Family Illness Can Be A Devastating Blow
UNITED STATES—Things are getting a bit personal here, but I think it is time people realize how impactful a family illness can be on individuals. In the past 2 years I have dealt with literally every imaginable family crisis one can think of. I mean my stepmother had breast cancer and pancreatic cancer at the same time. Talk about...
Absolute Terror On MSU Campus
UNITED STATES—It is unfortunate that we are having this conversation yet again, but another mass shooting has transpired in the United States, this time on the college campus of Michigan State University in East Lansing. For me, this is quite personal as an alumnus of the university, in addition to having a niece who currently attends the school as...
Why Is There So Much Hate In America?
UNITED STATES—There is a lot of hate in this country right now and it scares me to the core. I feel like the hate is just continuing to build and boil over to the point you have no idea what will transpire next people. I mean where is the love, why can’t we all just get along, why do...
Kids Can Cost You Plenty Of Money
UNITED STATES—So many people say the cost of kids can really put a strain on your wallet. I’m starting to understand that more and more, as I’m spending more time with my nieces and nephews. For starters, telling a kid ‘no, you can’t have something’ is easier said than done. The biggest thing I’ve come to realize is that...
Why Does Money Cause So Much Stress For People?
UNITED STATES—Money. It is the one thing so many of us strive for, some who have plenty of it, and it is the one commodity almost everyone I know always wants more of, MONEY. That green, that plastic, that mobile app (as it has become more common) today, as what drives the behavior for so many Americans. We work...
Awkward Red Carpet Chatter
UNITED STATES—It used to be fun to watch the red carpet for many of the awards shows during awards season, but man has things changed in recent years. I have a vast level of respect for those who have become titans in the entertainment field of journalism and know what questions to ask and how to ask them to...
One Too Many Mistakes
UNITED STATES—How many times do you have to make a mistake to realize that you’ve made that mistake one too many times? For many of us, we are firm believers of offering second chances to people, but what happens when those second chances continue to lead to problem after problem after problem? At some point you have to take...
Public Decency
UNITED STATES—I’ve seen some things transpire lately in the news that have not left me happy to say the least. Some of you might be guessing as to what I’m referring to, it’s those outbursts and tirades caught on tape where certain politicians are being heckled in public places. In some situations, these individuals have been forced out of...
What’s In It For A Birthday?
UNITED STATES—I just had a birthday and I turned a milestone to say the least. It seems the more that you age; the more things come into perspective for you. The little things in life that you used to complain and whine about no longer have relevance. At the same time you start to reflect on the past; things...
Health Regimen 101
UNITED STATES—A lot of us take our health for granted. We really don’t think about what we’re eating, why we’re eating it and rather it is healthy for us. It sometimes takes someone we truly care about getting deftly ill for us to realize, “Hey we might have to make some changes to our diet.” I mean I like...