I've been glued to the Olympics almost every evening for a week.  As a former, competitive swimmer, watching the swimming events has been a must for me.  Not surprisingly, I particularly enjoyed

At one of the nonprofits I worked at, it was a HUGE struggle to get my colleagues to print on double-sided paper. For regular use within the office, sure, but for board meetings?

I attended UCLA at the height of the Affirmative Action Program.  Let me explain to you how Affirmative Action worked back then.

I don't have a lot of friends here in Austin right at the moment, and I'm struggling to find ways to connect with more people who have the same interests I do - preferably beyond changing diapers a

It's almost that time of year!  You know...the time to stock up on crayons, loose leaf paper and polished apples.  While many of us may be out buying our kids new shoes and perhaps getting our ki

I am neither an artist nor an activist, though sometimes I wish that I had more of both in me. What I am is a story teller.

Katherine Commale of Pennsylvania has raised $43,000 to fight malaria.

I have to go somewhere that is 7 miles from my house.

Living in the modern world can be downright depressing. Wars, crime, poverty, and recession stare out at you from the front page of the newspaper every single day.

Are you kidding me with that statistic?  I was born in California, raised in

I have to admit that while I've heard  and read about issues with cafeteria food in schools being unhealthy, I really don't know ]anything about it first han.  My kids are 4 and 2 so they're not eating in a cafeteria at this point.  With the rise of obesisty in the US, it's not surprising that everything kids eat is being analyzed.  A couple weeks ago my 2 year old was put on a high calorie

I try not to think about how much we're spending on food for my family these days, because my mind just boggles at how much some groceries now cost.