June 2024

Your One Wild and Precious Life Demands It Consider the story of Mark Twain in his bid to apply for a job. The position called for a reporter-at-large on the newspaper Territorial Enterprise. But to get to an interview, Samuel Clemens had to walk 130 miles to Virginia City in Nevada Territory. As the story

This topic is an overview of thyroid disease. This month will be part #1 and address Hyperthyroidism, and next month, part #2 will be about Hypothyroidism. The thyroid is a small gland, shaped like a “butterfly” located in the front of the neck, circling the windpipe/(trachea). Your thyroid makes hormones that help control many vital

Lakeside Little Theatre to Present Poignant Play “The story consumed me,” explained poet, author, actress and playwright Carol Lynn Pearson. On June 21st, 22nd, and 23rd, some friends and I will bring Pearson’s story, the acclaimed play Facing East, to the Lakeside Little Theatre. Our one-act production performed on the theatre’s mainstage (lasting one hour

Hive Talking Back in the mid-1970s the band the Bee Gees released a song called “Jive Talking.” The song was catchy and quite popular. My teenage sister had just learned to drive, and she lost all sense when this song came on the radio. Her adolescent brain focused only on the staccato beat, and she

I happened to be in California for most of February 2024, for doctor’s appointments and family gatherings. The big question being debated on the news at that time was whether or not Taylor Swift would be able to finish her concert in Tokyo, and still make it to the Super Bowl on Feb. 11th to

Our friend Marvin has eight children. He tells us that each wants their own horse. Marvin is Amish. On any given day we can see the simple unadorned black buggies of the Amish plying rural roadways throughout many eastern and midwestern states. The comforting clip-clop of buggy horses drawing carts and wagons, lit only by

Angry Voters As I write this, I will cite information mainly for women in the USA, but it is also very true for women all over the world, unfortunately. There is a swelling tide of angry women surging in front of the upcoming elections, but it has been gathering strength bit by bit since the