Collecting My Thoughts

I haven't heard anyone at The Estates (formerly the Forum) say this--"I wish I were 18 again." But I've enjoyed listening ...

I've read excerpts of Harrison Butker's speech at Benedictine College by journalists who have sliced and diced it from the left and...

Ben Sira (also known as Ecclesiasticus or Sirach) is part of the Apocrypha, or more accurately the Deuterocanonical books of the Bible. I...

  You might be a Christian Nationalist if: You believe in natural rights. You attend church. Possibly more than once a week. You support you...

Men are just happier people.! What do you expect from such simple creatures? Your last name stays put. The garage is all yours. Wedding plan...

In case you were out of moral and ethical problems to worry about, have you given thought to legal surrogacy--or rent a womb? Many states ou...

Medicaid represents $1 out of every $6 spent on health care in the US and is the major source of financing for states to provide coverage to...

"The gender gap in athletic performance, as shown in records from Olympic competition, has remained stable since 1983. The mean differ...

I am the hostess (on Zoom) for the March book club and we’re reading the book by Eric Metaxas, Seven Men and Seven Women and the Secret of ...

There was a huge semi parked in front of Marc's today--full of potted mums. All had been unloaded by the time I walked in. There must h...

This has gone viral. Can't find the original source. I've seen it combined with video of a redneck monster (huge tires) car pulling...

Marriage between a man and a woman was instituted by God with Adam and Eve. Genesis 2:24 states: "Therefore a man leaves his father and...

It was new to me; so I looked it up. adjective: heterodox not conforming with accepted or orthodox standards or beliefs. ...

Good news.  Cardiovascular fitness in midlife may protect against cancer, not just heart disease.  Aren’t middle age?  Well, tell your sons,...

In today's climate of providing women extra assistance for education  a report written in 1965 provides an interesting look back.  When ...

President Obama proclaimed “we need fathers to recognize that responsibility doesn’t end at conception.” In a sense, of course, he is absolu...

“Would you please stop entertaining and sleeping with these guys? If you are sleeping with a married guy, you are being used. If you ar...

The new golden goose. Disparities . It's must be the magic word for getting grant$$. African-Americans have the highest life time risk...

“Boys, compared to girls, are 6 times more likely to have learning disabilities, 3 times more likely to be registered drug addicts, and 4 ti...

"Studies show that in their late 20s and 30s, women have a harder time staying in touch with old friends. Those are the years when they...