I got out for my strawberry picking this past week, heading out the door a little later than usual, since I’d slept in a bit after a long...

A few weeks ago I wrote about how backpacking seems like a guaranteed way to lose weight, but what about more moderate hiking? This is...

Do you like to eat a lot, perhaps feeling cheated if you go with smaller portions, or that you need a certain amount of food to be...

This past weekend I went to my nephew Josh’s dance recital, which was a lot of fun for many reasons. But it also got me thinking about my...

I had my birthday last week, and I couldn’t help thinking of how much has and hasn’t changed in all these years. On my birthday, I posted...

Do you want a guaranteed way to lose weight? If so, I think I’ve found one. Start backpacking. A lot. Yet the irony is that once you...

Note: Last fall when I went to see Alton Brown perform, he shared five things that he felt confident saying about food. It got me...

Once upon a time I believed that I needed to lose weight to be healthy, that I risked illness and disease and even early death if I...

Have you ever gone on a walk with a curious two and a half-year-old boy? If so, you may have discovered, as I did this weekend, that it...

I’ve been having fun watching old episodes of Cheers, and I recently got to the one with Sam’s bachelor party before his wedding to...