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Everybody Needs a Midwife

Everybody Needs a Midwife

Everybody needs a midwife. When I decided to have my third child at home, choosing a midwife was a very important task. And, after my experience of giving birth to Anna, I am convinced that everybody needs to have a midwife, pregnant or not. I’m not one of those...
A Blessing for Everything

A Blessing for Everything

In Judaism, there is a blessing for everything. For just having eaten a meal, for rising in the morning, for seeing a rainbow, for putting on new clothing, for studying the Bible, for seeing a head of state. You name it, there’s probably a blessing for it. There...
Why Do I Feel So Frustrated?

Why Do I Feel So Frustrated?

Sometimes I feel frustrated about feeling frustrated. Mostly because its hard to figure out exactly what makes me feel frustrated. Frustration seems like sometimes is comes out of nowhere, and then, you’ve got all these feelings to deal with on top of the...
Google Maps Killed His Marriage

Google Maps Killed His Marriage

Part of my job is software training. One of the products I train is map building software. Here’s how it works: Someone places an emergency call (9-1-1) to a police department. The software grabs the caller’s location and plots it on a map. Easy enough....
Cheeto’s Man

Cheeto’s Man

It was John’s first year as a state trooper. He came up behind an older white Honda sedan with two male occupants. The front windshield was broken badly, violating state law. He turned on the lights to make the stop, and the car started to slow. As it did, the...
You Can’t Leave Me Here!

You Can’t Leave Me Here!

This following story goes way back, when ambulance drivers and funeral homes drivers were the same thing. I’m glad they finally stopped that practice. It kind of seems like a conflict of interest to combine the roles of medic and hearse driver. It was drizzling....