Although many older people are still highly … Continue reading The N-Word: It Isn’t Just For Racists Anymore
The Constitution gives all Americans the right to free speech. That means you can share what you think and believe without fear of harm. There is no caveat for agreement. In other words, one doesn’t have to agree with the speech of others; one doesn’t even have to listen to the speech of others. One … Continue reading Freedom of Speech, Not Agreement of Speech
So, you call yourself a Democrat do you? Perhaps you claim to be a Republican. Or maybe you’re just not sure. Try answering the questions below; then use the scoring guide to see where you stand. Take this Fun Test The government is paid for by the tax paying citizens. If citizens have to balance … Continue reading Take This Fun Test: Do You Lean Democrat or Republican?
Truth be told, I am feeling lied to and manipulated. I am reading increasingly one-sided rhetoric about how I am supposed to feel, and being made to feel guilty for not agreeing with the so-called “widespread sentiment”. There is something terribly wrong when the “news” is filled with opinion, talk show-like soundbites, and excerpts instead … Continue reading Illegal and Separate at the Border: Unfortunate Consequence of Parental Choices
What if someone in your family - not a spouse or child, not even a close cousin or aunt, but a distant cousin through marriage whom you don’t even know - called the police on someone who wasn’t doing anything criminal. The person in question was not following a rarely enforced neighborhood ordinance about the … Continue reading Was Starbucks Shamed, Bullied into Spending $Millions or Too Politically Correct to Stand for Reasonable Policy?
You are at a National Football League (NFL) game and the singing of the National Anthem begins. “Oh, say can you see, by the dawn’s early light …” Are you thinking about all the injustice in America? About suspects who were killed during police interactions? While the dozens of people on the football field are … Continue reading New NFL Policy: Stop Stealing the Anthem, Pick Something Else to Protest
I am a traditionally married woman. That means I dated a man and married a man. I was born a female and remain a female. Like most people, there were many times throughout my life when I’d catch myself thinking that if I was a boy life would somehow be easier; or I’d think that … Continue reading Whatever-Sexual and Whatever-Gender: Your Choice Should Not Become a Problem For Me
The last time I checked, people waited for the bus; the bus didn't wait for people. The bus has a schedule to keep. Riders check the schedule and then get themselves to the bus stop on time to catch the bus. Sometimes we may be early and have to wait a long time for the … Continue reading Run, iGeneration Kid, Run!
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