Today's Opinions

Although news events like workers’ walk-offs at fast food restaurants in major cities already had me asking this question, personal events in the past week really brought it home.

Late on Mother’s Day, my father-in-law finally succumbed to a rare neurological condition called progressive supernuclear palsy (PSP).  Thanks to the love of his wife and kids, a solid medical team and home healthcare workers, he was able to die peacefully, without much pain, at home.

The other day, shortly after I whacked a few pesky, yellow-blossomed weeds, a neighbor lady dropped by to give us a bit of her dandelion jelly.  It was quite good. 

She said we’d find it tasted much like honey, and it does. I’d still like to rid my lawn of the things, but they can serve a purpose. 

The Google Doodle, which Google uses on their search engine page each day to highlight or commemorate a notable person or event, chose on Easter Sunday to go with the birthday of Cesar Chavez.  This upset a few Christians, who felt something else took place that day that was perhaps more significant.  Next year Google may do a colored egg.