I am not really the science-y type. So, I was a little caught off guard when my Masters Swim buddy suggested I write about the dirty waters of Brazil, the host country to the next summer Olympics. Wow! The topic alone is kind of an Olympic challenge for me. But...
The Super Bowl is over but we made the most of it in the last 24 hours, starting with a visit to Super Bowl City, right in our own backyard. The only time we could go was Saturday night, the day before the big game. We risked sharing the moment with 200 thousand of...
Looking for a good book? My book club read a pretty crazy-good list in 2015. Rankings were highly sophisticated, a paper vote and handwritten tally based on 6 of 8 members attending. We all confessed our votes after the secret query, hence the “almost top...
Tuesday afternoon, I “Took It Easy” with The Eagles. I was skimming Facebook when I crossed the Rolling Stone tribute to Glenn Frey–20 Essential Songs. I started listening and decided, “I can’t sit here at 4:15 pm staring at a computer and listening to...
Dedicated to my friend Gina who suggested I take the Kondo challenge and blog about it. Got a request? Drop an email. I’ve been Kondo-ized. I applied the Japanese-way-of-tidying-up to my clothing, per the book “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up” by Maria...
