Culture… #BusTales 3 Feb 20114 Feb 2011 Yes, it's a hashtag. I created it because I wanted to talk and document my time on the bus since I take the number nine to and from work every…
Diabetes… [VIDEO] Charlie the Unicorn: Resist the Candy! 13 Jan 2011 Watch this video. As simplistic as it is, there are many parallels with being diabetic. If you give in to the Candy Mountain, you most likely will lose a kidney.…
Complications… Goals for the New Year 7 Jan 20118 Jan 2011 I refuse to call it a resolution. Bottom line. Last night, I had the pleasure to be part of a podcast conversation with Gozamos, an online cultural magazine. I was…
Complications… Ron Santo, 1940-2010 3 Dec 20102 Nov 2016 I never minded missing a Cubs game. It’s not because they typically lost, nor was it because baseball is boring, but I knew that I could always catch it on…
Culture… It’s more than super-sized margaritas and tres leches cake 10 Nov 201010 Nov 2010 I was approached by a reader a few weeks ago who told me that she would like for her story to be told. After glancing over her story the first…
Diabetes… The Support That Pulls Through 13 Oct 201013 Oct 2010 Ever try to go on a diet but no one in the house understands and continues to buy cookies and candy, not caring that you're attempting to stick to your…
Diabetes… I Get The Shakes 4 Oct 2010 When I was working on a story for Cafe magazine about Type II diabetes. Just so everyone knows, Type II and Type I are different. In Type I, the pancreas…