Any Given Saturday • Wisconsin Trails • May/June 2008 (pdf)
The Wisconsin Wolves show that the Green-and-Gold isn't the only pack in the state scoring touchdowns.

Master Key: Communication skills open any door • Successful Living Magazine • Spring 2008 (pdf)
Think back to the last involved conversation you had. Did your mind start to wander, mentally listing everything you had to do that day? Did someone or something across the room catch your eye? Were you nodding your head in agreement, but not really listening to what the other person was saying?
These are signs of poor communication.

Front & Center: Brigadier General Marcia M. Anderson • Wisconsin Woman • February 2008 (pdf)
“Hi, Marcia.”
I opt for the informality because Colonel Marcia Anderson, who was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in April to be promoted from Colonel to Brigadier General, the fourth highest commissioned rank in the U.S. Army, doesn’t come off as a typical military
officer. She’s not tightly wound or preaching patriotic in her speech ...

Things We Love: Artists Who Recycle • Wisconsin Trails • January/February 2008 (pdf)

Take the Plunge • Wisconsin Bride • Spring/Summer 2008
Trash the Dress photography gives wedding finery a second, playful chance

Easy Green • Successful Living Magazine • Autumn 2007 (pdf)
You don't need dramatic changes in lifestyle to effect dramatic changes in the environment.

Fitness Fiesta • Wisconsin State Journal • November 2007
All about Zumba!

Ready, Aim...• Wisconsin Trails • September/October 2007 (pdf)

Story-telling • Wisconsin Bride • Fall/Winter 2007 (pdf)
New trends in photo albums tell the day's story in style from start to finish.

Deluxe Denim • Wisconsin State Journal • September 2007
Sam Parker and Ryan Huber recommend that their customers not wash their jeans for at least six months.
When a visitor gives a look of disbelief and a turning up of the nose at the thought of the smell, Huber explains."They should age with you," says Huber, who co-owns Context Clothing on King Street, with Parker. "It's the whole second-skin concept. Wash them too soon, that's gone."

Grad School: Graduation ettiquette • Wisconsin State Journal • June 2007
It's definitely time to celebrate.
But with graduations, there's less formality and rigidity than other life events, such as weddings. So what's right, what's wrong and what's sure to please Great Aunt Edna? Here's a primer on graduation etiquette.

Photos from Friends • Wisconsin Bride • Spring/Summer 2007 (pdf)

Part-time Vegetarian • Wisconsin State Journal • March 2007
Maya Martinez-Hart likes hamburgers. Big, greasy hamburgers, cooked to perfection, topped with lettuce, tomato and onion. Actually, she loves hamburgers. L-O-V-E-S them. But Martinez-Hart only eats them on the weekend. The rest of the week, her diet is filled with fruits and vegetables. (View the pdf of the front page here.)

On Track as a Trainer • Wisconsin State Journal • March 2007
Bonnie Schulte is serious when she tells her trainer, Sarah Heezen, that she should start a big girl's club.
And Heezen, adds Schulte, should be the leader.

BYOB: Brew Your Own Beer • Wisconsin State Journal • January 2007
Like a wizard lording over a bubbling cauldron, Tadd Smejkal works his magic to create the perfect brew. But instead of tail of newt or skin of toad, he's carefully measuring out hops, barley and malt extract to concoct a tasty brew -- like India pale ale.

New Urbanism: A progress report • At Home Living in the Capital Region • January 2007 (pdf)
A few years ago, New Urbanism was all the rage.
There isn’t much press about New Urbanism, or traditional neighborhood design (TND), these days. But this style of development hasn’t fallen out of favor.