{image via} According to an article I read yesterday, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is unequivocally opposed to sin taxes on soda and junk food. Calling them regressive (they are more likely to burden lower income individuals, because they are more likely to buy these foods), she has also noted that it can be difficult to draw the line between what … More nutrition education
“…Writing a plan makes you feel in control of things that you can’t actually control. Why don’t we just call plans what they really are: guesses. Start referring to your business plans as business guesses, financial plans as financial guesses…Plans let the past drive the future. They put blinders on you…Plans are inconsistent with improvisation. And … More planning is for the birds
Last night Tim and I had our weekly date night. We went to see Still Alice. Then, I had a slight panic attack. In the movie, Alice, a professor of linguistics, is diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s Disease. At age 50. She is an accomplished academic, the author of a seminole text book on the … More date night & a panic attack
I don’t count calories. I don’t look at how many grams of sugar is in a serving of any single food. I don’t generally pay attention to the amount of fat or the percent of my daily recommended amount of carbohydrates I will consume. There was a time in my life when I paid close … More I don’t count calories
I am not that technologically disinclined, but I have no idea how I manage to keep doing this in the middle of the night. Once again – and this is not a first – I managed to capture my screen. The first time I did this, it was my lock screen with my 4:00 am … More magic fingers
{During the move from the old website to this one, I came across this post. I drafted it a few months after our return from Tanzania – back in 2011 – but for some reason never posted it. Rereading it I can tell you that I still have these feelings: of missing time. Missing the … More distractions
Sorry for the false alarm this morning. I don’t have a new post for you just yet, but I am working on something that is pretty exciting. It’ll be ready for it’s unveiling in about a week, so keep coming back! Related to that, does anyone know a good web designer who would be willing … More false alarm
Christmas was a quiet affair at our house this year, which is not to say that we haven’t been busy. With all three kids out of school/daycare for the last two weeks it has actually been nothing short of crazy here. But that’s nothing new. There’s been a lot of cooking, reading, coloring, truck driving, … More Happy New Year!
The recipe said to “tear the kale into bite-sized pieces.” I knew just the person for the job.
For the last month, someone in our family has been sick. It started with Tim and I – sinus infections, turned viral infections – and moved Oliver and Eleanor who had high fevers for a week. Last night, Alice woke up ever hour or so crying, unable to get comfortable. She was congested and coughing … More Gold
our regularly scheduled program 