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I'm a science writer, media relations specialist and a former journalist based in Fort Collins, Colorado. I currently work at Colorado State University, and previously worked at the University of Washington in Seattle, where I lived for 12 years.

This is how we do it. sometimes.

In 2020, the New York Times suggests that to channel our best selves, we be more like Jonathan Van Ness. … More

2020, health, Jonathan Van Ness, Namaste, New Year, yoga

Shocked about Schock? Read between the writers’ lines

If you haven’t read former Congressman Barney Frank’s comments about now former Congressman Aaron Schock (R-IL), or if you don’t … More

Aaron Schock, abs, celebrity, media, news, relationships, social media

Life after gallbladder surgery

It’s been six months since I had my gall bladder removed and almost one year since the attacks started that … More

gall bladder, gallbladder cleanse, gallbladder surgery cost, gallbladder surgery diet, gallbladder surgery post op, gallbladder surgery recovery tips, gallstones, gallstones surgery, gallstones symptoms, Mirizzi's syndrome

Diagnosed with gallstones: Changing my diet didn’t help (at first)

Following my diagnosis in mid-November, I changed my diet pretty drastically. I did a lot of research on the Interwebs … More

apple juice, carrot juice, Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography, ERCP, gall bladder, gallstones, health, liver flush, milk thistle, turmeric, ultrasound

Diagnosed with gallstones

This is the first in a series of posts on my recent diagnosis with gallstones. The post below covers my … More

diet, guacamole, health, pain

Nip/Tuck, discovered with Glee

Slightly more than one decade after its debut, I am finally watching “Nip/Tuck,” the FX show about two plastic surgeons … More

Bradley Cooper, Glee, health, Jessalyn Gilsig, Nip/Tuck, plastic surgery, Rosie O'Donnell, Ryan Murphy, Vanessa Redgrave, Will Schuester

Distractions at the movies

I’m amazed that no one has yet created a popcorn container for the movies that doesn’t make any noise. You … More

mental-health, popcorn, Santa, Spike Jonze

Strong female characters, swimmers: Olivia Pope, Stella Gibson and (well) me

I got into “Scandal” earlier this year. I’d held off … most likely because I find smart and even sometimes … More

Ben Towne Foundation, Gillian Anderson, health, House of Cards, Jamie Dornan, Kerry Washington, mental-health, Netflix, Olivia Pope, Scandal, Stella Gibson, swimming, The Fall, Vanity Fair

Midwestern kindness

hi mary! it was real nice to see u at the reunion the other night. u were always a nice … More

Band of Horses, Bruce Springsteen, Chicago, friends, high school reunion, swimming, The Metro, The Region

Don’t move, don’t breathe. Don’t move, don’t breathe.

Those commands can be jarring and, of course, constricting. It’s what the technician says when you’re getting a mammogram. If … More

cancer, cancer care, health, Joann Elmore, mammogram, medicine, power of positive thinking, research, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, titanium rod, US Weekly

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