August 2010

ANITA’S ANIMALS By Jean Sutherland Pet Stabbings   Be sure to see the latest in doggie products at the end of the article. Imagine if your doctor told you that every year of your life you had to get all your vaccine shots redone. That’s what has been happening to our pets since day one […]

OF FAITH AND FABLES By Bob Haynes You Have A Choice –Better Or Bitter   A wonderful musician came into my life some 15 years ago. His name was Dennis Jernigan. I went to a number of his concerts in Edmond, Oklahoma and I also purchased his songbooks. Thru them, Dennis spoke to my soul.

Wondrous Wildlife By Vern and Lori Gieger Fine Swine   Known by various names, peccaries, wild boars, and javelinas, or Chuleta (Pork chop) as ours is affectionately known, they look similar to pigs, but there are major differences. In Mexico they are known as javelinas (Spanish for javelin or spear) because of their sharp tusks.

THIS WORLD of OURS By Bob Harwood G8 And G20—Summits In Transition   G8 vs G20: The G8 and G20 bring world leaders together on issues calling for their coordinated action. In more intimate settings new leaders get to know their peers and established relationships are renewed. But what was actually accomplished at this June’s

Joyful Musings By Joy Birnbach Dunstan, MA, LPC, MAC Shopping and the Pursuit of Happiness   Iam writing this month’s column during my annual family visit in Oregon. During the weeks I’ve been here, I’ve repeatedly felt overwhelmed by the quantities of “stuff” I see everywhere. Warehouse stores, malls, aisle after aisle of floor-to-ceiling shelves

UNCOMMON COMMON SENSE By Bill Frayer Ethical Thinking in the Real World   If you’ve been reading this column, you will recall that I have been examining various frameworks of ethical thinking by looking at how we might respond to hypothetical ethical dilemmas. Dilemmas are good for discussing ethics because they give us very limited

ALL ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT By Dr. Todd Stong Worldwide Domestic Water   Across the world, half of the available “fresh water” is being consumed, that’s 1% of the world’s total water not in the ocean or in ice masses. The challenge at this time is that major populations are no longer developing where the fresh

BRIDGE BY THE LAKE By Ken Masson   Defense is justifiably considered to be the most difficult part of bridge. Whereas declarers have the benefit of seeing all their side’s assets as they attempt to make their contracts, defenders must struggle with only certain knowledge of half their combined holdings. It would definitely make life

A BALLOON IN CACTUS By Maggie Van Ostrand Bosom Buddies   It doesn’t matter whether you’re a working woman toiling amidst the trauma and traffic of the U.S.A., or a retired woman living amidst the smiles and sunsets of Mexico, you need a bosom buddy. Qualified to fill this time-honored category would be other women,

Editor’s Page By Alejandro Grattan MARK TWAIN—The Compassionate Cynic   The world recently commemorated the 100th anniversary of Mark Twain’s death. Unlike the reputation of other once-celebrated American writers, the passage of time has only added luster to his place in history—both as a writer as well as a man. During a period when even