It has been quite a summer between severe storms and intense heat waves. The heat has been on at times all across the country with much of the midwest baking in 100-plus-degree temperatures. I can't say I'm used to the intense tropical summer heat of Florida yet, but I'm getting there. I ...
Time flies when you're having fun. It seems as if it were just New Year's Eve, then I blinked and it is nearly Labor Day. What is mind-blowing is that tomorrow will mark one whole year since I retired. (I still write this column, but it's so much fun that I really don't consider it ...
Are you a dog person? I love dogs, but I also have allergies to their fur and dander, so I have to measure my interaction with some breeds. What I still marvel at is how dogs are everywhere these days. You see them in airports and on planes and in stores everywhere. I went to a beach last ...
Do you ever feel anxious? Anxiety is strange phenomenon defined as "a natural, future-oriented emotion characterized by feelings of tension, worried thoughts, and physical changes like a racing heart." Another definition says it is the body's natural response to stress. I never thought about ...
Back in late September 2014, then Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had some advice for fans upset the team had started slowly at 1-2. "Five letters here just for everybody out there in Packer-land: R-E-L-A-X," Rodgers said in a radio invterview. "Relax. We're going to be OK." My ...
"Progreso? Where is that?" Those were the typical responses I got when telling family and friends where my husband and I were going to spend the winter. Not many Americans know about the peaceful beachside town of Progreso on Mexico's northern Yucatan Coast, but it's been a hugely popular ...
