It was only a month and three days between the Las Vegas massacre and the Texas Baptist Church massacre.
My favorite uncle was a Baptist, a plumbing contractor from Gainesville Florida who lost his shirt in two different Florida building booms. But he always bounced back and he never missed a Sunday,
Originally posted 2017-11-13 19:18:11.
At two different times in my life, beautiful friends have given me copies of the book, Wise Women, and each time I was so happy. I wish I had one…
Exhibit A: This is the cover of last year’s Time Magazine, double issue on longevity and Alzheimer’s. Take a look at that CHIN! Is that the chin of a woman…
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Remember Norman Cousins? He was the guy who discovered that laughter is actually an anesthetic capable of quieting great physical pain. He wrote a book about this that was so brilliant,…
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