I’ve not written for a while because my muse seems to be sleeping.  Snoring.  Loudly.  But I’m done making promises to write and not keeping them.  Yes, I’ve been busy – the truth is you make time for what is important to ...

I haven’t watched a lot of the Olympics this year, but what I’ve seen has given me a glimpse of a disturbing trend: the belief that joy can only be experienced when you get the gold.  Not only is this evident in Beijing, it’s a movement th...

When Angela moved here from Georgia, one of the first things I helped her do was transfer her Medicaid.  I naively assumed this would be a simple click of the mouse, but Social Security told her she had to apply at  the Department of Childr...