An article in the Washington Post referred to the dingy Haitian part of Miami. I thought, “Hey- I’ve been there!” It wasn’t necessarily intentional, of course (Shannon: always include the zipcode when looking for directions on Google Maps, ok?). There were the churches (l’eglise). There was the meat shop selling goat meat. A few blocks [...]
According to Ellyn Satter in Chapter 2 (”You and Your Eating”) of her book, Secrets of Feeding a Healthy Family, good motivators for eating well are “optimism, pleasure, and self-trust”, while poor ones are “fear, control, and dreariness.” She feels that the emphasis on dietary guidelines falls too much on rules and on what [...]
CJ is an SU fan, which is fine with me- I get a kick out of watching the games.
There is a player who is the unofficial leader of the team. He is not necessarily known for scoring tons of points, but he is great at things like passing to the guy who [...]
I was looking for a readable book that would give me an overview of economics, and I found what I was looking for in a big way. Wheelan uses a great deal of humor and an abundance of extended examples; because of those two elements he teaches economics, a traditionally dry subject, in a [...]
I meant to comment on this story but got to it a little late, so it may be old news.
I would recommend the CNN video for the full effect of the former governor of Alaska surreptitiously reading her hand as she is being questioned.
She is getting better in terms of how she does [...]
I did this on purpose: before starting this post I headed to Vivian Vande Velde’s website. It helps me know a bit more of where the author is coming from and that, in turn, helps me temper whatever negative things I might say. Hey- She is from Rochester, NY! I have warm, fuzzy feelings [...]
Between Storms
I walked Thunder Hill Road,
surrounded by forbidding white walls of snow,
watched by an ominous sky,
hoping to see people,
and I heard birds twittering-
one last song before hunkering down,
to hide where ever birds hide during winter storms.
Blizzard Starting
Where can we put another 18 inches of snow?
On top of the snow banks, higher than my head?
I [...]
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