Pigs Get Fat And Hogs

On A Personal Note: I Have Contracted An Outstanding Case Of Breast Cancer, From Which I Intend To Recover. I Don't Need Get-well Cards, But I Would Like The Beloved Women Readers To Do Something For Me: Go. Get. The. Damn. Mammogram. Done.

It Is Quite Reasonable To Subscribe Both To The Old Saw That No Good Girl Was Ever Ruined By A Book And To The Perception That It Is Not Good For Children To Be Constantly Exposed To The Sexual Violence In Our Popular Culture. Protecting Children Seems To Me Logically, Legally, And Rather Easily Differentiated From Censorship.

Humanism Is Not Alive And Well In Texas. Different Colors And Types Of Texans Do Not Like One Another, Nor Do They Pretend To.

The Recent Death Of Gene Mccarthy Reminded Me Of A Lesson I Spent A Long, Long Time Unlearning, So Now I Have To Re-learn It. It's About Political Courage And Heroes, And When A Country Is Desperate For Leadership. There Are Times When Regular Politics Will Not Do, And This Is One Of Those Times.

Sometimes I Think Texas Exists As A Reality Check For Those Who Might Wander Too Far Toward The Precious.