Because she envied her life, the witch gave the red apple to Snow White who fell asleep as if dead until the handsome prince woke her with a kiss The handsome prince woke her his soft lips on hers and her flesh met his with a spark like fire, like light, like life…

Let’s get things straight: an empathetic person isn’t weak. An empathetic person is strong. Weak people have been all over the Internet and television the past 36 hours. …

My son Anthony Sterling Rodgers, who I called “Lali,” died in my arms on the night of January 11, 2005. He was exactly six months old. In terms of his eyes, they were blue. I have never felt such fierce love as I did for Lali. …

Frank’s brave documentary shows it’s impossible for weight gain/loss to be tied to calories alone — I taught college English for two decades. Students usually came into these required classes with low motivation. I could have given traditional assignments and fought student apathy with tests and strict requirements. Instead, I chose to interest students by selecting readings and units that could directly benefit them — from…

I now understand the AI writing and art craze: it’s the same as Branded Corporate Food, Big Pharma, and ersatz fashion — I recoil from AI art. I laugh at AI poetry. This was instinctive on my part: but now it’s deliberate and considered. I now understand what the AI art and AI writing crazes are all about. Money? Yes, of course. Money for a few: low-quality images and ersatz experiences for…

A normal person’s guide to Conservative speech and sayings — I’ve been a working writer since 1996. I am often called upon to write about subjects about which I know little, which requires me to do research. I receive a daily newsletter about the “Word of the Day,” and most of these words seem to be derived from other languages…

Diet & Lifestyle Information That Has Worked for My Husband & Me — My husband and I have a happy marriage and a healthy, thriving lifestyle. One of its cornerstones is a healthy diet and daily exercise. Another cornerstone is sufficient, high-quality sleep. Yet another? Lowering stress whenever possible. Bruce just celebrated his 70th birthday and I am 61. Our conventional health metrics…

The bugs inside of you may be what is telling you to eat certain foods and reject others — We’ve been on Florida’s east coast for a few days celebrating Bruce’s birthday by visiting beaches, seeing the Doobie Brothers (again), and visiting the racetrack and casino. However, this morning I saw an article about a major Danish study of people who scored highly on the Yale Food Addiction Scale…

Studies try to identify specific causes for these opinions, but understanding the phenomenon is just common sense … — Just about every day, I encounter an older white person, usually a man, who believes that discrimination against white people is on the rise. If asked, the same person will also vehemently deny there is any such thing as racism. Where do these ideas come from? They seem to be…