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It's been over two and a half years now that my father has been gone. Though the times that he finds a way to let me know he is still here are fewer and further between now, he does it when I seem to need it the most.He's been around more lately, with the songs and the clouds and the vivid dreams.I know why.My mom is dying.God, it hurts to type that.I've known for a while now that this day would arrive....

For as much as I adore almost all types of music, and for as many local concerts and shows as we see, we don't get to headliner type concerts all that often. Mostly because it's hard to rationalize spending that much money on something like that...at least for me it is.That's why I was a little bit shocked when my husband told me a few months ago that he got tickets to see Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson.And...

Welcome to Writer's Workshop Wednesday! This is my way of paying it forward to all the people out there who want to start writing, but don't have their own blogs yet, or who are established writers that are looking to appeal to a different audience. I have also opened this up to those who would like to post anonymously about topics that are too difficult to write about publicly. Each week, I will...

The Bizarre World of Insurance CoverageI struggle to make sense of many things in this world, not the least of which is the logic with which health insurance companies operate.It seems that with each passing year, we are made to pay more for less coverage and our deductibles go up with every opportunity. Navigating any changes in plans requires something akin to a circus act - you're in the middle...

The Colbert Report took home two Emmys last night, for writing in a variety show and best variety show, in what was otherwise largely a boring and unexciting show.It was also the first time that The Colbert Report beat The Daily Show in those categories.See Jon??? You can't just leave for a few months, grow a weird beard and think that things won't change.I have loved both shows since the dawn of...

Welcome to the Wonder(ful) Women series! This is my newest, and most fabulously kickass series yet, because I'm featuring real-life female superheroes every week. My hope is to bring awareness to stories in the news, and make the women I know in person realize how much they inspire me and everyone around them.Off we go.Jackie SpeierYesterday, the US House of Representatives voted to cut $40 Billion...

Girls "fooled" into traveling to Syria to offer intercourse, to create an army strong enough to overthrow President Bashar Assad. A group of Tunisian girls traveled to Syria to participate in “sexual jihad” there have returned to Tunisia pregnant, Tunisian Interior Minister Lotfi Bin Jeddo reportedly said on Thursday.The women “are (sexually) swapped between...

Everything is relative, or so they say.I am not sure that it's always that simple though.I truly believe that how someone experiences the world has as much to do with their experiences as it relates to what they choose to experience.Some people see everything around them, they take it in. They internalize it. They can imagine what it might be like to be in the shoes of someone else. They see need...

He has all the riches he could ever dream for in this life. But to avoid any risk of missing out in the afterlife, wealthy entrepreneur 'Count Scarpa' is burying his greatest treasure - his new £310,000 Bentley convertible.In a bizarre announcement on his Facebook page the 62-year-old declared that he plans to do as the Pharaohs of Egypt did and take his riches with him when he dies by burying...

In my hands today, I held an entire lifetime of memories.Then I threw it away.Pieces of a life built over decades and decades.In my hands today, I held mementos of vacations, trinkets from a career long over, first editions of books printed nearly 100 years ago.Trade journals and huge volumes and certificates that had once been proudly displayed. Gone.In my hands today, I held film reels and photographs...

I lack a filter.Most people who know me well enough know this about me.If something pisses me off, in all likelihood, I'm going to say something about it.If something is awesome, I'll tell the world.If something unjust is happening in my city, my state, my country or the world, I'm going to drag out a big giant spotlight and shine it on.This is just who I am.I don't sugarcoat things. I don't smooth...

This one is gonna catch me some hell. I know that ahead of time, but I'm doing this anyway because I was basically triple dog dared yesterday by someone who pulled the you have to do this because you're a writer card, then promised me whiskey if I did it.I don't turn down free whiskey.You should know this about me.Off we go. Gulp.Miss America is a terrorist, but we aren't racistNina Davuluri...

There was drama yesterday when an angry mob stri*ped unclad two men, Alaba Abiodun and Samuel, who were allegedly eating human flesh,but they were lucky as the timely arrival of policemen who saved them from being set ablaze.This is how PM news reported the incident:Earlier, a passer-by along the rail line in Ikeja saw three men in tattered dresses. One of them was making a call and one eating...

Part of living through as many natural disasters as I have means that I've also seen both the best and worst sides of people.When tragedy strikes, we want to believe that everyone will rally together and help one another, but that is not always the case. Often, the opposite happens, and people begin to worry only about themselves, even if that comes at the price of others.It's not pretty, I promise.There...

The Anambra State Police Command has arrested 38-year-old wanted kidnap suspect, Okafor, a graduate of Mathematics from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Okafor popularly known as Igwe did not only fall afoul of the law as a kidnapper, he also messed up the temple of God by keeping his victims in a church and sharing his loot with the pastor. Once on a mission to collect N5...

In this world we live in, we like to believe that we can outsmart and outrun Mother Nature. We cant.Here in Colorado, we are being reminded of that yet again.No matter where you live in the world, there are always risks of natural disasters. In some areas, those risks come in multiple forms, from different places. Some disasters are more easy to prepare for, others are almost impossible. Instead of...