Tired. That’s the word many of us use to describe how we’re feeling these days. It’s been a daily 5-alarm fire for more years than we care to count…

December 2021

The more people I know, the more I love my dog. We've likely heard some variation of this phrase, and in fact, these very words frame a photo of a…

November 2021

I’m tired. Tired of the constant conflict. Tired of the indoctrinated idiocy. Tired of stupid soundbites. Tired, tired, tired. While reading Sunday’s…

August 2021

Hello Favorite Humans! It’s been awhile since we last communicated because I was convinced that humankind surely would have this pandemic under control…

April 2021

Just over 246 years ago, on April 19, 1775, the Revolutionary War began with “the shot heard round the world.” This same shot created the United States…
This past week, the FDA halted distribution of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine “out of an abundance of caution” because 6 women had developed…

March 2021

Whenever I hear the words, “red wine,” I automatically get an ear worm as the song reminiscent of Bob Marley begins streaming in my head, and reggae…
Over this past weekend, the FDA granted emergency authorization to a 3rd COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson (J&J). This vaccine is a single shot in…

February 2021

Hey, Folks! Just reminding you that there’s a pandemic out there, and this virus is doing what all viruses need to do to survive: mutating. And, if…
There’s an old saying that goes something like this: “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” This…

January 2021

Common words heard repeatedly this past week center on breathing, as in “I can finally breathe” and “What a breath of fresh air.” These phrases remind…
For nearly a year, I have been writing about science and society, linking everyday events to our lives while supplying underlying biological reasoning…