The Environmental Working Group (EWG) put out a list last month of the "dirtiest fruit and vegetables." Those that contain the most pesticides. As the shopper in the family this piqued my interest.   Here's the top 12 "dirtiest" conventionally grown: Apples Strawberries Grapes Celery Peaches Spinach Sweet Bell Peppers Nectarines (imported) Cucumbers Cherry Tomatoes Snap Peas (imported) Potatoes  

By now I'm sure you've heard about Throwback Thursday when people post old "back in the day" photographs.Well I hereby dub today 'Fro Back Friday, as represented and depicted by the attached picture.Yes that's me in all my hirsute glory along with my brother in law Steve Hansburg. No wonder my son David constantly pesters and taunts me with "grow the wig". Feel free to post your own back in the day photographs on our Wall.  It should be a lot of fun. :)

When I finish a novel, I feel that I've said goodbye to a friend. There's a feeling of loneliness and a time to reflect upon the times we shared.

So often we are offended.  We are almost programmed to find fault in everything.  Is there anything more American than the perception of injustice?    

Recently, my son announced that he was planning to audition for “The Voice” – and win -- so we had better start preparing for a family trip to Los Angeles. That led to a conversation about which judge to choose if he became a contestant -- Adam Levine, Blake Shelton, Shakira or Usher?

Dan was sitting on his bed in a run down hotel in Colonia, Uruguay, just across Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires.

As Todd read the confidential document put in front of him he felt his neck tense and his hands slowly start to clench. It seemed like an eternity ago when he had committed himself to the movement. They had put him in the town of Candido Godoi monitoring all the twins to see which had potential. It was boring work but he wanted to be a part of something bigger and he was witnessing Mengle's legacy.