Society continues to chug on, much like the Titanic, slowly but forcefully moving “forward.” The rest of us are on board, apparently simple observers staring off the starboard. Yet, when we notice a giant iceberg ahead, it seems like we…
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I was outside with Chiara and Aurelia pulling weeds and trimming plants when the sky suddenly turned black and the wind picked up out of nowhere. Within seconds we were scrambling to move cars into the garage and had ourselves…
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Remember the days when we did not need saviors to tell us how to do things? Remember the good old times when we did not need to search online for an answer, go to some professional who has a certificate…
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Recently, the CEO of the largest healthcare company in the US was gunned down on a sidewalk in New York City. There will be no comment of judgment on the murder, as taking a life is never a positive. As…
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Our overlords are having a big start to the year with the release of their 2025 dietary guidelines and potential warning labels on alcohol. They first tried instructing us how to eat back in the 1940s with the Basic 7…
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The most recent of the convenience chemicals to very loudly sound the alarm, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, are synthetic, man-made chemicals produced since the 1940s. Before we get into why they are produced, we need a quick organic…
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I was once told that the best way to get followers on social media was to write “short and stupid” articles to cater to the equally short attention spans that social media tends to create. I would argue I should…
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As I sit here writing this, staring into a deep abyss, I am in the Pittsburgh International Airport awaiting my flight. Across from me on the other side of the gate sits a middle-aged women on her phone. Her distance…
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The cacophony of chattering voices echoed throughout the airport terminal as I sat there awaiting my turn to board the flight. No amount of music on my headphones could drown out the multiple cellphone conversations at full volume, the several…
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Remaining healthy in the 21st century is a Sisyphean task—the second we stop pushing that giant stone ball up the hill, it roles right back down leaving us at square one. While remaining healthy is always a challenge, we live…
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