The Coffee Table
Exploding Stereotypes
Throughout my lifetime I have been aware of stereotypes based on sex. Not just aware—but swayed by them. Even though my marriage was considered “non-traditional”...
American Insights: Lincoln’s Pledge—and Ours
The words of the Psalmist were on his mind. “If I forget thee,” Abraham Lincoln thought, speaking not at this moment of God’s Law...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
The United States of America was named 249 years ago to replace the name United Colonies. It was called America after Amerigo Vespucci, who...
The Dirt on Nicky
Cukes on parade
A cucumber is a pepo, and, to paraphrase John Lennon, it’s not the only one. A pepo is a fleshy, juicy fruit...
Esoteric Astrology as news for week July 2 – 8, 2025
A Birthday, a Retrograde, a Prayer with Purpose
Under the Libra (air) moon Wednesday and Thursday, humanity seeks harmony, balance and equilibrium. Friday is the...
The Coffee Table
The Gift Rule
Decades ago, I had a cat that brought dead animals into the apartment he and I shared. A freshly killed squirrel laid...
This Week’s Independent Thinker
It’s rich. Deep. Fragrant. Lively. Necessary. Ahh, coffee. Some people have never put a cup of coffee to their lips, but more than 1,000,000,000...
Land in our Hands
What happens when you follow your HeArt
“I want to have my own little part of life that is enjoyable where I don’t have to...
Hall Closets
Oh boy! It's just like Groundhog Day, all over again.
Apparently, the curse of J. Frank Broyles lives on, stronger than ever, despite the fact...
American Insights
Words Worth Remembering: Truman and the Land of Hope
It was the day after Easter Sunday, and President Harry Truman entered the Rose Garden at...