Collecting My Thoughts

This was recently posted on Facebook. It's always a sobering reminder. It seems every month or so I see someone who is acting a little...

What life lessons did your parents teach you? We had a question like that in a group exercise at the women's club this week. I wrote a b...

 I was surprised to read in this article that you can judge people (or so it is thought) even by photos of their shoes.  I doubt the author ...

Here at Lakeside, Ohio, things look pretty close to normal. Hand shaking and hugs. Very few masks. Several programs inside Hoover Auditorium...

I think adults who write about children have bad memories.  63 years ago I didn’t have any of these qualities when I entered college.  And b...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-21/beijing-to-judge-every-resident-based-on-behavior-by-end-of-2020 Michael Smith writes: ...

I won't go into detail--if you have a computer you can google it--but I read about 2 exciting advancements for Alzheimer's and demen...

After the resurrection the women who discovered it were told to go to the disciples and tell them. God used the tell-a-woman method ...

Because I knew the March 24/31 issue of JAMA contained that dreaded article that we need 60 minutes a day of exercise to maintain a normal ...

Most of the away athletic and musical events I participated in when I was in high school involved car pooling. But somewhere along the way,...

1. On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being a cranky-baby-hissy-fitter, how much of a complainer are you? I’m definitely an 8 or a 9. You pick th...

The 10th district Court of Appeals ruled yesterday that Ohio could spend the tobacco prevention money (American Legacy Foundation via The To...

We've known for half a century or more that our biggest health problems are self induced--misused sexuality, legal drugs we take volunta...

Most of this research sounds like common sense. I remember my pediatrician reminding me that children are born with their personalities, sa...

Whether gay or straight Republicans can't catch a break. Democrats can frolic and wallow in a pit of slime, and everyone says, Oh well,...

Ritalin, Obama, and the economy Murray observed yesterday that If my child behaved like Obama our family doctor would more than likely tell ...

Dear Abby has gone soft The "real" Abby would never have said, "Do not try to tell her how to live her life." She would ...

HIV alarmism has fiscal and behavorial consequences Sometimes, I don’t understand alarmists. On September 16, David R. Holtgrave, PhD Prof...

Taken any tests lately? Like HIV? Me either. At least, not that I know of. But apparently, according to CDC Guidelines health-care provid...

Changing behavior I was running (driving) a few errands this morning and noticed a few things: 1) absolutely everyone was driving the speed...