No Bailouts, No Handouts, No Cop outs

These were President Obama’s words in his State of The Union address last week. “An America built to last insists on responsibility from everybody.” The giants were bailed out, the banks got handouts, and not much, if anything, trickled down to us.…

A Happy Family is Based on Love, Not Biology

We are family! Blood has nothing to do with it. Twelve hundred miles from home, I left my extended family. My four sisters, mom and dad were no longer part of my daily routine. At first it didn’t matter, I was young and free and could easily fly home for family events or the holidays.…