Zen Gorilla | Photo by Cheryl Dumcum

I’ve wanted to save the world since I was about five years old. I had just had my hopes of becoming a fairy princess ballerina crushed, and I felt pressured to pick a new career path as soon as possible. Aha! Champion of Goodwill and Defender of the Less Fortunate. That’ll do.
A part of me wants to say that it took about 15 years for me to understand what an undertaking that title would be – that there are international laws I need to learn, trade policies, and third-world languages. …

Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us! It’s time to celebrate with your loved ones, your tried and true friends, your kids… but maybe you stopped being turned on by flowers from the grocery store and Whitman’s chocolates a long time ago. Perhaps you never were into the foil-wrapped chocolate candy roses that teenage girls swoon over. Have you thrown anything at the television during diamond jewelry commercials lately? Does the idea of dialing 1-800-FLOWERS make you nauseated? Well then, hello kindred spirit!
I know I’m talking as if Valentine’s Day is …

I know, I know: the cheapest way to get your java fix is to brew it up yourself at home. But there are some days when that’s just not going to happen, and a quick coffee run on the way to work is required.  Luckily for the financially challenged among us, several local coffee shops offer special deals to help you stretch your latte budget.
This is pretty much the best-kept coffee secret in Wichita. Are you ready? Go to Watermark Books between 7 and 9 a.m. Monday-Friday and order a …

Psst… Hey you, mister, I have a secret for you. What if I told you that for 50 cents a week, you could make your woman feel like the queen of Sheba? For four bits, your wife will parade through her office or PTO meeting and make the girls who got a dozen roses and a formulaic greeting card feel like schlubs. Here’s the secret….
Buy a stamp.
Wait, what? You heard me! Buy a stamp. There’s a little more to it than that, but not much. The art of the love …