The only time someone has really argued with any of my wide-ranging posts was when I wrote about earlier good and truthful books on child rearing.  One father wrote telling me how his parents disciplined him (the belt) and that he turned out okay.

I recall trying to help a child molester see how molestation was damaging for the child and almost feeling sorry for the molester when he said, “I was molested and it didn’t hurt me,” whereupon I stared at him and said nothing, the truth ringing without words from the four walls of my office in the prison for old men.  (After I retired I wrote a book highlighting the damaging effects, but did no drum beating and it got no mileage).

And what happened to TA’s Pig Parent?   I just woke up with this memory and must put it aside for now because I’ve been spending most of my time blogging already and am trying to re-do a novel. I can’t deal in depth today, but want to reaffirm that some of the best resources are in the past (alright, my past). I’ll share my favorites next time I post on the topic.

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A BIG PLUS:  Scrounge around and you can find something about the Minnesota-based health system Allina announcing it would stop denying care to patients with unpaid bills as it re-examines its policy, and…(Sorry, I’m not clever at avoiding the white box punishment from our best source to credit.)

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WHAT ABOUT THE MEAT?  I read that residents of the big apple will have to separate their food waste from regular  trash  by next year. With all their high-rises, I wonder where they’ll put it.  In the park?  Don’t get me wrong–I think the ruling is glorious, but as a condo owner with no yard who has a friend who takes my compost to her community garden, I just wonder.  Maybe Central Park will become a dedicated conservation area or place for community gardens?  But oh-oh…my compost collector friend will accept no meat products.  What about those?  Or will Central Park become a big compost container?  Might the fumes reach the spiffy high rise suites, if meat is included?