My Carbon Footprint…

I’m committed to driving less.  Even though our car gets great gas mileage.  And I’m hoping driving less will mean living more.
So today, for the first time, we parked the car and rode the bus downtown.  Talked with a girl named April at the bus stop.  Memorable, sweet moments with a young lady looking forward [...]

The Salmonella Outbreak

It may NOT be the tomatoes.  The number of people sickened by salmonella nationwide is now more than 800.  The outbreak is widening.
This weekend, the CDC and FDA are checking to see if tomatoes really are to blame.
From the beginning, some patients told doctors the tomatoes they ate were in salsa and guacamole.  Since then, the FDA [...]

Organ Donation Breakthrough

Have you seen this?
It’s a pretty wild kidney-swapping at Carolinas Medical Center.
3,000 North Carolinians are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant.
Become an Organ Donor.  You can do it online.
 

Embracing Your Destiny

   A viewer friend of Al Conklin’s  had just watched the 11pm newscast from inside our studio.  He looked at me with great kindness and empathy, and asked “How do you do what you do? ”  I knew exactly what he meant.  It’s a question I’ve been asked many times.
   It doesn’t mean:  “how do you [...]

Global Poverty – or Global Warming?

Have you heard of the Copenhagen Consensus?
TIME Magazine believes it may be the most cost-effective way to save the world.
What would you do with $75 billion?
The most thoughtful response gets published here and a free “not plastic” SIGG water bottle.

5 Ways to Save Money on Food

Summer’s bounty is here!
Fresh, fabulous produce is easy and plentiful at local farmer’s markets and your favorite grocery stories.
It seems a little easier to eat healthier.  You’ll see kids eating berries or grapes like candy.
But recently, a friend of mine stated, “it’s MORE expensive to eat healthy.”  And for some things, that’s true.
Buy lowfat milk, [...]

The Perfect Babysitter…

It’s good to be back.
Asher was born back in October 2007, and I haven’t posted a blog since.
So what better topic to return with than to give love to my fabulous babysitter.  The terrific, fantastic, adorable, caring, gifted… ”  “.
Oh no.  You think I’m going to tell you?  She knows who she is.  I left her [...]