Thoughts and musings on a matter of the heart

Two-hundred sixty-nine citizens in Milwaukee County had their voting rights taken from them last week because of a manufactured crisis within the US Postal Service administration to prioritize penny pinching over providing a vital public service. As reported in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, “Paulina Gutiérrez, executive director of the Milwaukee Election Commission, said her office receive...

In recent years, there has been a growing body of research showing environmental toxins found in the air, water and earth are harming our cardiovascular system. Environmental toxins are often overshadowed by other risk factors, such as diet, exercise and high cholesterol. The top environmental toxins to watch for, according to Harvard Medicine, is PFAS, heavy metals, and air pollution. In this ...

In one of the later episodes of The Andy Griffith Show, Opie got his first job at the drugstore in Mayberry. He would be responsible for handling the soda fountain. Andy was very proud of his young son’s work ethic and initiative. Andy and Howard Sprague were talking about their first jobs. Andy said he worked at the movie theater, running the popcorn machine. However, because he overfilled t...