This year I’ve spent more time than I’d like receiving care in the American medical system with a heart ablation and one new knee. Luckily, I have good Medicare coverage and I’ve had good care for the most part. However, I’ve experienced our health care system that rarely focuses on…
It seems almost weekly now that the news brings me to tears, whether it be war, mass shootings or other racist police or citizen actions resulting in death of innocent people and most of the time it is due to easily-accessible guns! This week is no exception, and one woman…
I was surprised at the food options, or lack thereof, during my recent hospital visit and at the surgical center as well. Then I listened to a young cancer survivor on Lisa Garr’s Awareness Show, who has a great website and cookbook and is doing well. If you…
Sadly, only the cable stations carried Biden’s speech on the crisis our democracy is in. The three major networks did not! But they carried King Charles’ speech. And it’s been non-stop coverage since the Queen died on many stations. Certainly, its fine to honor her death, show a program about…
Recently at a couple dining places I’ve been to recently, the wait staff didn’t bring change back from the bill. When asked, they say, “we don’t give change anymore.” Sometimes it is a big sum of change, and sometimes it isn’t. But I don’t think it’s a good practice. It…
I’m ok with muskets. Give everyone a musket like they had when the 2nd amendment was crafted and adopted. Though, it’s purpose was for “a well-regulated militia,” not what the NRA would now have people believe. Read the conversation between our founders as they developed it. They did not intend…
Too many people seem to be against ‘regulations’ recently, including the Supreme Court in their recent decision affecting our clean air. It was only as recently as Nixon’s administration, that our air quality began to be challenged and corrected. In Colorado, we are well aware of the ‘brown cloud.’ These…
This week war, unfortunately, broke out in Ukraine with Russia attacking them and it prompted me to think about my own values on war and peace. Certainly, we can hope that this is resolved quickly and that the world will stand together against the Russian bully. We are in pivotal…