by Max Hammonds, MD What disease affects 23.5 million Americans? This disease affects 2.5 times more people than cancer, costs $100 billion in direct expenses (2 times as much as…
Telephone Calls
by Peter Loewer “I am mad as hell,” said the Curmudgeon as he walked into the dark interior (Storekeep was changing the overhead fluorescent lights) of the General Store, his…
Weird Yet Critical
Musings From Your Sci-Fi Loving Shut-In by Greg Vineyard As a fan of Earth Day (April 22, www.earthday.org), one of my favorite bumper stickers reads: EARTH with ART highlighted in…
Spinning Discs April 2013
by James Cassara Spring has arrived along with a sprightly batch of new discs. What better way to celebrate than relaxing on a hammock with music to love? Just be…
Life Open-Hand
by Bill Walz “Problems cannot be solved with the same consciousness that created the problems.” ~ Albert Einstein Zen teaches us to release grasping, to live life with a metaphorical…
The Poet’s Voice – April 2013
by Carol Pearce Bjorlie Celebrate National Poetry Month all month long! Cut loose, man/woman up, dare, blare, revel in words. Buy a copy of the 2012 Asheville Poetry Review. Editor,…
Aspirin is Not a Miracle Drug
by Max Hammonds, MD Read it again carefully: Aspirin is not a miracle drug. Recent international news flashes are touting the “protective effect” of aspirin against melanoma in females. Aspirin…
The Curmudgeon Flew Off!
by Peter Loewer Last week on Friday, the Curmudgeon came into the General Store, and greeted Mr and Mrs Storekeep, their daughter Tiffinie, not to mention Newsman, Milkman, and arranging…
Musings Upon Inspiration
What Gets Your Creative Juices Flowing? by Greg Vineyard I often finish my columns mentioning “inspiration,” an ever-present theme throughout my day-to-day living. Sure, I have some typical influences, like…