Rick Simpson became infamous in the cannabis industry after developing a concentrated cannabis oil with high levels of THC for health benefits – that product is now known as Rick Simpson Oil. When researching medicinal ...
Between Roger Stone and Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the eyes tell the story. The first time I saw a fluke, my then husband and I were fishing off Mystic Point. According to AnimalSake, the fluke is ...
An Open Letter to the Unsuspecting: The holidays have a seductive quality. Be wary of prowlers. . Oh, and know that I am not talking about those who skulk around property with burglaries in ...
Observers will point out this is a very early poll. For the sake of an example, Jeb Bush had a comfortable lead at this point in 2014—and we all know how that eventually turned out. Nevertheless, these ...
It’s no secret that the UK is a magnet for many overseas students. It offers a lot of opportunity to them, as well as a first class education that will be respected wherever they go. ...
Dwight Schrute is, of course, a fictional character, and his attitude is an extreme one. Nevertheless, his mentality reflecting the notion that health care is no guarantee and the idea he needs to select a ...
This time, of course, is an era in which Donald Trump is President of the United States and the effective leader of the Republican Party, and unrepentant obstructionist Mitch McConnell is the Senate Majority Leader ...
When the English arrived on the North American continent and discovered its wealth of natural resources, they encountered a native people whose culture was already well established. Instead of considering a peaceful co-existence, and setting ...
Note: This post was first published before any meetings between Nancy Pelosi and the Problem Solvers Caucus. The two sides have reportedly cut a deal on proposed rule changes. I’m not the biggest fan of ...
Every field of interest comes with its own terminology. In the world of CBD, it can seem like there are many terms that are being thrown out there, such as CBD oil, hemp oil, THC ...
When your loved one deploys for service, it can be hard to cope by yourself, especially for those of you that have a family. It’s important that you can take care of yourself during these ...
It happened, again. This time, in the grocery line. I’d grabbed a couple early evening, post Sunday matinee snacks and taken my place behind those who appeared to have the least number of items. Two ...
Politicians are merely the wealthy elite’s fall guys – convenient targets thrust out front as cannon fodder for any revolutions while our governments’ manipulators lurk in the shadows hoping for the best. The fact that ...
Per Dictionary.com, shell game is defined as “a sleight-of-hand swindling game resembling thimblerig but employing walnut shells or the like instead of thimblelike cups.” If you’re familiar with the setup of three-card Monte, the logistics ...
Scott Adams, creator of the comic strip Dilbert, took to his blog to explain his reasoning for why he switched his endorsement from Hillary Clinton to Donald Trump in advance of the 2016 U.S. presidential ...
The henna tinted haircut had become oily and matted. Clothes, twice worn, and I’d missed the shower in the a.m. It was nigh on 5:37, and the service was to begin at 6. I looked ...
My partner is a registered nurse. He works in the hospital where I was born. But, it’s not a hospital, anymore. A medical center complex, owned by a huge health corporation which also provides insurance, ...
There are so many crises around the world, it can be genuinely difficult to know where to start. In many respects, we’re still recovering from a global financial crisis (and may well be on our ...
Just about every child in the United States now over the age of 30 has heard the story of Adam and Eve. For many Americans, and scores of others across the globe, this was the ...
*Author’s note: This piece was written on April 4, 2017, the day Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong died in prison. ***************** Erie, Pennsylvania has been straining, lately. The Commonwealth is being alarmingly recalcitrant about sending sufficient funds all ...
When the size of the US military budget has reached astronomical levels and the US military is everywhere in the world, what is the logic for and impact of our individual war tax resistance? My ...
The way President Donald Trump operates, it’s not like many of the remarks he made during his recent interview with Lesley Stahl for 60 Minutes were particularly surprising or groundbreaking. Many of his comments were ...
My grandfather was a closet Republican. Harry Truman was his hero. Born near Wilkes-Barre, PA, of parents who’d hailed from Cornwall, England, he’d brought his young wife, Mae, across the Commonwealth on or about 1915 ...
My P.O.R.V. My Point Of Rear-View The world is flat. Thomas L. Friedman wrote the book, over a decade ago. The Internet explosion and outsourcing have brought us into instantaneous connection with everything that can ...
When it comes to the idea of a constitutional convention, it’s important to know who is doing the asking, why they are asking, and what the risks are should such a proposal come to pass. ...
My P.O.R.V. My Point Of Rear-View I remember 1982. Graduating the previous December from SUNY@Fredonia, earning a B.M. in Music Education, I would spend January and February in a reactive depression – sleeping all day, ...
How the EU Redefined Imperialism During the days of Empire, the rich countries of Europe exploited the resources of the poorer nations of the world through conquest. These days, there is a new system; no ...
Back pain is something that most Americans have to deal with on a daily basis. The human spine is made of many complex components that are easily susceptible to different types of minor injuries. Such ...
Introduction: Fire in the library The national student debt recently hit $1.5 trillion in May 2018, more than doubling from $600 billion just ten years ago. It is difficult to grasp the scale of these numbers. ...
Though you probably don’t need a reminder, in 2016, Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. Despite getting fewer votes than Hillary Clinton overall, Trump won enough states—and the right states, at that—to secure victory ...
The Ford-Kavanaugh hearings have left in their wake small lies and huge questions. Does the country’s most adept legal mind and Constitutional scholar equate with the highest in human moral character? Apparently, not. And, if ...
All Presidents must be evaluated during the course of their tenure or even if they no longer hold the Presidency. One way of more or less objectively doing so is to establish a number of ...
The Dialect of Deception The primary medium of political discourse in the US is not English. It is Political English. This dialect of deception has contaminated thought and action that would otherwise challenge illegitimate power ...
Judge Brett Kavanaugh is not qualified to sit on the Supreme Court. He is not qualified to be voted upon. He will, of course, deny and continue too deny the allegations made against him. He ...
I like watching YouTube videos about how things are made. My restless mind is soothed by watching hi-tec machines churn out billions of french fries. I especially love the part where a computer-guided air gun ...
Note: This piece was written and published prior to Julie Swetnick’s allegations being made public. As the drama surrounding Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court drags on, it, unfortunately, is difficult to say what ...
This is not what democracy looks like. Despite America’s much-ballyhooed status as “land of the free and home of the brave,” when it comes to voting, a significant portion of the U.S. population remains unwilling ...
Well, as you probably know already, Alex Jones has been banned from everywhere – at least everywhere that Palo Alto can control. Outraged YouTube-izens are screaming about censorship. They point to Nazi Germany as an ...
Have you ever wondered why we the regular people usually lose? We lose because a) so many of us don’t care, b) we aren’t organized, c) we underestimate our opponents, but mainly d) we are ...
What can you say about free speech and the internet these days? How many times can you say free speech is free speech? It’s a waste of time to keep talking when you say it ...
I have been working to clean up the chemicals industry from the inside the better part of 30 years. As a biologist, grandfather and former teacher, I am deeply concerned with keeping people clean and ...
Should Brett Kavanaugh be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice? It doesn’t matter what I think because he will be confirmed regardless of what BS comes out of the media’s mouth. He will be confirmed because ...
Anyone can determine from collective news sites that the “counter” insurgency Afghanistan war is not going well. It is a complex problem that many think is unsolvable. I offer my experience and knowledge purely as ...
“The next time you have a medical check-up, don’t be surprised if your doctor hands you a prescription to walk.” (Harvard Medical School 2017) It’s not just alternative health doctors who now tell people to ...