Yesterday was the third annual Picnic at the Brick Works. The event was sold-out and judging by the smiles on people’s faces, it was a huge success. As the print-media sponsor it’s hard to write dispassionately about the event –but it is, with...

I can’t dance. I say this up front because when I tell you that I went to the latest Buddhagroove event, some of you may have images of me shaking my money-maker to the drumbeats. That didn’t happen. But I’ll tell you what did: I met a number...

I was 39 years old and I weighed 242 lbs. –the high water mark if you will. None of my clothes fit me properly. I snored every night, which meant that I either rode the couch or I aggravated my wife. I was weak, tired and becoming increasingly depr...