Does Hollywood Reflect Our Struggle With Aging?

I recently asked if we are now a Botox Nation, preferring Barbie and Ken’s wrinkle-free faces, boobs of steel that say…

Nectar Thieves In The Night

The first few times it happened in 2008, it was a mystery. We’d awake to the hummingbird feeder completely drained…

Silence Equals A “Yes” Vote

The midterm elections are upon us and famously have lower turnouts, but it’s more important than ever to vote. Midterms…

Be Happier, Eat 5 Fruits and 5 Veggies Daily

We’ve long been told “we are what we eat” and we need to “eat well to be well” in our physical…

Who Doesn’t Love The Fair?

I don’t.  There.  I said it.  I don’t like the state fair. When the family packed up to make our…

Komen Pink Camouflaging “Bit For The Cure”

One in eight women will develop or die from breast cancer.  Having a mission statement to end breast cancer is…

Freezing Eggs, A Perk For Female Employees?

When I read the headline that Apple and Facebook are now offering to freeze female employees’ eggs as a perk of employment,…

Success In An Elusive F2 at The Knoxville Zoo

Once upon a time, an interesting species of turtle became extinct. Last seen in 1908, the Arakan Forest Turtle, Heosemys depressa,…

Who Would Maya be Now?

Today, sitting outside at a cafe on Grand Avenue, I met a two-month old baby, Stella,  her mother, and her…

Words: “… If You Only Talk About The Problem”

“… If You Only Talk About The Problem” “Speaking to thousands and thousands of people has convinced me that, if…