After two years of watching the jaw dropping antics of the current government in our neighboring country, the USA, it appears that character assassination, back stabbing and outright dishonesty may be giving way to actual discussion of issues. I am beginning to detect something new in the air. It’s coming… Read More »Elizabeth Warren—Competent, Sober and Soaring to the Top!
It took the near-destruction of a country to achieve what the rest of the world couldn’t—the highest ratio of women to men in their governing body. Today, Rwanda, a tiny land-locked country in East Africa, has the greatest proportion of women representatives of any country in the world, with women… Read More »Gender Equality in Public Office—Why Are We So Far Behind?
“Hungry?” Bob asks as we climb the stairs to our favorite restaurant. This is just one of the ways, I realize that we differ—I go to a restaurant to enjoy the respite from housework, to relax and have someone else do the cooking, and Bob goes to….well, eat. “Not really… Read More »Efficiency on the Menu
If you are older, you probably watch television—many of us do. And if you watch American TV, you’ve seen hundreds of ads for prescription medications, and you’ve listened to long lists of warnings about their side effects. It’s only during the past twenty years that drug companies have been given… Read More »Direct Selling of Prescription Drugs—How Big Pharma Soft Pedals Side Effects
Every once in a while, I feel my appointments are running my life—I keep a calendar on the side of the fridge, where only I can see it, yes, it’s the old-fashioned kind, a page ripped out of a giveaway calendar, but it gives me a clear view of the… Read More »How Not to Let Appointments and Commitments Take Over Your Life!
It should come as no surprise, given the topics I write about, that I am more than a little fixated on the news. I like knowing what is going on in the world—the news has always been a backdrop to my day. But this year, the news has been depressing,… Read More »With Democracy and Decency at Risk, Is Now the Time for a Hero?
I grew up knowing the meaning of propaganda, it was a term applied in the 1950s, to actions by Communist China and Russia to confuse the public and destabilize facts. Using repetition of slogans, through rallies, pamphlets and posters, those totalitarian governments demanded that their people be compliant, and obedient,… Read More »Propaganda, Lies and Fake News—How We Are Forced to Sort Fact from Fiction
Just when you thought the decluttering craze was overcrowded with experts, in comes another contender. This time, it’s a young Japanese woman who has taken social media by storm. Her name is Marie Kondo and though she appears to weigh about 100 pounds, she is a heavy hitter, with a… Read More »And Now, for Something Entirely Different (and Radical) in Decluttering
I’m always inspired by the beginning of a new year. There’s something potent and significant about turning that calendar page. This year has been especially challenging for the world. But it’s comforting to know that human disagreements and difficulties have always been present, and humanity has survived. Throughout history, prayers… Read More »Blessings and Good Wishes for 2019
Millions of online shoppers never experience theft of their packages while they are away, but recent tallies of online theft reveals that one-third of online shoppers have had at least one package stolen. According to an online survey, 31% of the 1000 American respondents reported they had a parcel stolen in… Read More »Twelve Ways to Prevent Package Theft, and What to Do if it Happens!
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