Here in Big Bear Lake, California, are our high school students sitting in class today, learning algebra, writing essays, or at least pretending to care about either? Nope. They’re standing on “Freedom Corner,” shivering in twenty-degree mountain air, wrapped in kaftans, Doc Martens, and the unshakable confidence that comes from having never paid a utility …
Embarking on the keto journey is like entering a parallel universe where bread exists without carbs, and grocery stores become treasure troves of high-fat delights. But before you walk into Whole Foods and plunk down way too much cash for a loaf of grains that may or may not taste like boujie cardboard, what are …
One thing that six days of being on a liquid diet has taught me is that Bone Broth is life. Experiencing a colonoscopy is no joke. I knew there would be two days of a liquid diet, including one day of chugging basically lemon-flavored Pledge directly on the toilet, but I had no idea I …
A hot and spicy Indian supper is a staple in our mountain kitchen here at 6,000 feet in the winter months. Our mountain cabin may not be tucked away high up in the Himalayan peaks but here in snowy Big Bear Lake, California, we can have just a touch of northern Indian fare but still …
It’s raining cats and dogs and squirrels here in Big Bear Lake—and I’m loving every glorious, soggy minute of it. What I’m not loving is the fact that I’m now over 48 hours into my colonoscopy fast, and my will to live is being held together by sheer spite and the promise of eventually shoving …



