Tribute to Dr. Anna Worth

Pardon a little tangent today. I’m sad to say that my former colleague Anna Worth, VMD, died May 16 from cancer. I offer this little story as an

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Another Non-Training Update

Again, my apologies for the absence this week. I had stockpiled those video clips for last week before my mom’s medical emergency. That’s how I kept up, but

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Why No Training Update?

It’s been a tough week here, with my mom in cardiac ICU, after she blacked out, fell, hit her head, couldn’t stop throwing up and later in the

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Allergy Warning: Gain Detergent

If you have anyone in your house who is at all sensitive allergy-wise, DO NOT switch laundry detergent willy-nilly. I bought some Gain recently because it was on

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Product Review: Dark Turtle Chocolates

Obviously, since this involves chocolate, this is NOT a dog product review. But, as I do I on occasion, I wanted to share a new thing I adore.

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Holiday Frittata

I’ve added a new category called “Foodie Tangent” since it seems I’m in the mood more and more to give you insights into my food obsessions and cooking

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Kill the Whistler (a holiday essay)

I originally wrote this essay for a charity holiday book that never got off the ground. I might be able to sell it somewhere, sometime … if the

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Realities of Being a Freelance Writer

I really do NOT mean to be an off-topic Magoo, but I wanted to share these items to give you (my loyal readers) some insight into my career.

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Contest Over at Never Say Diet

If you like fitness-related schwag, pop on over to Leslie Goldman’s Never Say Diet blog. All you have to do is visit her Locker Room Diaries site, then

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Christmas Cookie Recipes (wine cookies, pizzelles)

Fellow writer and blogger, Charmian Christie over at Christie’s Corner (a food blog) recently posted a great ginger cookie recipe. She wondered aloud about holiday cookies we cannot

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