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CIVIL DISCOURSE: R.I.P.
I really don’t like to argue, although there are one or two misguided individuals who suggest that I’m genetically programmed in that direction. The truth is that I live to vigorously discuss issues I find significant. I value the process used to come to a decision...
ME: THE BEGINNING
I’ve been depressed for as long as I can remember. In the beginning I didn’t know what to call my being different. My parents certainly didn’t call it depression. I was called overly sensitive and overly emotional. From their perspective I was angry and selfish...
LAURA IN NASHVILLE WITH RINGO STARR AND HIS ALL-STARR BAND
On August 8, 2019 I flew to Nashville, Tennessee, sans My Gentleman, to see Ringo Starr and His All-Star Band at the legendary Ryman Auditorium. I arrived at 8 a.m. Nashville time so I had all day and the next morning to experience the fabled Music City. Considering...
ALL MY LOVING
The sound of glass shattering in the kitchen is followed immediately by an emphatic “Aw shit! Shit! Shit!” from Emily, my older, and only, sibling. This was her third strident outburst since we finished eating dinner. It’s her turn to do the dishes, and her mounting...