I've been in such a funk lately that I decided to spend the day organizing… Household Organization First I bought a new shower curtain to coordinate with my old brick wall in the master bath. This helped me get out of my recent doldrums a bit. This didn't really help me organize anything, but having […]
Apps, Apps, Apps…
It is Wednesday, so it is my day to announce my App of the Week, but you will have to read on to find out what it is. Why. Because I am still debating what to feature even as I write this. So you will get a mini-tour of some of the stuff I’m using […]
What Does This Mean To You?
When almost anyone asks me what something means, I will answer with gusto. Meaning and how we create meaning is one of the major interests of my life. Semiotics is how things mean. Semantics is what things mean. The question, no matter what the “something” is, gives me a chance to ply my trade. I […]
Seasonal Headers for My Blog
I love playing around with graphics even if I’m not a Graphic Artist by training. In my soul I am an artist so when I play with images I am a graphic artist, no? So last I was in an artsy mood and got a bug up my butt to do something. I have been […]
Sharing Information, Sharing Smiles
Yesterday a set of comments on the blog post I wrote the previous day, Saturday, reinforced a very powerful bit of information which I have a tendency to forget over time. We all know different things. You may well say, “Of course!” At the most basic level, sure, we all know this, yet as a […]
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 […]