Shhh – The NSA is Listening

I’m probably not the only one that jokes about this. I think to myself, if they’re so bored, let them listen in, I’m not threatening national security. Sometimes I’ll say to a friend on the phone, “Shhh – the NSA is listening and we start laughing. That’s my immediate...

“We’ll Take a 2-Game Suspension”

A professional athlete in his prime (and whether he likes it or not, a role model for millions of fans) slugs his fiancée with his fist and knocks her out cold in an elevator, then nonchalantly drags her out of the elevator. All of this is caught on video surveillance...

Pop Culture on Steroids

I don’t have any tattoos, but it seems to me the entire rest of the world is inked up pretty well. It’s not just the old sailors or motorcycle club dudes getting tattooed, now it’s young people, (many from Catholic and/or private schools) rock musicians, (their badge...

Electronic Friendships – Really?

So does anyone really have 4000 friends? And I mean friends who would give you a ride or invite you to lunch – maybe even help you out financially if you were in a tight spot? I guess it’s a way to express ourselves socially – and do it in a way that we might not do...

Happy and Single?

Is it me? Or is it men? I’m often asked if I’m married or seeing anyone, and when I say, “No”, the usual response I get is, “Why not?” There’s a compliment in there somewhere but the question remains – why not? So first, let’s dispel any rumors: I’m not gay – though I...

Triggers, PTSD and Anxiety…

It’s been 12 years since that horrific day but my past comes back to haunt me. What triggers these dark memories and anxiety attacks? Just recently, I picked up a pallet of backpacks being donated to one of Crime Survivors’ programs – the Survivor’s Hope Backpack...