Dec 3, 2019 | Blog
Originally posted on The Saturday Evening Post I just returned from Churchill, Canada to photograph polar bears before they dispersed to hunt seals on the rapidly forming sea ice. Our group comprised 16 adults. We ate breakfast together, and I was struck by how many...
Nov 19, 2019 | Blog
Originally posted on The Saturday Evening Post I check my blood pressure regularly because I know that keeping it under control reduces my risk for developing cardiovascular diseases such as heart attacks and heart failure, as well as strokes. In my last column, I...
Nov 5, 2019 | Blog
Originally posted on The Saturday Evening Post Here are two simple things to do that might save your life or that of a loved one: get your measles vaccination and take your blood pressure pills in the evening rather than in the morning. Measles and Immune Amnesia I...
Jun 27, 2016 | Blog
Your body’s response to excessive excitement can save your life or kill you. Most would prefer the former, but you cannot escape the potential for the latter. Let me explain. Millions of years ago when our ancestors fought saber tooth tigers and mastodons, our bodies...
Jun 17, 2016 | Blog
Frankie was our Doberman. Her real name was Francine, after the female protagonist in my first novel, The Black Widows. I called both of them Frankie. Sometimes I give female characters male names, like Jessie in Ripples in Opperman’s Pond and Dannie in Not Just a...
Jun 13, 2016 | Blog
May is Race Month in Indianapolis as the city gets ready for 350,000 fans attending the Indianapolis 500 held on the last Sunday before Memorial Day. The hotels fill, the restaurants are jammed, streets near the track look like a parking lot and the whole downtown...
