Real life Lassie
We often hear of humans who rise to the occasion and become heroes — sometimes, there comes along a story, an unlikely story where an…
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The steadiness of a mother’s soul
News of your mother being terminally ill could never hold any hope in its delivery. When my grandmother got sick, my mother stayed by her…
Heroism, sustained
When ruminating over what or whom I consider to be a “hero,” it wasn’t long before I was confronted by the relativity of the term,…
A harsh economy for heroes
Superman never made any money, for saving the world from Solomon Grundy,” in other words: Superman is a pretty nice guy. He is a selfless…
Dr. Strange Krause or:
Thinking about my body image isn’t something I do often. It isn’t a constant throb in the back of my mind. Issues with it flare…
Getting back to my playing weight
As an avid sports fanatic, I like to borrow from the professional sports lexicon and say I’m just a little over my playing weight. The…
A human concern
If you’re a woman you probably worry about your appearance. Female body issues have increasingly been a topic of conversation over the last several years;…
Just Boobs
I started to develop breasts around the time I was 11. At 13 I was still an A cup and was envious of my big-breasted classmates….
DIY — start a secret society
So you want to create a secret society but you aren’t sure where to start? There are many things to consider: the secret handshake, the…
The Bilderberg meetings
I thought that secret clubs only existed in elementary schools. This isn’t the case with the Bilderberg Group, an exclusive club that was established in…