More soldiers took their own lives than died in combat during 2012, new Department of Defense figures show. The Army’s suicide rate has climbed by 9 percent since the military branch launched its suicide-prevention campaign in 2009. Through November, 177 active-duty soldiers had committed suicide compared to 165 during all of 2011 and 156 in […]

  This comic brings back memories of being a parent. My wife and I are empty nesters now. While at first many years ago, it was an odd adjustment not having any children around, we have become quite accustomed to not having people dependent on us around all the time. Nowadays we watch our daughters […]

About five hours ago the Senate overwhelmingly approved a compromise bill by a huge bipartisan majority. The bill does not take us off of the fiscal cliff, it merely pushes it back a couple of months, as the sequestration clauses are only delayed for two months. However, some of the features are permanent. We will […]

Hey all! I should have said something earlier, but I took a one month break from blogging. I realized that my blogs were becoming less frequent, which was a mark of needing a break and a rest. So, as 2013 is about to start, I am about to return. I will begin posting again real […]

From an article on the Politico website that was published on 26 November 2012: The Associated Press has nixed “homophobia,” “ethnic cleansing,” and a number of other terms from its Style Book in recent months. The online Style Book now says that “-phobia,” “an irrational, uncontrollable fear, often a form of mental illness” should not […]