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I have long avoided seeing movies made from books that I love. I have never seen "The Green Mile", "The Shell Seekers", or the...

I am learning so many new things about early America from the PBS panels on Benjamin Franklin. Ken Burns' new movie on Franklin debuts in...

I have just had the greatest idea, and I cannot be the first person to think this: we should add a candidate to the presidential ticket...

Because I don't just rant about a topic - I also act. And I encourage you to do the same. Find your Congressional representation here. My...

I would think that nurses in general do not make huge political campaign contributions, so when the fat cats in CEO corner offices start...

January 10, 2022: McMinn County school board unanimously voted to remove a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel about the Holocaust from...

It turns out that one bad apple just may spoil the whole bunch. I'll tell you my story and let you decide. I am trying to read a book by...

I have a memory of when I was in high school, having a meal or watching a move with mom and dad. I got a glass of orange juice, but I...

I have seen "The Wedding Singer" at least 10 times and laugh and appreciate the jokes every time I rewatch it. It is an homage to my...

I am wrapping up season 2 of "The Witcher" on Netflix, and I realized something that made me stop mid-scene, grab my computer, and rant...

I have always been a sweater. I sweat. Always have. A lot. I buy clothes based on how the underarms will look 1/2 way through the...

I got a package in the mail from my friend Annette, who lives out west. Decorative Journaling brought us together several years ago, and...

May this be a day of great celebration, immeasurable joy, and softened heartache. I am thinking of each and every one of you!

I have heard more and more about white people being accused of acting like a "White Savior" of black people. First things first, though,...

A 25-year-old man from Oregon confessed to sodomizing and beating to death the 2-year-old daughter of his girlfriend. He tried to lie at...

Saturday morning (yesterday), I was sitting on the sofa reading. I noticed the silver Honda that some young man from the neighborhood...

It occurred to me several years ago that usage of the word "nope" is much more negative than a simple "no". "Nope" indicates some...

Mondays after a long holiday suck. There was a meme I saw that said, "I have to go back to work Monday and I don't even remember what I...

When I am driving, I usually listen to NPR programming. It is basically the news, but has left-of-center reporting bias. That brings me...

My sorority little sister, Linda, whom I met some 35 years ago, invited me to attend an Auburn football game with her. It was on the...