"Although it appears the BP Deepwater Horizon oil well is now permanently sealed, and much of the unsightly blobs of oil in the marshes and along some beaches are diminished, the water is still polluted according to Casi Callaway, executive director of the Mobile Baykeeper. Mobile Baykeeper is an environmental group with over 4,000 members, all with a common interest in preserving and...

It was a day like any other. Weak winter light was trying to break the gloom of the night. Dawn pushed its tentacles through the grey enveloping cloak. The alarm trilled its cheerful greeting announcing that it was time to begin another glorious day. Her eyes remain closed while she assesses her discomfort level. Wiggling her bright pink painted toes she is pleased when there is no pain. Upward...

"The mental scars of any type of victimization last a lifetime," says Marilyn Benoit, M.D., psychiatrist and member of the American Medical Association's National Advisory Council on Family Violence. According to the AMA, "Assault, sexual as well as all other forms, is a silent epidemic growing at an alarming rate. "Over 61% of victims are female children." As with anything else, this has...

From my earliest memories, I had a dream I always hoped would come true. Even as a child I dreamed of one day finding true love. Silly, I know, for a child to dream of love. But still, it was so very important to me. I had always wanted to spend my life loving a beautiful woman, one who possessed just as much love for me, as I had for her. Two failed marriages later, I had nearly given up on...

In the movie 'What Dreams May Come' the character Chris (Robin Williams) portrays a man who has lost his two children in a car accident. His wife Annie (Annabella Sciorra) can not cope with the children's deaths and descends into a nightmare of despair and attempts suicide. She fails but ends up in a mental institution. This almost leads to a divorce but Chris and Annie reconcile. On the...

We all have a set of beliefs about health. They come to us from our families, the media, and authority figures like scientists and doctors. That's all well and good when the beliefs are true, but sometimes, it turns out that as new research reveals new facts, some of them aren't. One very common belief that falls into this category is that our genes determine our level of wellness and woes. ...

I have a pair of prescription glasses. Well, actually, I have one prescription "glass." I was born with one eye nearsighted (the right one) and the other mostly normal. Over time, my left eye took up the distance and middle distance viewing duties and my right eye became good for only reading and doing close work. Because it was not discovered until I was older than six years old, there was...

What are goals anyway? Even enlightened people have goals. When they have to pee, they look for a bathroom! And that's the reason for goals; to relieve discontent in one way or another or to head off perceived discontent in the future. Also, we all must make choices. I would suggest that a decision to pee or not to pee on the floor instead of a restroom is more of a decision based in the...

"Helllooo", Mrs. Clutter called. "Bartenderis anybody home? Where is everybody?" They walked further inside. Mrs. Clutter pushed the kitchen door open and stepped inside. Once inside, she let out such a screech Mrs. Gluck and Mrs. Comfort's hair immediately curled. The kitchen door flew open and Mrs. Clutter reentered the bar. "Let's get the hell outta here. There's a dead body in...

No one seems to know who proclaimed National Marshmallow Toasting Day on August 30 th , but it sure sounds like fun to me. When was the last time you have indulged in this sweet, soft, sticky mass of heaven? August is also American Adventures Month, so why not combine these two August holidays and have some fun? Besides all of that, August is also Happiness Happens Month. Maybe you could...