A weekend when Everyday Worries Floated away Every day we're pelted with so much alarming news—political wars, dire predictions and yesterday, even a report of a tsunami—that you are left feeling like someone caught bare-assed in a hailstorm. Some friends have concocted escape mechanisms, most commonly going on a "news fast," or in my case, …
This Halloween the news was particularly unnerving I always thought of myself as an optimist, at times perhaps a delusion-ist. For sure, I've suffered bouts of the blues but usually sprung back quite readily, convinced that most problems can be solved if broken down into smaller, more chewable bites. But this Halloween, and the following …
Gay pride month celebrated at two vastly different venues "Life is a cabaret, young chum." In Mexico, "gay" has long been part of the vernacular, along with "feedback" and hundreds of other anglicisms. But for some reason "queer" hasn't quite yet crossed the border. Establishments may fly rainbow flags and proclaim their support for LGBTQ …
Consuming lots of news can make you a more informed citizen—or a neurotic zombie If there were a Twelve Step program to alleviate an addiction to news, I might qualify for membership. I already have had to deal with two types of addictions—booze and nicotine—so it's not much of a stretch that my well-nigh obsessive, …
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