Ranking: Texas is 46th this year; it was 37th in 2007. Strengths: Strengths include a low prevalence of smoking at 19.3 percent of the population, a low prevalence of binge drinking at 15.0 percent of the population, a low rate of cancer deaths at 186.3 deaths per 100,000 population and a moderate i...

July 06, 2008 -- No one owe's us anything. It's time that we stop blaming others for our poor choices. The only person we can control is ourselves. -- /24-7PressRelease/ - HOUSTON, TX, July 06, 2008 - "Ultimately we each are responsible for our own life situations. It's all about what we are willing...

Lessee if I can get this summarizing stuff down. (Bear with me, I’m undereducated and type with three fingers, mostly.) Et tu, Brutus? Gasp. Obviously this is further proof that the bias against the Clintons is tragic and no fair and Andrews probably hates his mommy. too, because official pop-...

Why am I not surprised? Bush was eager to make Army supply clerk Jessica Lynch’s ‘rescue’ from an Iraqi hospital into an object lesson about American heroism. Lynch only joined the army to gain the education benefits she could not afford any other way so she could become a grade sc...

Life, they say, is what happens while you’re otherwise occupied. I’m not sure if I believe that, but I do believe that you can miss life by being occupied. We can get caught up in crisis living and miss the turns on our personal paths that are most meaningful. What do I mean? Honestly, I’m gra...

Where do you go to find a good man to date or possibly marry once you reach middle age?  That's the question I pose on the debut of my brand new talk show called "Whatever! Live." Is the bar scene played out for baby boomers?  Is the "Woodstock" ambience still alive in some states? Hear wh...

January 18, 2008 Dear friends, I'm back!!! I've decided that I will continue to do the blog in a monthly way, and as the demand occurs I will be glad to write more for this blog. I wanted to share with you a chinese proverb that touches my heart that truly speaks the principles of Radiant Design. &q...

My husband is a multi-medium artist. One medium is pottery. I enjoy watching him work with the clay and have since he was working with Raku one day and I was helping him quench the pots. You take these red-hot pots out of the kiln and put each one into a small metal garbage can that’s got shredded...

ACKNOWLEDGMENT ACCEPTANCE ATTITUDE ASPIRATIONS A new year. A chance for a new beginning, a new direction--a fresh start. Some changes we make will be so welcome, we’ll open our arms and embrace them with enthusiasm and zeal and a “Oh, yes! Finally!� We acknowledge them, accept them into our mi...

Writers spend a lot of time alone, which means they usually avoid exposure to a mountain of germs, viruses and other nasty flu bugs. But during the holidays, by necessity, they’re out and around and, because everyone else is, too, they’re bombarded. We can’t avoid exposure, but there are a few...