They Served Their Country Honorably Seven veterans under VA's care commit suicide They served their country honorably but after risking their life in combat abroad, coping with coming home was too much. In the last three months seven servicemen being treated by Spokane's VA Hospital have committed suicide. What does one say when they have watched others go through All This Before, and having beared witness through these many years! Any who have read my attempts at putting the reality to wo
[image source] As many people already know, Albert Hoffman, the discoverer of LSD, died Tuesday at the age of 102. Here is the note from Wired. Albert Hofmann, the pioneering Swiss chemist and advocate of psychedelics who discovered the hallucinogenic properties of LSD, died Tuesday. He was 102. Hofmann reportedly died of a heart attack at his home in Basel, Switzerland. Hofmann's most famous discovery happened on April 16, 1943. He was researching the synthesis of a lysergic acid compound, L
You might remember awhile back I was a contest winner over at A Cowboy’s Wife. I got a $25 gift certificate to Sudz N Bubbles, which I promptly spent on a jar of Shea Butter and some handmade soaps. Love me some handmade soaps. Well, with all the skin problems I was having I hadn’t gotten to use much of anything. I’m leaving the soaps wrapped and sealed until we move. But, the Patchouli soap smells divine!! I can’t wait to open it up. Is it weird that I like to keep pretty soap in the linen c
1 day ago TORONTO — A positive parenting style can help protect young people from becoming involved with substance use, delinquency and violent behaviour, a new study suggests. The 87-page report released Tuesday by the Canadian Institute for Health Information analyzed various research and policy initiatives and crunched data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth from Statistics Canada. "One of the things we wanted to do with this is really sort of step back and throug
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Global warming is discussed in two main types of books. Some authors downplay the issue and insist there is no problem. Others speak of the compelling evidence, dangerous consequences, and solutions. Reading books with more than one viewpoint on the subject gives a balanced perspective. Probably the most well-known book on global warming is Al Gore's book AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH: THE PLANETARY EMERGENCY OF GLOBAL WARMING AND WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. Gore's book shows reasons why people ne
Everyone knows stress is a bad thing. It leaches energy, leads to illness, strains relationships, and generally makes life miserable. Yet studies show that even though most people know they should relax, few actually do. Stress-Proof Your Life shows readers how to soothe their frazzled lives with techniques like: Idea 10: Leave the office on time Idea 46: Time your to-do list Idea 47: Cherish yourself Idea 52: Make life easy This practical and upbeat guide will help even the most exhausted reade
The military conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to over 4,700 deaths of U.S. soldiers (in addition to over 1.2 million deaths of Iraqi and Afghan people) and tens of thousands of physical injuries to U.S. soldiers. As we know too well, some of those injuries are catastrophic. The mental health of returning soldiers has received much less attention, no doubt in part because those injuries are less apparent, because many people still view mental illness as less serious than physical ill
May is always a beautiful month inasmuch as the snow and ice have melted, and summer’s intense heat has not yet begun. The first garden crops begin to sprout in May. The trees and grass are green, and wild plants are in bloom. Some people consider May as a “racy” month as we focus on the Kentucky Derby, the most famous horse race in the United States, on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, as well as the Indianapolis 500 auto race on the Sunday before Memorial D
If you keep up to date with Australian news, you should know that Alcohol abuse was under the spotlight recently. The now infamous Nick D’Arcy who obviously had excessive alcohol and now seems to have lost his chance of representing Australia in the Olympics… I mean, common, for someone who’s work his butt off for at least the last 4 years trying to get a place in the Olympics, and to throw it all away because he got his brain intoxicated by alcohol. I just don’t get it. Why would anyone let