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Let me binge vicariously through you

I have a ridiculous amount of stuff going on right now. I won’t get into the details today, but will probably share more about it next week. Suffice to say, I haven’t had a whole lot of TV time lately. My evenings are spent on my laptop, or my phone – or, more often than not, ...

What's in a name? A better life for pets

Soon, I will be lending a hand at the largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the country. Since visiting Best Friends in Kanab, Utah, this past summer, I have dreamed of spending time there. Spanning thousands of acres in beautiful Angel Canyon, Best Friends provides second chances to ...

Making friends, not foes, with AI

I remember when the most common form of artificial intelligence was a 20-year-old philosophy major waxing wise on the meaning of life. There was nothing real about that sophomore-year acumen. Since then, a few things have changed, and there’s a new kind of know-it-all on the ...

When the brain fog hits, who do you blame?

I have about a half dozen half-finished columns sitting on my computer. No, not about. Exactly. I have started — and stopped — writing six times in the past week. I’ve got one about home and what that entails. One about the sneakers I wore to ruin (go, me). A ...

Got a jones for the open road, ready to go again

I hadn’t been out of the car for a full 24 hours before I shot off the first link. “11 Epic Fall Foliage Road Trips to Drive This Year.” Whoosh. No sooner had it reached its recipient than my phone dinged with a return text. “Look at you already jonesin’ for another ...

Washed out: Best laid plans a thing of the past

Katie McDowell Anyone who knows me knows I’m a bit of a planner I’ll dog the details to death — Google menus at restaurants where we’re going, check the weather a thousand times, curate an outfit for any possible outing. I can’t tell you how many times someone has asked me ...