Panaceas, Problems, and Promises
We have an interesting way of informing people about health and medical issues in the United States. Endless advertisements in all media alert us to this illness or that syndrome with lists of symptoms and dire outcomes if untreated or the rapture of relief when treated. This public service is accompanied by beneficent proclamation of a prescription medication that will treat the ailment. The announcement of a treatment comes with urgings to speak to our doctor about that medication followed closely by a hair-raising list of possible side effects.
Bracelet For White Mist of Cotter and the Trout Festival
Interview on Beyond the Map
Instead of a post here you can go to Bella’s Beyond the Map for her latest interview in a series that she is doing with women. She has interviewed several of my regular reads and kindly included me in her interviews. She asked the questions and I droned on. If you haven’t read the interviews with the other women, start now.
What We Lost Somewhere in the Late Twentieth Century
I was born mid twentieth century. It was an exciting century with so many discoveries and with so much change of attitude and outlook. We made lots of mistakes and incredible steps forward. We threw off stiff backed societal restrictions that expected certain roles for certain people. We began making decisions for ourselves and for our bodies based on our own sets of values and convictions.
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