I haven’t figured it out. New Year’s Eve seems to be a universal excuse for partying and overindulging. Why does everyone party hearty this one day of the year? Problem is, most people pay for their revelry the next day – me included. Hangovers aren’t a new thing. It’s said that the Romans ate roasted [...]

‘Tis the holiday season. Even for the non-religious, it’s a time to gather with family and friends and be thankful for what we have. I usually use the Midwinter Solstice as a time for reflection on the past year and planning for the year to come. This year it started a wee bit early. Mother [...]

Lately I’ve been having a lot of problems with my eyes – blurriness, fatigue, headaches brought on by eye strain – things that aren’t good if you make your living either staring at a computer screen or reading books. My eye doctor told me it’s because the drugstore glasses I’ve been using for the past [...]