Category: progress

Ban unhealthy thoughts

October 19, 2006 | No comments yet

A movement has swept the United States over the last 15-20 years banning the smoking of cigarettes in public places. Last night I remembered what it was like to fly on airplanes in the days when passengers could puff away

Where to start your prayers

October 18, 2006 | 2 comments

I often been told by people, “I have so many problems, I don’t know where to begin my prayers.” I can relate to the feeling. If I made a list of all the errors of belief I’d like to see

Too thin models

September 21, 2006 | 2 comments

“Thin is not in—at least in Madrid,” AP reports. Fashion models with a BMI of less than 18 were turned away from Madrid’s Fashion Week show recently because they were unhealthy and promoting an image that young girls try to

Jury duty

September 18, 2006 | No comments yet

I was summoned to jury duty today. Oh boy! A favorite job! While waiting at the Justice Center at 8 o’clock this morning for instructions on what to do along with 36 other dutiful citizens, I read a brochure titled,

Drug ads sell disease

August 29, 2006 | No comments yet

Check out an insightful csmonitor.com article on how drug ads sell sickness to promote their products. The article reports that in the effort of pharmaceutical companies to create new disease markets, they’re frightening people into taking more prescriptions than they