commentaries.

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