I thoroughly enjoyed listening to the lecture.

I don't remember when I've laughed so hard. Thank you, James.

Homelanders is not just for the kids. I loved them! (I use the excuse that I must preview books so that I can recommend them to the students with whom I work. So, I have Klavan's latest, Crazy Dangerous, waiting for me now.)

Thank you, 10 cents. I do realize that that is the reasoning. But for me, what I hate going to the doctor's for is antibiotics and cough medicine. We have pharmacies with nurse practitioners now. Last year the pharmacist gave me my flu shot. So, I guess we'll see more of this. And, maybe they'll be doing the strep tests as well.

I remember reading years ago that pharmacists were the most trusted of all professionals, more so than doctors or clergy. It is interesting that of the 10 fields of study most likely to result in a paying career in that field the only non-engineering field is pharmacy. However, our PCP recently said that soon it will only require a 4 hour course to dispense drugs.

While I understand that big changes are necessary and will happen regardless of anyone's opinion, the transition will be horrible.  I've hoped that our elderly Sisters would not have to go through this. At the moment they are enrolled in Medicare Part D, a state run drug plan for seniors, and a Medicaid related program which takes into account income, but not resources. This last program is absurd, (enrollment is automatic, it messes up your physician billing, and even the pharmacists do not understand how it works) but reduced our cost of Lipitor (for which there is no generic) from more than $300 for 90 days to $2.60.

Many of the drugs they take are monitored closely for side effects with lab work. What would happen in this case?

I'm confused about other posts accepting that antibiotics should not be OTC. My pediatrician gave my RN mom penicillin to inject as needed years ago - saved lots of office visits. Why is this a given that they should not be OTC? Thank you for your reply.

So, I guess I was in my 20s...I watched everything that first season. My favorite (at the time), the Tracy Ullman Show.

I'm definitely concerned about how little people understand about Communism.  As for Miss Rice, the only fan letter I ever wrote was to her.

I'd actually forgotten that Biden was VP until I recently saw an old 2008 bumper sticker.

I read this post hours ago right before going out the door. While I was gone I was thinking about it, and realized that, although I had not thought of Charles Colson in years, his life and work greatly influenced the direction of my life.  I really feel overwhelmed seeing it now...and all the more upset about the Post headline. May God have mercy on us all, and grant peace to his soul.

"What brought you to America?" (or "What were your hopes when your came to America?") should get an interesting response from immigrants.  I've lived most of my adult life in communities with large immigrant populations.  And, if you want to keep the conversation going, "How is it working out for you?"

Wow! I so enjoyed the Ann McElhinney videos, I watched all three. Thank you.

The answer is in your post. Peter wasn't talking about "a church." He was referring the Church.

100 times like.

Robert E. Lee, you are right about churches. However, Peter's post is about the Church.

Mollie, thank you so much for this post. I can't wait to take a group to see it. I've already sent out my email to my  organizing moms.

I'm a little tired of hearing about bullying. School officials only teach values, not virtue with a firm foundation.

Look at the other posts today. How many simply show how little life is worth in the eyes of too many people? And, in that case, there is no reason not to bully others.

Miss Jessen's story. And, be sure to watch part 2 as well.