Category Archive: government

non-profit hospitals offer financial assistance…???

Learned something new while watching ABC World News tonight with Diane Sawyer. Seems a woman who owed a hospital $27,000 was on the verge of losing her house. With the help of an… Read More

an opinion…to ponder

another’s opinion, rationally voiced…as deserving of respect…as our own…hugmamma.

rare breed of men…

Governor Cuomo of New York and Governor Hickenlooper of Colorado deserve thunderous applause.  They have stood up to gun rights activists who refuse to reign in the ability of individuals to massacre others… Read More

…my son…

even stronger than blood…hugmamma.

withdrawal…???

That’s my husband’s take on how I’ll respond to the day after, i.e. November 7.  Today is Election Day. Washington’s movers and shakers for the next 4 years are being decided upon today.… Read More

undecided?…or…independent?

Politics are personal.   Most of us don’t like revealing our voting choices. We like to keep them…close to our vest. So it was a nice change to read the following by an… Read More

a little odd…

The hostile environment surrounding our elections seems to eat away at one’s core. In order to prevent such an occurrence, one has to step back, breathe deeply, and take a broader view of… Read More

a book…a movie…life

…War and Peace.  Sadly I neither read the book, nor was I able to sit through the epic film starring Audrey Hepburn, her husband at the time…Mel Ferrer, and Henry Fonda. Despite this… Read More

women rule…no matter what…men say

living in the past…no longer a choice…hugmamma.

through others eyes…

A number of my posts have referenced my cultural heritage…I’m Hawaiian. I’m also half-Chinese, although I know very little about the culture since my father died when I was one, and my mom was never… Read More

had me…scratching my head…

interesting reads…hugmamma.

what doth it profit a man…if he gain the whole world…

leading…by example…hugmamma.

declining an award…

…if not us…who?…if not now?…when?…hugmamma.

consider the possibilities..

been there…wouldn’t go there again…hugmamma.

investing…in the presidency?

highly suspect maneuver…at the least…conflict of interest…hugmamma.

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