Books about dieting and weight loss. Geez, the shelves are packed full of some expert’s latest “scientific” finding, or maybe a “re-discovery” of what humans are supposed to eat in the wild (nuts, ...

“Trivially Speaking” is read nationwide. Yes, technically that is true. Thanks to the regular availability of electronic media I send the column to readers in Oregon and Washington as well as ...

Lately I’ve been worried that the olives in my martini just aren’t enough. They’re kinda old-fashioned, after all, and the jar says nothing about polyphenols or flavonoids. So where am I supposed to ...

When I was in the Air Force, I gathered information about what the Soviet military was up to. But I suspect that my “spying” was dwarfed by the data my parents picked up at their Canasta parties. I ...

Discussed at Aug. 4 Advertiser Coffee: Landscape watering restrictions; Lyme disease; “Shaming” a retailer to abide by rules; Auction of 155 acre estate partly here, partly in Wilton; Meeting space — ...