Who is a Hero?
Since we have short memories, let us return to 2003, a time when pundits wondered how many American troops might die in the Iraq War before the public rose up in protest. No one imagined that nearly 4,500 Americans would die in the course of the war, or that it would last so long. One [...]
Support Our Troops
Facebook friend Vicki posted this. It reminds me of a short story by George Saunders, a writer I greatly admire–’Home’, published in the New Yorker 6/13/2011. The protagonist, a returning veteran, has arrived home just in time to see his mother evicted… Ma was on the front lawn screaming at this low-slung fat guy. Harris [...]
Why Vaccines Matter
Whooping cough is on the rise in Texas… If kids are getting the shot, then why is whooping cough making a deadly resurgence in Texas, as well as in other parts of the country. In all of 2011, there were 961 reported cases statewide. Through April of this year, though, there have been 424 cases, [...]
Memorial Day, Remembering
Michael D. Fay of the New York Times keeps faith… We introduce ourselves simply. We’re war artists and have been out in the fight multiple times with you guys; living under the same conditions and capturing your combat experiences in art. We then give them our basic vision of why we’re here: You guys are [...]
Facebook Laugh o’ the Day
Facebook friend Steve Miller posted this pix from I Think my Mom’s Gone Crazy. Caution: I wouldn’t share that site with my Mom. She doesn’t like swear words and vulgarity, and unless you are brilliant, like Jesus’ General, I don’t think it’s usually that funny. But the sandwich bag is awesome.
David Cobb Speaks in Pawtucket
Last night former Green Party candidate David Cobb spoke at the Pawtucket Public Library on the topic of corporate personhood. Mr.Cobb is an organizer for Move to Amend, a citizen’s response to the Citizen’s United decision that, in layman’s terms, says corporations are people just like you and me. Really big people. Who speak money [...]
Another Doctor Gag Rule
Before I was a nurse, I was an Emergency Medical Technician, and later, the OSHA nurse in one of my jobs. One day I was working in the community, and asked to deal with a situation. A man who lived in a building thought he was exposed to some floor-stripping chemicals used in a renovation. [...]
Tough Cases in Family Therapy
Three case studies are presented as examples of the complex problems married clients bring to the therapist. [These clients have approved the use of their real names because they are exhibitionists.] Case History 1. Jacob and Leah sit side by side on a couch. To the experienced eye the couple’s body language reveals tension and [...]
Ring of Fire
If you are a science nerd, here is some consolation for RI being so far from the path of today’s annular solar eclipse. PC World has maps, charts, graphs and live coverage, you can see it online here.
A Nice Old Guy
We like our evildoers to be purely evil, and our victims to be purely good. Victim’s advocates deal with the reality that bad things happen to people who are not perfect, and that people who seem real nice can do bad things. The craving for a pure narrative of good vs bad gets in the [...]
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