The Price Range

It sounds outrageous of course, but how else will we ever know that sport is conducted on a level and fair playing field? Sports men and women being suspended and banned from their events are now regular occurrences and scandal is first to the finishing line every time. ...

Ghost Riders in the Sky

The term supernatural or supranatural (Latin: super, supra "above" + natura "nature") pertains to an order of existence beyond the scientifically visible universe. Religious miracles are typically supernatural claims, as are spells and curses, divination, the belief that there...

Always On The Edge

There are certain situations that are so painful, we need to heal before we can begin to feel any comfort. Our healing comes from thinking things through, and talking to ourselves, and our God. This process may take time, but anything worth fixing takes time. Our ways of...

Perfection Dereliction

First, remember back to when you were but a wee one, maybe four or five years old. Or better yet, take a look at your four or five year old. What do you see? A copy machine, right? As you drive in the car, walk through the park, go on excursions and adventures here and there...

I Reject Your Reality and Substitute My Own!

Slow down. Take your time. Relax. There's no rush. There is time for everything. Hello! Leap out of bed twenty minutes late and smell the coffee, for the two or three seconds it takes you to wolf it down, while running out to your car and franticly fumbling in your pockets...

MARIJO'S RECIPES FOR LIFE

Ding dong. "Hey, Beth, what happened to the Tundra, not a mouse house anymore?" Mel grinned as she opened the door to go into the house. "Hey, come in coffee's on and the amaretto creamer is out on the countertop, good to see you! How did Josh do in the soccer game...

Rhymes Reasons

Introducion We begin the third installment with the remainder of the war years and the beginnings of the modern Hispanic/Latino Civil Rights movement. We will conclude with the raw numbers in terms of the Hispanic/Latino populations; the politics and social realities up...

The Delusion Thread

Another great day in America and as I was shopping the other day at the supermarket and saw all of those tabloids at the checkout counter, I came to a realization. It hit me suddenly and squarely in the middle of my middling brain, which means I filed it away for future use. ...

The Life of a Working Stay at Home Mom

My first born turns nine today. I remember the moment he was born like it was yesterday. He was so tiny and helpless at five pounds and 14 ounces. I still remember that scared feeling the moment we held him. When your first born is born you have this instant realization, "What...

Fighting Delusion

What has devastated the US and global economy? The simplest explanation is unrestrained personal greed. People everywhere have had no reservations about abusing business practices, ethics, laws and cultural norms because all they cared about was amassing personal wealth. Most...

Event Horizon

Greetings Fellow Travelers ... Yes, indeed. Once again I am sitting in the ED, waiting. This is the second time in as many weeks that I have started my shift as usual, and ended up here- with chest pain and a ridiculously high blood pressure. And, once again, I am...

Think, Reason, Believe

Virginia Beach VA looks cool, foggy, and rainy this morning. From a third floor balcony I look over two pineapple-shaped pools. There's relaxation here off-season. A smattering of guests at "Turtle Cay" have no competition for garage parking. (Which makes me wonder why...

Messages from Outerspace

The discovery of perspective and its incorporation into drawn art completely changes the way an artist looks at the world. Until then, drawings were flat and lifeless (think of Egyptian art) and bore little resemblance to the world as humans perceive it. The advent of...

Mogama's Random Rants

Born in a Liberian village, English was not my first language. My mother tongue is Bassa, one of sixteen Liberian languages. (Yes, languages, not dialects.) I was about ten years old before I began learning how to speak English. So tough was the experience that...

The Winning Edge

Gaps of Time Life's truths through the eyes of a Lady Bear If you have been following this series, you would see that the introduction of a small white puppy turned the world of an uptight female CPA, stressed over life controlling her instead of her controlling life....

Which Glasses Are You Wearing?

Not so long ago we were told that all fats were bad for our health. However, the Inuit people living in the cold north traditionally mostly ate animal fats and few of them ever suffered from heart and respiratory diseases. It was found out that they consumed a lot of fish that...

This & That With Kovacs

Police originally went to convicted rapist and registered sex offender Anthony Sowell's home to serve a warrant for rape and felonious assault. They did not find Sowell but they did find two dead bodies. The next day, they found a third body in a freshly dug grave in the...

Elephants in the Room

I've had something on my mind lately. It's ironic that the day that I finally get this off my chest is October 31st, the day where we celebrate all things ugly and scary, Halloween. As parents, Jean and I have often dreaded this day as we have raised our children to be...