According to some recent surveys, there will be 65 million more obese U.S. citizens by 2030 and 11 million more in the U.K. I've written books, articles, and blog posts on the obesity epidemic and this is scary! The epidemic is not slowing down! It means more obesity-related illnesses, more obese children, and more…
I woke up very early the other day and this was nature's gift for doing so! The sky show was awesome: A spectacular sunrise complete with a plane taking off from PDX. [see video] Nature is amazing and so filled with gorgeous colors. The morning sky in Portland is like no other place I've…
I know – exercise is the last thing on your to-do list and the first thing that gets brushed aside when you are "too busy" or "too stressed" or "too too…" I admit that I get this way as well. But then I get back into exercising and I feel better, am less stressed…
For many reasons, largely economic, grown kids are moving back home. I’ve not experienced this for myself – but soon I will. My son and daughter-in-law have decided to leave Chicago and move to Portland. While this has never been his “home” they will be staying with me for a while. I moved to Portland…
Vibram fivefingers with nasturtiumsâ–ş I love my fivefingers! A shoe that I don't kick off the minute I am inside. I almost never rave about shoes but I love them so much I even wrote a review for REI [where I bought them.] Shoe shopping and I have a love/hate relationship. I know we…