Idaho is last in line (again). In supporting Idaho Legal Aid Services (ILAS.) Forty-nine (49) states provide financial support for Legal Aid Services to assist the poor and elderly access the legal system. Idaho does not. I am on the Board of Directors for Idaho Legal Aid. I went to a meeting yesterday at the…
DetailsYesterday at lunch I made a nice salad, with lettuce, beets, onions and a little dressing. While I was chopping things I tossed tidbits to my dogs, who grabbed pieces of lettuce, peelings and an occasional whole radish out of the air. Last evening I made a salad for supper, and again tossed trimmings to…
DetailsI have reached the point in my life where I want to rent an 8-12 year old to help me with my phone, computer and other electronic items in my world. I found something almost as good, and available on demand. Look at the website TeachParentsTech.org. They have many short 1-2 minute videos to show…
DetailsMy life was better than living with “Ozzie and Harriet” until I was 25 when it dissolved into a nightmare. I was raised by 4 grown ups, an Irish housekeeper and her husband (the gardener), my father, a cancer research doctor and my mother who worked with my father as a scientist. At age 25,…
DetailsThe Department of Veterans Affairs has a list of “Presumptive” Disability Benefits for Certain Groups of Veterans. What does it mean to have a “presumptive” service connected disability? According to the VA they presume “that specific disabilities diagnosed in certain veterans were caused by their military service.” This means if you are a veteran and…
DetailsWhat a wonderful reminder we were provided by the movie “The Bucket List” starring Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman. We are all on a journey that ends some day. What is the point in saying, “Well some day I will do X.” Now is the time! There will be no better day. Put together your…
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