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Remember this man? Storming the Capital in Lansing Does anyone know what this “white supremacist”, “armed to the teeth”, “childish“, “disrespectful” coronavirus lockdown protestor was shouting about? He

I just learned that a friend of mine has lost her husband. For the past two weeks, he has been in the hospital. It began when she rushed him in with severe stomach pain and vomiting. Turned out he had

I took a multitool to the hydraulic hoses controlling the airlock mechanism and the whistle of released pressure was so loud it left my ears ringing. Sam looked dismayed. “Hey Mom…what if we can’t fix

Jake was standing on the table, syrup smeared from mouth to hairline. Normally he would’ve been in trouble for both things. Today I was more interested in the second tarantula clinging to the bulkhead

When the first tarantula crawled up on the galley table, I squashed it with a frying pan. It gave a sickening crunch and my kids jumped simultaneously. “It’s okay, it’s dead,” I said; and hit it again

A Perfect Storm Dr. Mona-Attisha's press conference hit all the right chords: minority children at risk, an insidious killer in the very water supply and a massive government coverup. Protesters march

Never Let A Crisis Go To Waste You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before. Rahm Emanuel Protesters in Flint -

Flint Residents protest "citywide poisoning" - Image Source Here's The Story You've Probably Heard Flint is a poor city in the middle of Michigan somewhere. It's down on it's luck. It's had to

I read a post by @trumpman spotlighting a recent outbreak of the feared polio virus in Venezuela. I made a comment that polio hadn't really disappeared but had simply been renamed and @trumpman called

Thoughts on Confirmation Bias I've had a couple of conversations this week which seemed designed make a rational person go bonkers. It's tough to have a reasonable conversation with "my views beat your

The great Sukkot Camping Trip of 2018 is over. It was definitely the best Sukkot yet. Now, for anyone who doesn't celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles...or Booths...or Sukkot...doing it the way we do often

I had a chance yesterday to read the testimony of Archbishop Carlo Maria Vigano, the elderly senior Vatican official who has publicly given his testimony this week as to why he believes there needs to

After three girls, it's been interesting having a boy. Not in the way many people expect. Personality-wise, Daniel is just Daniel. There's nothing that he does to make me say, "wow, he really acts

Want to read something to put a real chicken-eating grin on your face for the rest of the day, @familyprotection people? Check out the story of Alyssa Gilderhus and her brilliant parents, especially her

My grandma suffered a serious fall two weeks ago, hitting the back of her head hard enough to cause a small internal bleed. Normally that would be bad but recoverable. However, as the doctor at the hospital

I've had a couple of conversations this week which seemed designed make a rational person go bonkers. It's tough to have a reasonable conversation with "my views beat your stupid-head ones,

Earlier today I read a post by @trumpman spotlighting a recent outbreak of the feared polio virus in Venezuela. I made a comment that polio hadn't really disappeared but had simply been renamed and @trumpman

For 6 1/2 years, the guy across the street has just been "The Guy Across The Street". A big lumberjack kind of a man, he's quietly gone about his business year after year without there being

My family had kind of a rough week. It started with my youngest brother picking up a stomach bug on Saturday. This is never good since some people in my family get quite ill with that kind of thing. On

When I was little, I had a bedtime of 9:30. My parents used to stay up and do fun stuff without me after I went to bed. I promised myself that when I grew up, my kids would go to bed the same time I did