A break in the weather (in which the winds on the mountain are predicted to be "only" 60 mph) is expected to set off an intensive...
Terrorism? War? Disease? Crime? Not being able to communicate? For the places I'm likely to go, the biggest danger is none of...
I've already written ( here and here ), about some of the dangers of epidural anesthesia during childbirth. Today's reports...
I do feel sorry for Lake Brantley High School's band . When our kids played in it, many of the members secretly (or not so secretly)...
We went for a long walk around the neighborhood tonight, looking at the many inventive and beautiful Christmas light displays. But...
In a moment of weakness, I brought home a Rubbermaid bin full of family books, papers, and photographs from my sister's house when we...
The Seminole Indians never surrendered to the U. S. Government; perhaps they knew that time and patience would be the keys to eventual...
I'm not holding a grudge, and have recently fallen in love with Japan and her people, but history, remembrance, and memorials are...
Yesterday I tried to buy Porter some razor blades. It may be the biggest shopping season of the year, but some people are making it...
Jonathan, who just turned three, met me on the stairs with a blue cable in his hand. As I passed, I remarked, "That looks like a Cat 5...
Central Florida news teams were positioned to cover what they thought would be the big news of the night—the election—and...
To Whom It May Concern: If you need to reach us, try the good ol' telephone, or leave a comment here. For some bizarre reason...
Last night we heard the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra play Pierre Jalbert 's deeply moving In Aeternum , which he wrote as a...
Wild at Heart , by John Eldredge (Thomas Nelson, Nashville, Tennessee, 2001) Captivating , by John and Stasi Eldredge (Thomas...
Economists are accustomed to drawing conclusions from statistical studies and aggregations of data. It's hard to reduce economic...
So, Porter delves into the dark recesses of an accumulation of objects, lifts up an old keyboard, and shouts, "I see a mouse!"...
I try not to make this blog too personal unless I know the person doesn't mind, so the honoree shall remain nameless, but nonetheless...
One of Janet's friends from Japan needs as many responses as possible for a survey that will become part of her senior thesis. Please...
(Click here for the original survey post.) Questionnaire Name : Linda Wightman Age : 54...
In the past few decades, the number of college-bound students has skyrocketed, and so has the number of world-class schools. The...
Many years ago the folks who were then our medical practicioners strongly urged me to go on hormone replacement therapy drugs, stressing...
There's nothing like good news in the morning! Stop a moment, go fix yourself a nice cup of tea, then come back and read yet another...
There's not much I can—or want to—add to the story of the latest school shooting, the tragedy in Amish country. There are...
I mentioned local pastor Joel Hunter once before , when the Orlando Sentinel published an article he wrote on Christians and...
Advocates of home birth complain that doctors and hospitals view childbirth as a medical procedure rather than a natural event. Today's...