POSTED // Feb 13,2008 - First the dodos went extinct, then the passenger pigeon—now every bird has died. This isn’t hyperbole or due to the Asian bird flu, but because of math. In anticipation of the 11th annual Great Backyard Bird Count, I bought a bird feeder...

POSTED // Jan 30,2008 - It happened again. Last night I thought I was having a heart attack. My left arm went numb and my chest felt heavy. A repetitive, rhythmic sound woke me up. Was my brain oxygen-starved? Was this the bitter end of my heart beating? I read a lot about...

POSTED // Jan 23,2008 - As a graduate from the School of Gianni, I knew exactly what to do when I saw his name on my caller ID: I sent the call to voice mail. A few of you might know Gianni because as “Dr. Gianni Fever” he hosts Monday Drive Time on KRCL 90.9. I...

POSTED // Jan 16,2008 - During the first Gulf War (Iraq Lite), I worked in Washington, D.C., with the U.S. Navy. Like a lot of veterans, I don’t like to talk about the horrors I saw during wartime. But, today, I feel like sharing. I was embedded with the Navy’s Department...

POSTED // Jan 9,2008 - The moniker of “crazy uncle” isn’t an aspiration that little boys set their sights on. Growing up, there aren’t Primary songs or nursery rhymes that go, “I hope they call me Crazy Uncle when I have grown a foot or two. I...

POSTED // Jan 2,2008 - The Resolution Warriors are about to hit the gyms. These are the people who have purchased the newest in active-wear for their inactive lives and wonder, “If I don’t supersize, am I on a diet?” Resolutionary warriors come in different...