These commentaries all appeared in the Eden Prairie News!
Smokin’ hot: Buying a New Old Car
August 5, 2017
My Unshakeable Belief in Mankind
July 6, 2017
Chivalry and the subjective nature of bravery
June 1, 2017
You Say Tomatoe, I Say that Red thing
April 17, 2017
The Unfriending of America
March 2, 2017
Learning from 2016
January 5, 2017
Ya Just Gotta Believe
December 22, 2016
Grin and Bear It
Oct. 27, 2016
My Idealized Self
September 29, 2106
Oh, America
August 18, 2016
The Roof is Off
June 23, 2016
My Four Year Angst
March 3, 2106
The Phantom Dog
February 4, 2016
Hey Dad, guess what?
November 5, 2015
Fur and all
October 29, 2015
If you see something say something
August 6, 2015
Do I care?
May 28, 2015
Open Letter to Adrian Peterson
April 16, 2015
The manner of speaking Minnesotan
March 5, 2015
On being hot
January 15, 2015
Living the good life
Decemer 4, 2014
Weather or not
October 23, 2014
It’s not about football
September 25, 2014
The garden doesn’t have to be tidy
August 21, 2014
Taking the politics out of life
July 17, 2014
Experiencing the moment (sans camera)
Feb. 27, 2014
The frozen scientist
January 23, 2014
Mighty Mouse and community heroes
December 5, 2013
The paradigms of suburbia
October 31, 2013
Weighty Matters
September 12, 2013
No bran for me
August 1, 2013
What’s taboo got to do with it
June 27, 2013
Absorbing the pain
May 16, 2013
Exploring the meaning of north
May 9, 2013
Just blame my inner doppleganger
March 28, 2013
Thanking My Lucky Lizards
February 28, 2013
Learning to Take My Time
January 31, 2013
The $1000 Lament
January 3, 2013
Oh Beautiful Woman
December 6, 2012
Spare the Rod
November 1, 2012
Tougher than Tough
September 27, 2012
Adventures with Barbie
August 30, 2012
Possibilities in the Hardware Store
July 26, 2012
When I was a Mommy
June 21, 2012
Wishful Thinking, Minnesota
May 31, 2012
Athletic and Toned
April 26, 2012
The Politics of Snowmen
March 29, 2012
Steady as a Rock
February 23, 2012
The Sentimental Mask of Facebook
February 2, 2012
Conversations with Erin
January 5, 2012
The Ten Year Rule
December 22, 2011
The Sweet Ache of Parenting
October 13, 2011
Taking Aim, Capturing Moments
September 29, 2011
Taking Your Time
September 1, 2011
My Dangerous Left Thigh
August 4, 2011
Taking the Heat
June 30, 2011
Driving Over Bob
June 2, 2011
Apple of My Eye
May 5, 2011
Things My Daughter Told Me
March 31, 2011
Listening to Limericks
February 24, 2011
Shoe Me Along
January 27, 2011
Healthy, strong and young
December 30, 2010
Sixty-One Cents Eden Prairie News, December 2, 2010
There’s No Halloween without Candy Eden Prairie News, November 4, 2010
Don’t Call It Empty Eden Prairie News, September 23, 2010
Transitions on the Prairie Eden Prairie News, August 26, 2010
Finding our way with street signs Eden Prairie News, July 29, 2010
No Foregone Conclusion Eden Prairie News, July 1, 2010
The Words Beneath the Words
May 13, 2010
Live It: Filling the Bucket List
April 22, 2010
The Sentimental Closet
March 25, 2010
Stealth Chocolate
February 25, 2010
Coyotes in our Midst,
January 28, 2010
A Bountiful Year of Sweet Karma,
December 31, 2009
Capeless Heroes,
December 3, 2009
Spanx for Nothing,
November 3, 2009
On Being Tall ,
September 24, 2009
The Mighty Mouse Theory of Saving the World,
May 28, 2009
Am I Doing Enough?, Eden Prairie News, Dec. 11, 2008
A Dog’s Best Friend, Eden Prairie News, June. 19, 2008
Walking in Circles, Eden Prairie News, Jan. 15, 2008
Food of Thy Neighbors, Eden Prairie News, August 2007
Life in Ninety Degrees, Eden Prairie News, January 2006
Wasting Away: Paper, Plastic or Canvas, Eden Prairie News, June 2005
Remember What Matters and Don’t Count the Earrings, Eden Prairie News, September 2004
These Humid Days of Buckthorn, Eden Prairie News, July 2004
Even Good Parents Can Be Surprised, Eden Prairie News, February 2004
Published August 2010
Published June 2009