Before I say anything else, please allow me to say that, “I too am sick of politics.” It is that disgust, turn away from the awful scene, “don’t look at the blood,” type of revulsion that motivated me to become active in the peace movement in early 2003. I knew if I didn’t act to […]
Day Five of Working On Working Out
It really helps when you know others are going through what you are going through. Ginny teaches Yoga. Marci is dieting. Deb works out in her living room. I'm especially proud of Marci who had the courge to talk about her weight. Let's just say that I would be happy to get down to 170. […]
Food Bloggers Infiltrate Science Writing
I always pride myself on noting when iconic culture change happens, and there was a significant merging of food blogging and science writing this week. A recipe for a pesto-like cilantro-based sauce/paste was published in an article, NATURE | NEWS: Soapy taste of coriander linked to genetic variants on Nature.com. Nature is the online identity […]
App of the Week Tweek, iPhone5, iOS 6 and More
When I awoke today my heart and soul began to ache when I heard the outrage over Terry Jones promotion of a hate film had spread to Libya, and 4 diplomats and/or diplomatic staff had been killed in an attack on our embassy. This is horrible for so many reasons. But before I could even […]
9/11 Myths and Misinformation
This morning somehow, I think I was sleeping on the remote and punching buttons while I slept, I awoke to Fox News programming on which a guest, Retired General Michael Hayden, NSA Director leading up to and during 9/11/2001 was spewing vitriol about President Obama (please don’t say just Obama.) The Presidency and the current […]
Back to the Gym: Day 1
This won't be a long post. I'm too tired. My right knee hurts and my left foot hurts. Whine, bitch, moan. I finally made it back to the gym to start using the vast amount of personal training sessions I have accumulated over the last year. Don't get me started on the scam that is […]