Since suicide is my scientific speciality (or not, considering how many times I failed at it), it seems appropriate that I would make a post today about suicide prevention. I actually have no idea how to prevent it. When I was so far down for so long, no hope, no vision of a happier […]

This letter was sent to Republican Senate Leader, Senator Bill Frist of Tennessee, from a retired border patrol agent. It has more common sense than all the nonsense being spewed from the Senate, with the exception of a few really dedicated representatives.

Dear Senator Frist:

There is a huge amount of propaganda and myths circulating […]

`Badfinger – Come and get it

Last Thursday night at 2:30 am someone tried to break in to my house. I heard the outer (screen) door and my cats freaked and ran upstairs. While creeping around peeking out windows I saw him with his hand on my doorknob, then he walked into the backyard. I’m […]

This is my city’s fireworks law.

Fireworks may be used only between 5 p.m. and two hours after dusk (approximately 11 p.m.) from June 29 – July 3 and July 5 – 9. On the day before Memorial Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, the day before Labor Day and Labor Day, the hours are […]

Here’s some more Ireland pictures stolen from my daughter. You know, they have a lot of rocks in Ireland!

Never in a million years would you get me at the edge of a cliff, looking down!

Beautiful isn’t it?

And this is too!

Not sure what the story […]

I went to the Highland Games in Fort Wayne Saturday with my daughter. It was hotter than Hades and no sooner did we walk through the gate than it started raining. It only lasted about 10 minutes and did nothing to cool things off. This has got to be the smallest one I ever attended. […]