Trick or Treat Cat in The Hat
Our city organizes all the downtown businesses to offer trick or treating for the kids. We’ve done this every year since Logan was 2 months old. It’s tons of fun and a good time to catch up with our friends in the community.… Read more ...
I’m not the kind of blogger who gets invited to the super-cool events. But I was stoked to get an invite to the pre-opening of WONDER!
First, I WONDERed what WONDER! was. I knew it was a children’s store and that I was allowed to bring my kids to the blogger event. What more did I need to know beforehand? It’s not like when I was out covering a story for AP and I had to do some reporting before going to a press conference.… Read more ...
Have you heard about the new fitness trend, R.I.P.P.E.D.? Think Zumba, meets P90x, meets Tae Bo and good old-fashioned interval training.
Terry Shorter, me, and Alex Isaly
R.I.P.P.E.D. was created by two California boys in 2008 and it stands for Resistance, Intervals, Power, Plyometrics, Endurance and Diet. Naturally these two guys’ bodies, embody all that is “ripped.”
My trainer thought it’d be a good idea to bring the R.I.P.P.E.D boys to our gym to offer the class to its members. … Read more ...
I got the email on a Monday. It was an invitation to be a guest on a nationally syndicated morning radio show to talk about my piece on The Huffington Post. Ack!
Image by Salvatore Vuono
I can do a live Q&A on train derailments, workplace shootings, multi-vehicle pile-ups and other breaking death and destruction. But talk live about my frustrations with white folks?
Gulp. Aiight.
I grilled the producer on the KD Bowe Morning Show’s format. Is the whole thing live? Will … Read more ...
Consider this:
According to the American Cancer Society, “the use of alcohol is clearly linked to an increased risk of developing breast cancer” and the National Cancer Institute says “even moderate drinking has been shown to increase the risk of breast cancer.”
So… What do you think of liquor companies connecting their products with breast cancer awareness. Is this offensive? Increasingly some breast cancer awareness advocates have become critical of companies jumping on the pink bandwagon.
Or do you think it’s OK to raise … Read more ...