You know when you have those “lightbulb” moments? I had one yesterday. As I listened to the president’s press conference, I was taken back to the worst week of my college years—the week I came down with H1N1 or “Swine Flu.” Right before I became ill with what I can only describe as walking dead…
**UPDATE** Alfie Evans has now been alive for almost 70 hours post-life support removal. As courts have again rejected the parents’ plea to take Baby Alfie to Italy, they are now simply begging the hospital to be allowed to take him home. I couldn’t wait to meet our son. As he came, there was…
Luvs Diapers has a hilarious set of commercials out about the marked difference between first time moms … and what happens when #2 rolls around. You know—the hyper-sanitized, super safe, ultra-cautious little bubble we moms live in with our first kid? Yeah, we all chill out a little when we realize not to sweat the…
I’ll never forget the day our baby girl was born. Despite all the horror stories I had read online about birth and risks and complications (yes, I know, I’m an idiot), everything largely went fine. Later on that day, they came to do some tests. You know, the typical battery of exams to ensure that…
UPDATE: Catch my conversation with TheBlaze’s Chris Salcedo about this hero HERE: https://soundcloud.com/chrissalcedo/salcedo-storm-the-agent-orange-for-this-generations-fighting-heroes-with-mary-ramirez Writer’s Note: This story was recently shared with me—and I asked if I could share this story with you all in the hopes that it would continue to raise awareness about the plight of so many veterans struggling with the Department of Veterans…
Dear Visa, I am writing today to request a credit increase. A quick perusal of my account will reveal that I’ve reached my limit. Yes, I know, I’ve done this dozens of times, and I know I haven’t paid my bills. Still, this increase is incredibly important to me; rather, it is VITAL to…
Yesterday the President Obama announced and publicly signed 23 executive actions in response to the violence at Sandy Hook, as well as called for Congress to restore a ban on military-style assault weapons and to implement 10-round limit for magazines. As New York Magazine correctly noted, he did not signed executive orders, but rather executive “actions”…
The whole country’s ablaze over the impending fiscal cliff, which, as the President summarily rejects GOP proposals (so much for bipartisanship and working across the aisle, right Mr. President? That campaign rhetoric becomes awfully inconvenient post-election), looks to be more and more the reality we will have to face. This is the topic of much…
How many words in the English language are there to express a sentiment of utter shock? “Stunned” is my current favorite. It shouldn’t “stun” me that the administration partakes in or supports extra-constitutional activities; after all, the past four years have done nothing but clarify the same; but I had a little more faith in…
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