I’ve been following a trial currently taking place in Florida. The gist of the issue is, the individual on trial was sitting in a convenience store parking lot when he got set off by loud music being played by four African-American teenage males in an SUV close by. Words were exchanged, and ultimately this individual shot ten bullets into the SUV, ( Read more... )

Those who know me even reasonably well are no doubt very familiar that I have a rather strong aversion to change. Actually, I’ll put it bluntly: I hate change. If given a choice between change and a root canal without the benefit of Novocain, I might have to stop and think for a second. Sameness, or predictability, is very important to me. It keeps ( Read more... )

And the insane journey continues. I used to call this my season of health issues. The problem with that analogy is that actual seasons, while unpredictable from time to time, have a definitive end. You will probably never see a blizzard in July or a heat wave in December (reverse this if you live in Australia). But this season for me is now one ( Read more... )