The Writer
Skip to contentI sat across from my friend Mickey the other day at our favorite brewpub and watched him politely order a double cheeseburger from the waitress. “I thought you were trying to eat healthier,” I said. He’s lost eight pounds since … Continue reading
With this month’s column, please allow me to revisit four topics from 2014 because so much has changed. Early in the year, I commented on how CVS’s 7,600 U.S. stores would no longer sell tobacco products. Skeptics railed at the … Continue reading
This month’s column is about death. Feel like skipping to the next column? It’s understandable. We’re uncomfortable with the subject, which is too bad. If we spoke more openly and realistically about death, our society might reject the misconceptions and … Continue reading
As we debate mandatory vaccinations for kids, school health safety in Colorado is declining. Meanwhile, a recent study questions the effectiveness of public education to encourage responsible behavior by parents. We must do more. An outbreak of pertussis, a.k.a. whooping … Continue reading
Opening facts: Smoking kills 4,300 Coloradans annually. Smoking-related government expenditures cost each Colorado household $570 annually. When a for-profit corporation says, “We feel it’s important to give back to our community,” I rarely believe it. Instead, a filter in my … Continue reading
Our family spent the holidays in the hospital, on purpose. Home from college, our daughter needed surgery to correct a congenital circulation problem in her leg, so we pre-scheduled to have the remainder of the holiday break for her recovery. … Continue reading
I’m writing this month’s column while standing, proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks. As a child, I remember when my grandmother first heard about seat belts. “Oh, that’s the silliest thing,” she said. It’s the same … Continue reading
The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, arrived Oct. 1 with the opening of the official website, Connect for Health Colorado, www.connectforhealthco.com, the new one-stop health insurance marketplace for Colorado individuals, families and small employers. And as you know, … Continue reading
Over the holiday break, I was watching the nightly news with my wife when an amazing scene unfolded on the screen. A man walking on a frozen pond broke through the ice with a splash and began flailing in the … Continue reading
When, many years ago, I complained to my cousin Larry about some back problems I’d been having, he said, “You should try yoga.” At the time, my brain went down a path familiar to many people with no yoga experience. … Continue reading
