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   The coyote crouched silently, pausing before placing the next paw. Despite its careful approach, the shifting wind carried her scent forward, startling the sleeping squirrel. It scampered up the Oak and out of reach.  Disappointed, the animal straightened up,...

  The message-bearing birds had been flying non-stop for two days. Both carried the same dispatch tied to one leg. Since the end of the planet due to unchecked global warming, carrier pigeons were the only way to communicate between arks. LJ was working on the...

  “Valentine’s Day,” the thought jolted LJ awake. He looked at his watch calendar. “Ok, it’s in one week.Chocolate Therapy here I come." After breakfast, he finished dressing and walked into Annie’s office. She was immersed in a writing project but looked at him...

  The hawk slept peacefully, snuggled against the trunk in the upper branches of the old pine. As the early morning sun rays spread, he woke and began to shake off the night's slumber. The first flight of the day was most satisfying. Hawks like to fly, and this...

  The wheeling seagulls, breezy salt air, and just enough warmth from the winter sun, coupled with the spectacular view of the ocean from the bike lane on the Bay bridge, contributed to LJ’s sense of exhilaration. “This must be heaven,” he thought, shifting into...

  It go right foot up, left foot, slide Left foot up, right foot, slide Basically, I’m sayin, either way, we bout to slide, ayy Can’t let this one slide, ayy (Who’s bad?) The music of Drake’s popular, “Toosie Slide” song added to the warm atmosphere of the...

  This is part two of our conversation with Barry Breaux, an Internal Medicine physician who is certified in Culinary Medicine about The Rhythm of Nourishment. He has written about food as medicine, and the essential role food plays in our health. Here we discuss...

  Barry Breaux is an Internal Medicine physician, certified in Culinary Medicine. He has written about food as medicine, and the essential role food plays in our health. As the author of the popular 2020 inaugural blog: The Role of Food in Prevention, Precision,...

  An unfamiliar noise broke LJ’s concentration. “What is that?” he thought as he got up from his desk chair to investigate. He followed the whirring sound into the family room where Annie was pumping at top speed on their long-forgotten exercycle. LJ laughed,...

    “LJ, I see the other arks,” shouted Annie. She ran down the stairs from the upper deck. “It looks like there are about five heading our way.” LJ looked through the telescope in the navigation room. “Yes, I see, and there are more behind them.” The couple...