Over the past twenty-something years of marriage, I have thought a lot about what makes an ideal wife. As a teenager, I always had more male friends than female. I think this is because I can relate to men better than women. I think more like a man. I was...

Afflatus is defined by Webster's Dictionary as "a divine imparting of knowledge or power: inspiration." I had never seen this word until I read my son's college essay. I was slightly embarrassed that I needed to look up a word used in a teenager's writing. Of course, I did not...

"Do you hear the people sing, singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people who will not be slaves again.
When the beating of your heart echoes the beating of the drums,
There is a life about to start when tomorrow comes!"

My first foray into the political arena started after I met Senator Obama at a friend's house in April of 2007. Prior to that, my only political involvement was the occasional discussion about an election or a ballot measure. Until then, I was a life-long Republican. But after meeting Barack...

Many Americans face one particular dilemma every time they go to the grocery store. Should they request paper bags or plastic bags? I'd like to compare this to the dilemma many Americans may have when they go to the polls in November. Let me see if I can help these...

A number of years ago, I was having dinner with some friends at a now defunct steak place in L.A. I remember a conversation we were having that night (over very dry martinis) that has stayed with me ever since. We were discussing the effects of technology on the ability...