Blog Entries tagged 'social capital'

Alcoholism and Cancer. Why is One More Respectable Than the Other?

kenandjody@comcast.net — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Here are some thoughts I had relative to a recent announcement that our church was putting together programs to help families with cancer in the family. Yes, cancer is a devastating set of ailments, but in total they pale by comparison with another cluster of diseases centered on alcoholism. Before I go any further, I must point out that the two diseases are directly related in that alcoholism leads to cancer.

There are eight cancers directly caus [...]

A House Full of Country Love. For Upscale Women.

kenandjody@comcast.net — Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Like so many of the songs I have written, this one grew out of love for my wife. We'll call her Katy here in the interest of her anonymity. Katy was God's favorite tool for blessing me.

This song tells her favorite memories from childhood, much of which she spent in a tiny rural community deep in the south with her grandparents...Nanny and Pappy.

A House Full of Country Love

kenandjody@comcast.net — Thu, 29 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

See 'Ya Next Time. A Song for Divorced Dads.

Posted by: KenP in trust, society, social capital, shutting down, Men, Masculinity, Isolation, fear, costs, battle of the sexes on May 29, 2008

We [...]

Your Country Style. A Song About A Texas Gentleman.

kenandjody@comcast.net — Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Country Style

It's not your boots, not your hat,

Not even your je [...]

How Much Does Alcoholism Cost Society?

kenandjody@comcast.net — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0100

Nobody escapes paying the price for alcoholism, drug addiction, and codependency in society. Even if you are fortunate enough not to be a drinker at a level that is diseased (about 10% of our population drinks enough to hamper their daily performance) or one of the four adults who are in line daily enabling one who is (i.e., 48% of all adults over the age of 18 were either directly impacted by a diseased drinker as they grew up, or are being effected at the moment), then you are paying fo [...]