Category: Other Writing

  • The great unwashed: Venturing into the shampoo-free life

    first published in Healthy Life magazine I shampoo my hair once a year whether it’s dirty or not. Just kidding. It’s only been three months since my last shampoo, but I’m seriously thinking that – barring some extreme filth emergency involving bird poop or a headfirst tumble into a mud puddle – I’ll never shampoo…

  • Whatever you do, don’t accept that delicious gourmet treat

    Originally published on MainStreet, December 22, 2012 Still scrambling for a last-minute holiday gift? Perhaps a Secret Santa offering for a colleague you hardly know? Then buy a scented candle, a decorative paperweight, a coffee mug with a stupid cartoon on it — buy anything except a gift box or basket filled with deluxe gourmet…