Terri Schiavo died today, starved to death; her organs and eyes swollen and cracked with dehydration, her heart beat ceased because blood does not feed the dead and the dried.

Regardless of where one falls on the end-of-life issues brought to light by this all-around tragedy, nobody can argue that her death was dignified […]

The allergist’s office does not have a shortage of magazines to flip through during the 20-minute wait after Sam gets his twice-weekly shots.

They have Waterfowl Woodworking magazine. They have Kiplinger’s and Modern Bride. Stacks of Forbes, Seventeen, and the Smithsonian decorate the tables sprinkled around the waiting room. It makes me wonder about the […]