A woman from Tennessee told of her friend being murdered in church because he was a Liberal. Another woman in a Red State talked about being publicly jeered by her family members. These comments from last week's post impacted me deeply.

Have you or someone you know been...

My feet are throbbing almost as hard as the music at the Obama victory party last night at the Century Plaza here in Los Angeles. Dreadlocked dudes, Brentwood matrons, geeks and grandpas danced and hugged. We were the patchwork quilt of the fabric of goodness that is America.

Don't...

Do your teeth ache and stomach churn every time you read about new ways to keep voters from the polls? Republican robocalls are telling voters in Colorado that they can vote early -- on the phone. The phony Virginia Board of Elections flier is circulating the state "advising Republicans to...

Do your teeth ache and stomach churn every time you read about new ways to keep voters from the polls? Republican robocalls are telling voters in Colorado that they can vote early -- on the phone. The phony Virginia Board of Elections flier is circulating the state "advising Republicans to...

The hair on the back of my neck stands up straight as a Polar bear looking for her cub anytime I hear Sarah talkin'. How dare she whip up hatred based on unfounded lies when she tells so many lies herself? I yelped with glee when the bipartisan commission found...

1. Look around your room. Spot all the blue objects.
Got them all? Great.
2. Now, look around your room. Spot all the red objects.
Got them all? Great.
3. Did you see red objects that you didn't notice when you were looking at blue objects?

Are you paralyzed with panic when you think about the financial melt down? No, you're not losing your mind. The Fright Factor that's making you freeze is merely the lizard in your head hogging the stage. The lizard? Yes. You have a reptile living deep in your head. It's called...

Recession Depression Quiz

Does your stomach churn when you read the latest news?

Did you have trouble sleeping last night?

Are you angrier or more fearful than normal?

* If your answer is yes...

Does the news on Wall Street give you the shivers? This month's Kiplinger's magazine cover story may have a new strategy for you.

Don't send money to a brokerage house. Invest in yourself.

Instead of sending $1000 to a brokerage house, cover girl Nicole Dunn took $1000 and she...

Maybe there is something in the Kansas water that is the love potion of mixed marriages. Like Barack Obama, I am a half-breed. Growing up as a Quew (Quaker-Jew) on a gravel road in Bucyrus, Kansas was not easy. Mom was Quaker and my Dad was Jewish. Neither religion claimed...

Don't kid yourself. It doesn't matter who you vote for.

If you don't vote for yourself...nothing in your life is going to change. As inspiring as Barack Obama is, he can't make you happy. It doesn't matter what a blogger, author, or even Oprah herself tells you. Not one of...

Michelle* tossed me her lucky charm, a box of "Sobriety Test Gum" as we dashed into the car and off to the Dodgers game. Why was it her talisman? The tiny print told all. "Check Ya Self Before You Wreck Ya Self." Now, those are word to live by.

The bizarre exchange I had last night with my new hair wrangler highlighted how poorly American's listen to one another. Kelly and I chatted as she flat ironed my rebellious curly hair into the sleek submission that matches my book cover. (Audiences seem think I am the cousin of the...