Ya Gotta Wonder! Today, U.S. Healthcare ranks dead-last—Bottom of the Class*—among the most privileged countries in the world. Our Worst-in-Show Report Card just got personal. I have been diagnosed with a potentially deadly disease. Deadly now because for six months I wandered around the American Healthcare Desert being either misdiagnosed or waiting endless amounts of […]
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Bold Homeschooling
Posted by David Wallace on September 2, 2021
Ever wonder if you’ve got what it takes to homeschool? One woman’s story to inspire you… To all the parents who freaked out during the early days of Covid when their kids were at home instead of school…to all the parents confused about whether or not to homeschool their kids during the time of Covid […]
Read MoreThe Texas Abortion Rodeo
Posted by David Wallace on September 2, 2021
Ya Gotta Wonder! Given the recent goings on in Austin with Texas politicians treating the abortion issue as nothing more than a rodeo event, I feel the need to share two true stories about abortion from my book Stories from a Global Cowgirl. Abortion is a serious issue. Choosing to have an abortion leaves skid […]
Read MoreProud Texan vs Anti-Vaxers
Posted by David Wallace on August 12, 2021
“I don’t care that the polio vaccine I was given caused me to have a limp for the rest of my life. Sometimes you gotta take one for the good of an entire team. And polio had to be irradicated. I’d take that vaccine again, even knowing it would leave me slightly deformed.” Those were […]
Read MorePrescription Drug Sticker Shock
Posted by David Wallace on August 12, 2021
Ya Gotta Wonder… Went to Walmart to pick up a prescription for an antibiotic. Nothing exotic or sexy about the drug or my medical malady. The drug’s been on the market for over 70 years. Doctor checked “generic” on the prescription form for 14 pills. STICKER SHOCK ALERT!!! Cost? $300.00 Bless the good folks at […]
Read MoreRedemption After a Scandal
Posted by David Wallace on August 12, 2021
Misdeeds, scandals, and nasty wrongdoings seem weekly fodder for 24/7 news. Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s resignation got me to thinking and saying to myself… “Ya gotta wonder.” Often, redemption after a scandal (with or without a confession or jail time) comes packaged in a tell-all book. Then a high-profile interview or two. And, if you’re really […]
Read MoreVoting. We’re Looking at This All Wrong!
Posted by David Wallace on July 18, 2021
Ya gotta wonder… Why do we make voting a 42-act play in this country? There was a time when we prided ourselves in being Americans, being efficient, and getting things done. Why don’t we do what they do in Australia? There it’s the law all eligible voters MUST vote in Federal elections. If you don’t, […]
Read MoreDo You Have a Heart to Face Any Fate?
Posted by David Wallace on July 13, 2021
This is not the blog entry I intended to write today. Then a friend’s husband took his life over the weekend. We are living in a time of a thunderstorm of frogs. This is a personal thunderstorm for my friend that is going to go on for a long time. No vaccine or booster has […]
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