Off topic? Yes. Worth your time? Yes. Last night, we went to to the WLNZ Grand River Radio Concert Series, held at the Creole Gallery in Lansing’s Old Town. It was fabulous. The night’s performer was Jen Sygit, a local musician with an amazing voice. She sounded like a combination of Margo Timmins from the… Continue reading Awesome Music
Proper Knife Skills- A Public Safety Announcement
While sitting at the pool last Thursday watching some kid try to fracture his skull on the edge, I started thinking about safe practices in the kitchen. This probably also had something to do with the fact that I had two near-miss knife accidents in the last two days. If you are cooking regularly or… Continue reading Proper Knife Skills- A Public Safety Announcement
Living in a Decaffeinated World
Here’s the story. My doctor, I call him alterna-doc as he practices holistic medicine, wants me to eliminate a “few” things from my diet and follow this special plan for 1 month (28 days). Partly this is to determine if I have any food sensitivies (which I doubt) and partly this is to detox my… Continue reading Living in a Decaffeinated World
Filed under: DUH!
Or, as my mom used to say: No shit, Sherlock! Fast food for children high in calories, study says An excerpt from the Detroit Free Press article on the website this morning: The report looked into the nutritional quality of kids’ meals at 13 major restaurant chains. The center found 93% of 1,474 possible choices… Continue reading Filed under: DUH!
Things I don’t understand
I don’t understand why we (this country) criminalize marijuana and why we demonize people who are addicted to drugs but we continue to put High Fructose Corn Syrup in everything. Marijuana is allegedly a gateway drug. And of course, people who abuse drugs are sometimes desperate souls who will do anything, even commit murder, to… Continue reading Things I don’t understand