I stopped making resolutions years ago. Good intentions would last for about two weeks but then fall by the wayside about mid January. I do set goals and challenges for myself but don’t invent . . . more

Ray Emery, a Chicago Blackhawk's player has not always been known to have a good attitude.  However, since being diagnosed with avascular necrosis two years ago, a lot has changed.  . . . more

This weeks Fusion of Food and Friends by Carla Vavala is a cheese fondue in a bread bowl. PLUS… Peggy made the “Irish “Good Craic” Stout Stew ”, found on page 26 of . . . more

This weeks Fusion of Food and Friends   by Carla Vavala is a cheese fondue in a bread bowl.   PLUS… Peggy made the  "Irish "Good Craic" Stout Stew ", found on page 26 . . . more

I just found out that the state offers help in getting your disabled child a job. There is a lot of assistance out there if you know where to look. My daughter is disabled, and I found out the Department . . . more

I am so sick. I can't breathe and I feel like my head is stuck in a pillow. I am coughing and I have the chills. Yuck! I just am not running a fever, but I do believe I am sick. My problem is that I'm . . . more

A doctor describes screams of 12 girls as a mass hysteria. Some trauma is usually the cause but this has happened before all around the world. Exactly what caused the middle school girls in New York to . . . more

I bowed out of my Sunday run, it was –4 degrees outside and the treadmill just wasn’t calling my name. Monday was a good workout with 5 miles on the treadmill before doing a 25 minute weight . . . more

I bowed out of my Sunday run, it was –4 degrees outside and the treadmill just wasn't calling my name. Monday was a good workout with 5 miles on the treadmill before doing a 25 minute weight . . . more

As millions of Americans resolve to lose weight in 2012, parents’ new diet and fitness regimens may have an unintended, negative outcome—triggering disordered eating behaviors or body . . . more

The ultimate goal is to get up to walking 10,000 steps a day. Well, apparently that is a lofty goal since I'm at around 1300 steps a day in my first two days, a mere 10% of my goal, but then it's . . . more

Is the atheist brain different than a believer's brain! From what I have read there is a difference. The atheist brain has fewer cells in the frontal lobe than a person who prays or meditates. What . . . more

I am so sick. I think I'm getting a cold which is not a big deal, but I haven't had a cold in years. I take allergy shoots, and they work wonders, but right now, it is almost 70 degrees outside, and I . . . more

I took 1290 steps on Sunday toward my first 10,000 steps. I love my new pedometer. It arrived on Saturday and so even though I knew I wouldn't be doing a lot of walking this Sunday, I clipped . . . more

I'm a huge fan of Huffington Post .  The other day on Huffington Post Healthy Living , an article offered six reasons not to sit all day.  See if you agree. 1. Diabetes:  Can be . . . more

My daughter is 30 years-old and last night she came over with her kids while her husband his friend went to watch a Thunder game. I made lasagna and meatballs. She ate happily, and about 10 minutes after . . . more

This past summer my niece was married and a cookie tray was prepared using select recipes from out book. One of the most popular cookies was the Anise cookie . Page 196 of the Taste of Utica . . . more

This past summer my niece was married and a cookie tray was prepared using select recipes from out book. One of the most popular cookies was the Anise cookie .  Page 196 of the Taste . . . more

The last thing I want to start my day in the winter is a cold glass of green smoothie. Never mind that kelp, spirolina, soymilk, and protein powder are touted as a wonder breakfast, I long for something . . . more