John Boehner’s Right: Let’s Negotiate on Entitlements!
Lest y’all think I’ve lost my mind, I think we should start with tax breaks for billionaires who don’t pay their employees a living wage. Now, that’s an entitlement! I’d […]
Don’t Bitch to Me About ObamaCares
A person making two and a half times more than I receive on Social Security pays less per year for medical coverage under ObamaCares than I have paid since I […]
Book Review: The Silver Star by Jeannette Walls
Don’t be someone else’s little cheerleader. Be the star of your own show. Even if there’s no audience. – Jeanette Walls, The Silver Star I’m writing this review only because […]
Book Review: The Baroness by Hannah Rothschild
Butterflies are moths with better public relations. – Gaden Robinson, The Baroness The butterfly is the iconic image for survivors of domestic violence. I was drawn as a moth to […]
Change of Course for Navigating Uncharted Waters
Every ship’s captain must know when to trim the sails, change course, and jettison excess baggage. It is time for me to take firm control of my destiny and do […]
Mental Health Panel: Thank You, John Lovick
SnoCounty Sheriff John Lovick became our county executive in June. This morning, the Everett Herald reported that he is forming a panel to review Snohomish County, Washington’s number one health […]
Free @ Last. I Am Free @ Last. Freedom Is a State of Mind.
It’s like he stole my soul. – Anna Quindlen, Black and Blue Yesterday was the 21st anniversary of the awful night of the guns. I was trapped and terrified. […]
Making Like Madea: “Oh, Hell to the NO!”
For the past two weeks, I have been in PTSD/suicidal hell. I lost count of the number of times I have talked myself out of swallowing a bottle 50 Oxycodone […]
Ariel Castro Abused His Wife and Kids Before He Made Headlines
What does it take for our criminal “justice” system to wake the hell up? In almost every sensational criminal case, we ultimately discover that he practiced on the women and […]
Will He Kill? Massachusetts’ Pilot Program for Preventing DV Fatalities
Accountability. Why is it so hard in domestic violence cases? Our criminal “justice” system knows how to hold criminals accountable for their behavior. Yet, women and children die every day […]
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