Archive for September, 2009

• The need for gun control

  Sunday, September 27th, 2009

  Ever since this great country was founded and guns were a necessary part of life, the debate over gun control has reigned. Recently here in Vacaville, California, a two year old was shot and killed by her eight year old brother who thought the gun was a toy. The fact that the father of [...]

• Know when to shut up

  Saturday, September 26th, 2009

  The recent passing of Patrick Swayze from pancreatic cancer after a year and a half valiant fight, has left the world mourning. Swayze was beautiful inside and out. He had a way of reaching the soul of those that watched him. Bringing things into the story he was telling to make you feel [...]

• For eight hours they own you

  Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

  I worked in the medical profession for over forty years and had to adhere to a dress code. The younger generation has taken to bucking the system by coming to work dressed in ways unbecoming their positions. And it is causing problems in the workforce.
   
  A young policeman - White - came to work [...]

• Another hero bits the dust

  Friday, September 18th, 2009

  There are some people you see and hope they are as nice as they are famous. One of such people to me has been Michael Jordan. He has at different times been a source of discussion between my daughter and my self. She has been for a long time NOT a Jordan fan. [...]

• Dying to be thin

  Thursday, September 17th, 2009

  I have chronicled my fight with weight and know what its like to want to be thin. I have gone to some extreme methods to try to lose weight due to the pressure I put on myself and the pressure I received from society. I can remember a fad that was going around [...]