Collecting My Thoughts

Homemade Salted Caramel Sauce Yield: 1 cup Prep Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 10 minutes, plus cooling Follow these easy instruc...

The president is silent. Violent crime is down dramatically the last two decades and mostly in black neighborhoods through better policing a...

Our son's gorgeous 1973 Olds convertible. Great for parades and drives in the country in the fall. It caught on fire on his way to work ...

If one looks at after-tax income, the increase in income inequality over time is greatly reduced. If one goes further and factors in the gov...

Most mass shooting offenders are not white males, most have legal weapons, and most have mental problems. http://www.motherjones.com/politic...

Can it be both ways?  Liberals claim that federal transfer programs have decreased inequality, yet moan about growing inequality even with 1...

“Irene Rosenfeld, the head of Mondolez (the food conglomerate based in Illinois that has Nabisco in its portfolio), a woman touted for break...

Yesterday I caught a few minutes of Rush while out on errands; same impression I had when I heard him last week. Why is he supporting Donald...

I don't know why Bernie Sanders was talking about Hitler winning an election, but he was wrong, and his followers were retweeting his mi...

El Escorial is more than an impressive palace for a divine monarch. It's packed with art and history — offering an evocative trip back...

I like Splenda, I think it is pretty accurate in flavor and measurements for substituting for sugar, however, I suspect always using low fat...

95 years ago women got the right to vote. Big whoop. Women had already made great strides in every area before they got the right to vote--t...

Those of you who own homes in Lakeside or rent there, or went there as children or who have followed my blogs about Lakeside will enjoy the ...

The Democrat party platform for Bill Clinton's second term was tough on crime, drugs and illegal immigrants. You almost can't tell i...

I was watching news coverage of the mental state of the former TV news colleague in Virginia who killed two reporters of WDBJ- TV live on c...

So who gains from raising the minimum wage? Politicians and labor unions. Minimum wage increases tip the balance in favor of higher-skilled—...

Good posture is important, even during exercise. Quick posture checks before and during a core exercise routine can help you avoid injury an...

Today I've been thinking about a testimony I heard in church this morning. It wasn't a "come to Jesus" call, but a story a...