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It’s been so long since I posted, is anyone even reading this anymore? I have a few things to say, I guess, to those who continue to check ...

The Pink Ladyslipper, or Moccasin Flower, ( Cypripedium acaule ) is a wild orchid, native to many parts of the central and eastern United St...

Just when imbeciles and bigots thought it was safe to step outside, out of nowhere comes a piano and, WHAM, right on the head. Monica Goodli...

I don’t know if anyone else caught Jeff Jacoby’s article “Look in the Mirror, Jimmy Carter” in today’s Globe . In it, Jacoby takes Carter ...

The story of Islam told by its most unlikely storytellers... Filmed in twelve different countries and in nine languages, A Jihad for Love i...

I don’t know if anyone else caught the Globe’s article on hookah smoking a couple of Sundays ago. The jist of the article was that health...

I love getting text messages from friends. This one came today from my friend J, just as the Joes and I arrived home after being in the car...

A few weeks ago I posted about Reunion Christian Church and an article in the Weekly Dig about their uber-hip approach to saving your so...

As soon as I read about the resignation of Randall Tobias (shown left with George W. Bush) last week, I immediately thought of Ted Haggard....

In an appalling, but not at all surprising, change of heart, Rudy Giuliani announced this week that he opposes civil unions for same-sex co...

Last night I played Boggle with the Joes. Little Joe loves games. He wants every night to be game night, and we are happy to oblige if it ...

Christine Bakke is a lesbian who was recently interviewed by Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America. On the show, she talked about her traum...

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been issued a subpoena to appear before House of Representatives’ Oversight and Government Reform Co...

There’s an inescapable irony in being comforted by truly discomforting stories that serve to remind me that I’m not alone in worrying about ...

Thank you for your comments. They are much appreciated. There is a subtle distinction between my warning young people not to be taken in by ...