Recently much as been made of the factoid that Vice President Mike Pence follows the “Billy Graham rules”. There are actually four rules, but the first one is the one that gets all the attention- the one about interactions with women. Simply put, Mike Pence, arguably one of the most powerful men in the world, refuses to be alone with… Read more »
Recently there have been reports from Iowa Tourism that some people who were thinking of visiting my fine state have changed their minds. Why? Because of recent awful, racist statements made by 4th District Congressman Steve King. I’m here to tell you is to come visit Iowa anyway. I’m here to assure you that Steve King absolutely does NOT represent the… Read more »
As you well know by now, I am the champion of the child free life. If you are a parent and you love it good for you. I love my niece and nephew to bits! But they don’t live with me. Thank God. I hate being told that I’m going to regret not having kids when I’m older…. Read more »
We here in the USA are living in truly strange times. Our country is more divided that I can ever recall it being and we take all philosophical disagreement as direct insults to our honor. I’m old enough to remember when a Congress Critter who was willing and able to “go across the aisle” to get something done was celebrated…. Read more »
The internet is an amazing thing. It allows us to share all the world’s information with anyone, anywhere. Unfortunately, it allows us to share misinformation with anyone, anywhere. This has been an issue since the birth of the internet, but the recent election coverage really drew attention to this, what with Facebook being criticized the heaviest for allowing fake news… Read more »
Remember a little holiday called Thanksgiving? It was a day to slow down and remember all our blessings. It was a day to eat too much comfort food and generally relax and recharge with family. However, in recent years those beautiful Thanksgiving traditions are dying a slow and painful death. Thanksgiving dinner is disappearing because folks too busy getting… Read more »
I’ve been seeing and reading a lot of misinformation lately on two medical conditions that are near and dear to me. These conditions are Diabetes and Depression. Since I have been diagnosed with both of these a decade or longer ago I have had plenty of time to educate myself on how to manage them and so I want to… Read more »
I’ve touched on my suspicion of most “alternative” medical treatments in a couple of past posts, most recently in my posts titled Common Scents http://beckypalmer.thecomputerguy.bz/2016/01/common-scents/ and It’s Not that Simple http://beckypalmer.thecomputerguy.bz/2016/02/its-not-that-simple/ I’ve noticed there are a couple quick, simple guidelines that tell me right away I should steer clear of some products: #1 The label says “this product is not designed to… Read more »
I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again- Why can’t we all just get along? Between folks who are poor sports when their teams lose (or win), folks who think someone not standing during the national anthem is a crisis, and folks who are very opinionated about their choice for the next President it seems like everyone is very… Read more »
The word “conspiracy” has been thrown around a lot lately. It used to be mostly by people who were a little excentric claiming cover ups of things like alien autopsies, who really shot JFK, and the whereabouts of Elvis Presley. But lately this term has been thrown around quite a bit in the political arena as well. Accusations are being… Read more »