Things probably seem a bit quiet on here, though with all the Celtic Thunder it’s hard to hear yourself think. I have actually made a few updates to the KC Irish Events Calendar, and there’s more going on all the time. Also I’ve been working on something simple to bring some music ...

Over 100 people attended the aforementioned town hall meeting held by the FBI at the Riverside Medical Clinic. That was the meeting where a Black Los Angeles Police Department sergeant provided his account of being forced to lay on the ground at gunpoint by a Riverside Police Department officer on h...

It is easy to get bogged down in individual sections of the pastoral epistles, particularly 1 Timothy, and lose sight of the overall purpose of the letter(s).  Paul’s purpose in writing to Timothy is that strange doctrines be eliminated so that the administration of God, which is by faith, mi...

I have a special affinity for the patron Saint of our community, Saint Demetrios. He was a military man, a commander of Roman forces. As such it was his duty to defend the Empire against the barbarians outside its borders. In icons he is often depicted wearing armor and carrying a spear and shield. ...

As you get together with aging relatives this holiday season, or even as you see yourself and your siblings getting older, you probably know that there are questions you need to ask and things you need to know.  If you have ever wondered where to start, here are an on-line and an off-line reso...

Discrimination in many social and institutional environments poses an important threat to the health and well-being of gay and lesbian seniors and their families. This problem exists despite changes in attitude in recent years towards gays and lesbians, according to a recent study. Discrimination in...

At least this is what many Muslim clerics are saying, apparently: America's opponents in the Middle East are gloating at the financial meltdown in the United States, describing it as the divinely inspired collapse of an overstretched empire. There is a serious contradiction in the works here, since,...

Internet posters blame Jews for financial crash, this blogger says. This one joins him too. Judging by the number of surfers coming here with the "Bernanke Jew?" question, some people think they are getting wise to the real culprits of the latest mischief caused by certain parties on the financial m...

   Natural Gas, Winter Storm and Survival Kit! Hard Coal produces the most heat per dollar! If lots of folks burned coal, it would increase air pollution. Soft coal smokes even more. If you have a coal stove, it is a good choice as a power failure back up heat source. It takes a lot of wor...

In this regular weekend feature you will find links to news items from the preceding week related to elders and aging, along with whatever else catches my fancy that I think you might like to know. Suggestions are welcome with, however, no promises of publication. A week ago today, 108-year-old blog...