The long goodbye
Saying goodbye in the Midwest is a process that must follow very specific guidelines.
Portal patient patience
You dutifully fill out your medical history on the online patient portal, only to be handed a 1992-style clipboard at check-in. Columnist Kymberly Foster Seabolt explores the frustrating redundancy of modern healthcare administration and asks: where is all that digital data actually going?
Bread, milk and panic: A survivor’s guide to the “snowmageddon” hype
From the sudden need for a pallet of toilet paper to the mysteries of 4-wheel drive, Kymberly Foster Seabolt finds the humor in our winter storm rituals.
Weight a minute: Feeling fit
Clearly, there is something wrong with my diet. Namely, that I am not on one. Other people seem to be doing all kinds of...
These are the best days of life
Seabolt celebrates her son's 18th birthday.
Valentines for life: Marriage is about multiple love stories with the same person
Beyond the butterflies: Learn why long-term marriage thrives on service, humor, and choosing your partner through life's ordinary "Tuesdays."
Giving Mother Nature a chance
Kymberly Foster Seabolt is trying really hard to give Mother Nature a chance, taking up gardening and bird watching; however, she's constantly being tested.
The care and feeding of your rabid hyena
Today we took our cat to the vet. What I would really like to type is "Today we took our angry, rabid hyena to...
Picky people
I’m not going to get any smarter — ever. I know this because I went ahead and picked at the wallpaper. That is always...
Wedding day advice for a daughter
Kymberly Foster Seabolt offers advice for her soon-to-be-married daughter days away from her wedding.



















