This post originally appeared in the Bloomington Herald Times on January 26, 2005 They say it’s a mood altering drug, and I believe it. Full of more than 300 chemicals it revs up your heart, increases your sense of well-being, and makes you feel like you are in love. They also say it would take…

This post appeared in the Bloomington Herald Times on January 12, 2005 How ironic is it that here in bucolic Bloomington I  often find myself pining for the small town amenities of New York City? One of my favorite things about New York is that,  for all its big-city splendor, it is really just a…