Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center has a bold mission statement: To eliminate cancer and related diseases as a cause of human suffering and death. Think on that for a moment…now THAT’S a bodacious goal. I have had a lot of dogs but only one Bodacious.   We called him Bodie.  Big, bodacious attitude and the [...]

So many things in my life now feel…nebulous. There are lots of things I am very sure about like sleeping in on Saturday. THAT, I’m sure of. A good book. Sip of hot coffee with just the right amount of half-and-half, nixo on the fat-free milk in the coffee. Uh-uh. I’m sure of the serious [...]

“Good morning, cohorts!” I sometimes sing out to my team of work colleagues. One usually snorts cheerfully, another may sing back, or just wave an arm above a cubicle edge. Usually, they are good-natured about my cheerfulness, as annoying as it may be on any given morning. (I understand that as I often annoy myself.) [...]

I’m here to warn you of a nefarious plot perpetuated by auto fuel pump manufacturers in collusion with oil companies. How many times in recent months have you noticed that when you try to stop the gas pump on a nice even number, say $30.50 or maybe even $25.00, the gas pump gives a Pekingese [...]