play | Entertaining

Part of being a woman is being coerced into attending bridal and baby showers. It's exciting at first, but after spending more than a few Saturday afternoons nibbling petit fours with "the women of [insert city name here]" it gets old.

One way to break the monotony is to add a little testosterone (and I don't mean a stripper). read >>

play | Friendship + Dating

Want a road map with 377,000 possible rest stops for the newly-minted single? Do a Google search on the phrase "dating after divorce" — it generates a veritable goldmine of statistics, strategies and shared experiences.

But according to at least one Madison area divorcee, no advice can quite prepare you for the lonely psychological reality of reentering the dating scene. "I felt like I was wearing a scarlet letter 'D' on my chest," reflects 37-year-old Maureen, a customer service supervisor with a Madison manufacturing firm. read >>

play | Travel

Enough (past entries) with the whys and hows of my trip: On with the "cultural adventures!"

The most exhilarating — and exhausting — of my "cultural adventures," has been my efforts to truly integrate into the culture by speaking French — not just in the classroom at the language school I'm attending, but also out in the real — francophone — (native French-speaking) world of Montreal. read >>

At age 30, Andrea Nelson ventured into the world of boxing with a successful professional stint. Five years into her career, in 2003, disappointing back injuries forced her to step out of the ring and to focus her energies on teaching. Watch Andrea instruct up-and-coming boxers at Ford's Gym.

Get a quick peek at this beautiful vineyard located in Barneveld, WI. Also, learn more about the wine making process from an interview with Peter Botham.

Watch the Madison Ballet rehearse for their past production of "Pure Ballet."