The Many Faces of Pleasure: From Contentment to Excitement

Summer used to be my happy time. Summer meant bare feet and WATER!!! Sunshine, swimming, boating and water skiing was how I grew up in California, where warmer water temps kept you coming back for more. I now live in the Pacific NW, where rivers and lakes and ocean...

Heat Relief: The Cooling Sight of Bubbles

If you can’t get in the water, watch someone who can. Seeing these underwater images brought instant heat relief! My son Jesse finally caught his apartment pool empty last week and headed down with his Go Pro. “Empty” is mandatory since great shots mean no ripples...

Heat Wave Relief: 3 ideas to stop the sizzle.

I never dreamed of writing about weather. Under ordinary circumstances, endless discussion about the weather is sleep inducing. Basically, it’s what people say when they have nothing to say. But this summer is different. The country is cooking and I’m jumping in with...

Treat Your Body to Water – 7/07

When I get really busy, and I’m not really thirsty, I forget about drinking water. We’re really no different from the plants in our yards, though; water helps us flourish. I notice how much perkier the branches are the next day after I’ve soaked the...