This is the most disturbing photo I’ve seen in awhile:
It is from Ko Htike’s blog - she is doing her best to communicate the horror and depredations that are currently taking place in Burma/Myanmar. The internet connections out of Burma have mostly been shut down, and communications out are getting increasingly difficult.
I’m not [...]
High fructose corn syrup.
I have been reading a number of articles lately that have linked rises in obesity and diabetes since the early 80s to the use of high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). Although I am not a scientist, I am a natural foods person, and although not everything I eat is 100% natural, [...]
It’s Tuesday!
So many things have happened. The architect had his surgery, and although we spent approximately eleventy-hundred hours at the hospital on Friday (or 11, whatever), everything was just fine. The surgery went well, and the architect is suffering through the healing process as expected. I think it would be better if [...]
Protest the War
All the cool kids are doing it.
What happened to the 2006 campaign promises about making sure things start to happen?
Where’s the promised strong Democratic leadership?
Think you can’t make a difference? You certainly can’t with that attitude.
Even if all you do is a silent protest with a black armband today and every third [...]
‘Cause now I’m getting all serious. Sorry ’bout that.
I am a member of AAUW - an organization dedicated to advancing equity for women and girls through education, advocacy and research. As a member, I subscribe to their action alerts. A lot of the time I get an alert, read it, feel [...]
Piperlime is having a clearance sale (somewhere between 300-400 pairs of shoes, all under $50). And I wanted to share with you. Because you need pretty shoes. And since many of the shoes are summery, you’re stocking up for next year. When the styles may not be available. Because they [...]
I went to an allergist this morning, and so far, things have been very fun. My blood pressure is exceptional! Yay! My pulse? 60. At the doctor’s office. I am very, very calm.
My liver function test came back, and I scored on the low end of normal. Which [...]
