Monthly Archives: April 2011

The World Is Not a Problem, The Problem Is Your Unawareness

Did you know that this month (April) was Autism Awareness Month? Quite possibly, especially if you watched any news.   Many channels and news outlets have covered the month with the kind of zeal that probably made many autism activists proud. Did you know that next month will have National Alcohol & Other Drug-Related Birth [...]

Repeat as Needed

Glee made me truly smile last night.  Though in the past, it has championed various issues, especially dealing with bullying and being an LGBT youth, it hadn’t really done anything that helped to shine a light on those with mental illness.  Last night, instead of making the obsessive-compulsive guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury the butt of [...]

The Head, The Heart, and The Tears

Every time that a new session of General Conference occurs, I cringe. I don’t think that is the normal reaction for someone who is about to hear from the head of their denomination. I cringe because I worry what the higher-ups will say that God has told them with regards to things like gay rights [...]

Pink Polish

J. Crew has apparently committed an atrocious sin.  What sin is that?  Making an ad with a little boy whose mother has painted his toenails bright pink. According to Keith Ablow, a psychiatrist who contributes to Fox News, the danger with the ad is that it is “encouraging the choosing of gender identity, rather than [...]

Making Money from the Government

Anytime the topic of Social Security benefits and/or the welfare system comes up, I am (somewhat) surprised by the ignorance of some people.  When the ignorance comes from my own family, I am even more surprised. Because of the threatened government shutdown, one of my cousins (dad’s 1st cousin’s daughter) said the following on Facebook: [...]