I remember the days before I had children when I looked at women like myself and swore that I would never be like them. What kind of person shows up to events in faded yoga pants and a baseball hat? Who dares to leave the house with a once trendy handbag that is now filled …

It was a banner weekend. A banner weekend indeed. In one afternoon I tried to save Africa and my community. Well, honestly alone I did neither and truthfully, dedicated troops of people did both on my behalf. I woke up Sunday morning at the ripe hour of 4:30 AM. Nerves hopping, legs twitching, the start …

I am not sure there is a climate in the world better than the midwest in early Fall. Strings of sunny days, crimson leaves beginning to emerge on the trees, no humidity and it is always 70-something. Sure, we could use a little topography, a hill even would be nice, but honestly, a midwestern fall …