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East Is East and West Is West -- but Both Get WEATHER
We awoke to our first hurricane warning of the season: Hurricane Katrina is heading towards South Florida, but that doesn't mean we're...
sursumcorda, 25 August 2005 |
Phone non-Service
This has been going on long enough I'd better post a notice here: our phones have been out since some time after 3:30 p.m. today. This...
A Lovely Sabbath Afternoon
After lunch we used our United Arts two-for-one card to visit the Orlando Museum of Art and their new M. C. Escher exhibit. I’ve...
Local Warming
It hasn't been this hot in Orlando since 1950. Today's high was 97 degrees, officially, though when we were out in the car its...
The Dangers of Epidurals, and the Surprising Problem with...
I've noted before some of the problems with epidural pain relief during childbirth, and my latest reading, Lise Eliot's What's Going...
Nobody's Fool
Nobody's Fool , by Richard Russo (Random House, New York, 1993) I can't say as I recommend Nobody's Fool , since it's the...
Why Smiles in Posed Pictures Often Seem Fake
I'm reading an extraordinarily important and fascinating book: What's Going on in There: How the Brain and Mind Develop in the First...
Not a Coincidence
There's purpose and meaning in all aspects of our lives, even the seemingly random incidents. We don't often have the privilege of...
Stargirl
Stargirl , by Jerry Spinelli (Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 2000) My nephew is going into seventh grade, and this was part of his...
Born to Teach
Janet is currently in Japan, preparing to teach English. Perusing an old diary today, I discovered an inclination toward that...
Blood, Brains, Sex, and the Future of the World
I've heard it said that the male human body has enough blood to power the brain or the sexual organs, but not both at the same time....
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
This cannot be a detailed review, as too many of the people who read this blog have not yet read the book. But I will say that Harry...
TV Is Us
This afternoon, searching for a birthday gift for my nephew, I ventured into long-forgotten territory: a Toys R Us store. Just as a...
Tofu and Fertility, Science and Common Sense
Women who want to get pregnant are now being advised to avoid tofu and other soy products , at least around the peak times for...
Judging a Book by Its Cover
I've never read Al Franken's Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right , and frankly I doubt it...
Dance with Your Baby!
Score one more for mothers. When you sang to your baby, rocking and bouncing him, or danced with him around the room, others may have...
Music Meme
This isn't high on the list of important things I have to do at the moment, but Jon challenged me and it looks like fun, so I'll see if...
Memorial Day
Like many Americans, we plan to spend this Memorial Day relaxing with friends. As good and proper an activity as that is, we would be...
Boosting Your Brain Power
Who wouldn't want to be smarter, think more clearly, and be able to concentrate better? New Scientist has compiled a list of...
Cattlemen's Barbecue Sauce
Back in the old days, when corportate headquarters was on One Mustard Street in Rochester, New York, Porter worked for the R. T. French...
RSS
For those of you to whom this matters, I've added syndication links (RSS, etc.) to the right-hand panel. I'm a complete novice here, but...
Breastfeeding and Blood Pressure
Research has shown, once again, that the human body works best when used according to its original design. A study of more than 2000...
Claude Moore Colonial Farm
Just off the Georgetown Pike (Route 193) in McLean, Virginia, right across from the CIA, you can step back in time to 1771 at the...
Out of the Mouths of Babes
I have an eight year old friend who is a self-proclaimed vegetarian ("I don't like meat"), although this is not entirely accurate, since...
Sunshine
When God created the sun, He called it good. In recent years we have been told that God was wrong. Doctors—and hence parents,...