I have a Border Collie and I was buying a large bag of Purina at Wal-Mart and was in line to check out. A woman behind me asked if I had a dog. (DUH!) On impulse, I told her that no, I didn’t have a dog, and that I was starting The Purina Diet again. [...]

She spent the first day packing her belongings into boxes, crates and suitcases. On the second day, she had the movers come and collect her things. On the third day, she sat down for the last time at their beautiful dining room table by candlelight, put on some soft background music, and feasted on a [...]

This is an article that is both funny and not funny at the same time. “Paris Syndrome” has been dubbed such because some Japanese tourists were traumatized after visiting the fabled city. This occurs when “”Fragile travellers (can) lose their bearings. When the idea they have of the country meets the reality of what they [...]

Ron Rutherford’s hotly anticipated debut solo album, “Lone Wolf” is now available from several online locations. This site provides information about Ron as an artist, plus information about the album, photos of Ron and the studio sessions, as well as audio clips of the songs. Ron Rutherford Rarestar Music Rarestar Records Tujunga CA 91042 www.ronrutherford.com [...]

NewsTarget.com Originally published September 11 2006 Prescription drugs are connected to school shootings and other violence, yet more drugs are touted as the solution The United States is gaining a reputation around the world for raising children who go on school shooting rampages. Earlier this year, we had another one with 16-year-old Jeff Weiss, who [...]

Join Aaron Nicholson, Deedee O’Malley, Jorjeana Marie and a very special guest artist this Friday night at the Hub starting Oct 27th for a concert not to missed. Aaron Nicholson – Singer/Songwriter “”Some music has the ability to stop time, and Aaron’s music does that.”” – Deedee O’Malley “”No cheap date!”” – Ed Asner Deedee [...]

This book is by Mark Haddon and was recommended to me by Kate. At first I was truly skeptical because it is about an autistic boy. (In fact it is written from his viewpoint.) I was concerned that there was going to be a lot of psych based simpering in this book and I was [...]

This is what Betsy wrote to me regarding giving piano lessons: I have a degree in Piano Performance From Syracuse University and have been teaching privately full-time for over 25 years. Many of my students have stayed with me more than 8 years, some have gone on to pursue music in college. I love teaching [...]

At the CCHR Anniversary Dinner recently, a young mother relayed the tragic story of her 12-year-old daughter driven to suicide while taking an antidepressant prescribed because she was anxious over exams. “My child deserved to live,” the mother said. “I deserved to have my child. My daughter deserved to have a sibling instead of being [...]

President George Bush said each one of us would get a $600.00 tax rebate. It was previously slated to be $800.00, but they dropped it to a $600.00 tax rebate because of various budget problems. Now, if we spend that money at Wal-Mart, all the money will go to China, if we spend it on [...]