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Scraps from the Cutting Room Floor Mar. 30, 2026
Sometimes what seems like a can't-miss column idea goes nowhere. Occasionally, an idea works so well... Read More
Nostalgia for a Bad Habit Mar. 28, 2026
I miss smoking. There. I've said it. Now, I don't miss it enough to go out and buy a $17 pack of ci... Read More
A Few Remedial Crime Tips Mar. 23, 2026
Cape Coral, Fla. Two criminal masterminds broke into an empty arcade. In the lady's room, they tedio... Read More
A Narrow Escape from Career Hell Mar. 16, 2026
I hit 30 in the vanguard of the "don't trust anyone over 30" generation. When a somewhat younger com... Read More
Colorful Diet for Your Eyes Mar. 13, 2026
In a sports nutrition class I teach at the University of Illinois Springfield, the role of nutrition... Read More
A Middle-Aged Teddy Bear Dances with a Skeleton Mar. 09, 2026
"If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance," said George Bernard S... Read More
Feeling Bad About a Dumb Injury? These Dudes Did It Worse Mar. 07, 2026
I hurt my knee taking a step onto a riser in a performance at my kids' elementary school the other d... Read More
Psoriasis and Your Diet Mar. 06, 2026
Can what you eat help calm psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory disease that affects the skin? It's ide... Read More
Dying and Living with the Perils of Chowder Mar. 02, 2026
Most people are terrified of public speaking, but it's seldom life-threatening. It's not like the au... Read More
Brain Health Feb. 27, 2026
Many of us know all too well the devastating effects of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. My father-... Read More
Lynch Mobs, John-Paul Sartre and Getting What You Deserve Feb. 23, 2026
I've had a checkered relationship with journalism since high school, when it almost got my friend, D... Read More
A Younger Brain Feb. 20, 2026
Here's another win for the Mediterranean diet pattern. A new study finds that switching to a diet fu... Read More
Pantry or Refrigerator? Feb. 13, 2026
Where to store various foods can be tricky at times. We know milk, meat and eggs belong in the fridg... Read More
A Slightly Off-Kilter Goodbye Feb. 09, 2026
A few years ago, my brother Shannon and I were booked to speak at the same conference in Luxembourg.... Read More
'Once Upon a Time' Is a Place We Can Find Again Feb. 07, 2026
"Where is the good news?" my son asked the other day, the kind of simple question that can only come... Read More
Heart Healthy February Feb. 06, 2026
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects many. It's a risk factor, along with high cholesterol ... Read More
My Life of Crime Feb. 03, 2026
It was the fries that got me arrested the first time. Ken had finished eating and I'd polished off m... Read More
Dietary Guidelines and Good Gut Health Jan. 30, 2026
Good gut health may be as simple as following the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, updated every fi... Read More
The Best Terrible Decision I Ever Made Jan. 26, 2026
The most important decision of my life — the one that's had the biggest impact — I made ... Read More
Heart Health = Weight Loss Jan. 16, 2026
A study by researchers at Ohio State University confirms what most of us know about weight loss R... Read More
