My automobile, more than just a mode of transportation, serves as a comforting counseling office on wheels. more

Some tasks just seem too big, too daunting, too intimidating. I have people in my life that look at health that way; and I understand, I really do. The amount of things I have cut out of my family’s life (or introduced) in the name of health would be hard to imagine if we were to have done it all at once. But thankfully, that is not the case. It has been one step at a time for about six years and now I will return the jelly my husband bought by accident because it has ingredients that I don’t approve of. more

Springtime, when I was a boy on the farm, would find me at the river at least one day or evening a week. more

A couple of years ago, my daughter brought up the concept of guerrilla gardening. At first, I thought that believing that gardeners could perform covert activities was ridiculous. Then, the more she told me and the more I confirmed her statements in research, I could see the Buffalo Garden Club go crazy around town, planting seeds and cleaning up weeds. more

Sixty years ago I was a 17-year-old high school senior in what now seems another time and country. more

A year ago, a tornado hop-scotched through our town. It was past midnight, and I was watching a movie at home with our teenagers. When our phones screamed a long, loud beep, we switched to local news to see a meteorologist — sleeves rolled up to the elbows — urging viewers to get into a safe place. A tornado had been spotted in the heart of town. more

I sat on my front stoop this weekend, soaking up the warmth of the spring sunshine. Nothing feels better than the cool breeze hitting your face while the sun warms your exposed skin. I felt like the little blue lizard whose habitat is in the cracks of the three-step stairs to the porch. more

You’ve probably heard it said that muscle weighs more than fat, but what does that really mean? A pound is a pound. Let’s think about it in terms of volume. Picture it as comparing a pound of rocks versus a pound of marshmallows; now which one is going to take up more space? more

I used to be a fidgeter. I'd tap on things and bounce my leg so fast that Tom would sometimes reach over and put his hand on my knee as if to say, "Enough. That's driving me nuts." Fidgeters don't often realize that our small yet frenetic movements can make the table shake just enough to be annoying. more

I’m an addict. more

Are you hungry or full? Let us start with Leptin. more

When I was a boy, most mothers taught their daughters how to cook. more