I’ve known since high school our last name isn’t our “real” last name. It hasn’t bothered me. As the story goes, brothers who arrived in the United States in the 1890s had a hard time getting the guys on Ellis …
Dear Mr. President: About That Racism
Dear Mr. President, I received today the “1600 Daily” email message from your office. It said, “Majority of Americans agree with the President [sic] on immigration.” The two voting American citizens (one whose family roots predate the Civil War and …
Pain’s a Real Bear
This one is for all the people like me battling pain. . .again, battling pain. . .still. (Note: it’s taken me two months to write this post, probably because the pain waxes and wanes, just as my acceptance of it …
Dear Mr. President
Dear Mr. President, As the leader of our nation, it behooves you to behave presidentially and yet, time and again, you choose to do otherwise, embarrassing yourself and the people you claim to represent. Millions of children look to you …
What’s Not Linked to Celiac Disease
Every week it seems I hear a new theory to explain the dramatic rise in autoimmune disease incidence in general and celiac disease in particular. I’m glad researchers are testing these theories, which seem to gain immediate traction and get …
Oh, Yes, Me, Too
The leaves finally began turning, not here, where I have rebuilt my life, but, rather, in the mountains linking North to South Carolina. Here, it’s still summer, with daily temps still well in the 80s. There’s no frost on the …
Wholly, Holy Gfree…Really!
The church my husband and I attend offers a gluten free option during communion; it was a major selling point when we were searching for a spiritual home. Sometimes the gluten free option was Van’s Everything Crackers and sometimes we …
