Ode to an Acura Integra

In some ways it felt like we were losing a member of the family. We even had a photo shoot. I handed my husband the cashier’s check, and he headed off to the dealer. It would be the last time I would ever see that sporty Acura backing out of the garage. I waved goodbye, [...]

What Eeyore Didn’t Tell Us About Thistles

A long stretch of rainy days has finally washed the dirty snow from the sides of the roads. Robins sing happily from the branches of trees. Male red winged black birds fiercely defend territory and battle for land for their “ladies” who will arrive in a couple of weeks. Cardinals declare “what cheer, spring is [...]

Ode to a Cup of Tea

Oh, what wonderful relief! A witches’ brew steeped stealthily in the wee hours of the morning Slippery elm, rose hip, cinnamon bark and licorice root Water heated in a pot over an eerie orange glow that lights the Early morning and warms the chill As the wind howls outside in these still moon-lit hours Accompanied [...]

Elk, Bison and Rental Cars

The first big trip that my husband and I took was to the Land Between the Lakes along the Kentucky-Tennessee border. We had taken the scenic route through this parkland that is managed by the USDA and saw signs advertising an elk and bison prairie. I convinced my reluctant husband that seeing elk and bison [...]

Evolving a Compassionate Heart

For quite some time biologists have debated whether or not any natural selective forces could act on modern humans to influence the makeup of the human genome. The argument against modern humans, at least those in developed countries, being subject to natural selection says that because of the technologies and medicines that we have developed [...]