It is two weeks since we returned from Turkey. (In 2022 it became the Republic of Turkiye.) The first week back started slow with us adjusting to the 8-hour time change. Monday morning the first day back, Lynnda and I faced reality when we saw more seriously overweight people that morning here ...
I have practiced orthodontics in Wheeling for 45 years. I have sat across from parents who budget carefully for braces, cleanings, and routine dental care. I have watched families try to stretch insurance benefits that look much the same as they did nearly half a century ago. Now, we have ...
I had a long conversation the other night with a friend who had decided to break ALL the rules about polite conversation. We were hitting religion and politics in a way that would definitely be avoided at Thanksgiving dinner. But this is a person with whom — particularly if I realize my ...
Last week, I wrote all about Valentine’s Day. I hope you ate a few good, fattening sweets to satisfy your palate, and hopefully you didn’t weigh yourself the next morning. When I eat something fattening, I don’t step on my old or new scales for two or three days, and you know why? ...
Who is responsible for the current anti-ICE protests (rioting) in Minneapolis and other major American cities? Democrats allege it is on President Trump for sending ICE agents into Minneapolis and other cities to arrest and deport violent criminal illegal aliens. Democrats neglect mentioning ...
Among my favorite lathe projects is a lamp. They’re not difficult, but I recommend proficiency in using a skew chisel. Turning a lamp is basically turning a spindle. I may incur the wrath of bowl turners, but I believe spindle turning requires a different skill set, and I’ll let it go at ...
