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We Need A Better Health Care System My health care coverage isn't working for me. Well, it's technically working for ME, but not for my whole family. Here's the deal. My husband isn't eligible for private health insurance. He has several "risk" factors that the private companies... ( added 93 days 23 hours ago.)

Things I Want My Kids to Know About Life I've gotten to the age where my children are young adults and moving in the direction of going out on their own. That has caused me to ponder what sorts of things I want them to remember. Things I wish someone had told me when I was younger. With... ( added 270 days 1 hour ago.)

How I Honor My Dad This Father's Day I'm taking care of my dad now. He would hate to hear me say that. The aging process has been hell for him and he's fought it with all his strength. He's become more accepting now that he can't win, his sharp, inquiring mind increasingly trapped in... ( added 1 year 151 days ago.)

The Christmas Story From the Bible "Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14 "For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his... ( added 1 year 326 days ago.)

What Makes A Mother? I'm a lucky girl. You see, I have two Mothers and every year on Mother's Day, I remember them both and send cards and notes to both of them in gratitude for all they have helped me become. I was born in a rural area in a farming community. My... ( added 2 years 191 days ago.)

Tyra Banks Is Fat??? Are you kidding me? Things have gotten really crazy in our world. There are a lot of reasons you can say that, but I’m specifically referring to the obsession with body sizes of women. I’m a casual observer of pop culture and the trends that come... ( added 2 years 279 days ago.)

What to Buy for a Geek - The Geek Gift-Giving Guide I live in Geek Heaven - or Geek Hell - all depends on your point of view. I married a Geek and then was responsible (with the original Geek) for bringing 3 more into the world. They are a wonderful bunch. I never know what I might find mutating in... ( added 2 years 359 days ago.)

Energy Conservation - Who Has Practical Ideas? This last year has started to turn me green. Not a lot, but a little. For me any amount of green is significant. By green, you may have figured out, I mean the conservation-style green, not the jealousy-style green, or the... ( added 3 years 84 days ago.)

Andrea Yates Verdict - Justice Served I really wish all situations were a simple right or wrong. I really want to be able to say it’s simple, Andrea Yates got up one morning five years ago, drowned her five children in the family bathtub, so she should go to jail for the rest of her... ( added 3 years 101 days ago.)

The Great Deluge: A Book Review The Great Deluge: Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast by Tulane University History Professor Douglas Brinkley is a no-holds-barred, stark look at the week of August 27 – September 3, 2005 when Hurricane Katrina roared... ( added 3 years 133 days ago.)

Free and Low-cost Ideas for Summer Activities with your Kids. What to do with your kids all summer?! In just a few days my three sons will be out of school for the summer. One part of my brain is cheering loudly, because I’m looking forward to the more relaxing pace our schedule will take and I enjoy my... ( added 3 years 169 days ago.)

Mother's Day Gift Ideas for Moms Far Away I love my mom! I think she's the greatest. The older I get, the more I appreciate her & value the model she was for me. Not of perfection, but of gracious living. Every year, I struggle to come up with a suitable Mother's Day present for her... ( added 3 years 204 days ago.)

Athletes and Steroids, Enron on Trial, Political Bribes: Who to Trust? Is there anyone left to trust? I'm a bit of a news junky. I don't care what kind of news, I read it all. Politics, sports, entertainment, science, health, and the list goes on. I like information, so I read. Now lately, I've been stuck on... ( added 3 years 217 days ago.)

How You Can Be Like Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, Nick and Jessica Nick and Jessica are doing it separately. Brad & Angelina are doing it together. Sharon Stone is doing it alone. Drew Barrymore, John Stamos, Brandon Routh, and Britney Spears are all scrambling to get in on the action. What am I talking about?... ( added 3 years 239 days ago.)

James Frey, The Da Vinci Code What is Fact, What is Fiction? There are at present several interesting debates going on in the literary world over "fact" and "fiction". Most of you have heard the uproar over James Frey fabricating a great deal of his "autobiography" titled A Million Little Pieces. It wasn't... ( added 3 years 250 days ago.)

The History of Ice Pops Who doesn’t remember the childhood thrill of running into the house on a hot summer day, yanking open the freezer door and grabbing your favorite frozen treat to cool off? Ice Pops are to summer what hot chocolate is to winter. Not just... ( added 3 years 259 days ago.)

Britney Spears, Angelina Jolie, Madonna, The Celebrity Mom Myth, Part 2 Should regular people try to copy Celebrities? I apologize if it seems like I'm picking on Angelina, Britney, Madonna, Kate Moss and all the rest by singling them out just because they are celebrities. The problem isn't that they are famous - the... ( added 3 years 261 days ago.)

Alone on Valentines Day It's that season again that single people hate. All advertisers and TV shows focused on Luuuuve. A constant parade of couples, families and children with sticky sweet sentiment everywhere. Positively sickening for those who are alone and don't... ( added 3 years 271 days ago.)

Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears & Madonna - The Celebrity Mom Myth Part 1 I'm so sick of reading about celebrity moms. So sick of it, that I can't stop. I'll admit to being a little obsessed with the details of the lives of Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears, Madonna, Denise Richardson, et al and their children. I read all... ( added 3 years 279 days ago.)