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My stayaction on 29 June 2021 was ruined by my "friend" refusing to stop chatting on her smart phone.

This wordpress blog is now about 4 1/2 years old.  It started as a book blog and as a place to preserve my favourite articles written for...

Many of you know that for over 20 years I was a member of the Society for Creative Anachronism, a medieval recreation group mostly...

As moderator of a book promo group on facebook, I get to see the copycats almost ad nauseam. Books all look the same after a while. And...

Death and Taxes are the two things no one can avoid. While taxes is something we face every year, the death of a parent is something we...

The German edition of Boudicca was beautifully translated by Christina Loew. Thanks to frequent communication and Ms. Loew’s...

A typical American bed: mattress over a foundation. Bed bugs are everywhere.  Live for any length of time in an apartment building of any...

Self-publishing and the digital age has changed that for both self-published and traditional publishers.  Just as cigarette machines have...

May 16th, 2012 1978’s movie “Ice Castles” is one of the most iconic of films featuring figure skating. It focuses on Alexis Winston, a...

May 16, 2012 May 10, a New York Times article reports, “Ultra-Orthodox Shun Their Own for Reporting Child Sexual Abuse.” The story...

If you are following anything related to The Secret or the Law of Attraction, you have probably heard the mantra of “be specific about...

On August 30th, I received another great Abraham Hicks quote about the Law of Attraction and how to manifest positive things into your...

April 30th, 2012 I spend a lot of time at the computer. Odds are really good so do you. So it should not be shocking when the repetitive...

Written May 7th, 2012 after a rushed eye appointment led to an incorrect prescription for my eye glasses, this article is designed to...

In May 2011 I bought a beautiful whiteface pearl cockatiel I named Elendil (not realizing the bird was female) from a pet store on Kings...

Originally posted June 25th, 2012 “You really need to see a therapist” advises a perfect stranger responding to my comment on a news blog...

This article I wrote after becoming very ill from my west end Johnstown neighbor’s smoke which filtered into my apartment.  As I...

This was another one of my Yahoo Voices articles where the trolls lingered. Shaming Poverty: One Person’s Stereotypes Leads to Personal...

May 16th, 2012 Heavily anorexic from prescription migraine therapy, this photo of me from September 11th, 2010 at Coney Island shows how...

Originally posted May 30th, 2012 Four Ways to Re-connect with the Spirit of Independence We all love the 4th of July. Parties, fireworks,...