reflections

Saul’s novel Black Creek Crossing was in the same venue as Spielberg’s Carrie, with the same religious overtones, self-loathing teenagers, taunting peers and the overshadowing of witchcraft. However, apart from that, the novel is filled with believable characters who find themselves caught up in the supernatural and in a set of scary circumstances including witchcraft, [...]

As the saying goes, there’s strength in numbers, but your personal credit score tells lenders about your payment history and has the biggest impact on whether you are able to buy that new car or not. While gaining credit is largely a numbers game, local experts say that there are several common sense guidelines [...]

Generic drugs are expected to be equally as effective as brand-name drugs. In fact, generic drugs will not be approved by the FDA until the manufacturer of the copy-cat drug proves that it is statistically as effective and safe as the brand-name drug.
Another important fact about generic drugs are that they must contain the same [...]

With the political soup getting as thick as peanut butter as we approach the 2008 elections one wonders if the voters are ready for all the rhetoric. It currently seems that the war of the sound bytes and gaffes of the modern day American Presidential elections began as soon as George Bush took his second [...]

True to form, John Sandford in Naked Prey presents us with another gripping tale of suspense in which Twin Cities Detective Lucas Davenport works to uncover the mystery behind the seemingly racially motivated murder of Jane Warr (a white woman) and Dion Cash (an Afro-American man). In the process he must uncover the mystery surrounding [...]

When does murder begin? Is it when the gun explodes taking away a person’s ability to breathe or is it when a child is forced to experience the pain of sexual abuse while learning that the person they are dependent on has no love for them?
Perhaps it doesn’t matter because to the child experiencing the [...]

According to AARP magazine (October 2007), 77% of us are not frightened by thoughts of what happens after death. Surprisingly, however, an even larger number 94% believe that there is a God which makes me wonder why 17% of those who believe in God are afraid of what happens after death. I was brought up [...]

Biodiesel fuel’s demand is growing at an incredible rate and with the demand is the opportunity for some to make incredible profits. However, not all investors are as sought after as others. According to Rob Wood, chief operating officer of Crane-based, renewable energy firm American Green Holdings Inc. “the demand for biodiesel far outstrips the supply”. [...]

I honestly believe that I am A true patriot. Perhaps I more reminiscent of Ethan Allen or Patrick Henry in wanting to fight back against tyranny by those who would like to take away our freedoms but I believe that the Constitution is being slowly diluted and altered by the current powers that be.
If my understanding [...]

Frederick Dalton (Fred) Thompson, with his candidacy to be declared just after Labor Day, is described by Republican pollster Frank Luntz as the “Six-million-pound gorilla” of the Republican primary race. At 64 years, Thompson is best known for his role as New York CityDistrict Attorney Arthur Branch on TVs Law and Order series. However, he [...]