More Dirt
My screenshot of the YouTube video of WBUR's January interview of Jeanine Cummins My review of American Dirt got more social media attention than any other post I've written in the 15 years and nine months I've been writing this blog. Since then I've read lots of...
Speak Up for Fat People
Previous post on food & weight: The science-defying, middle-aged female body! You might not be able to read this article called A call to action: your fat friend is going it alone. Medium.com is a membership website of curated articles written by people who have...
National Grammar Day 2020
Hey, everybody: today is National Grammar Day! I love this day because I love grammar. Let's all recognize National Grammar Day by using GRAMMAR. How 'bout it?
“What should I read instead of American Dirt?”
If you want good Mexican American writers, you can start here.
Chinatowns Everywhere Need Us
Ignorant Americans everywhere are avoiding their local Chinese restaurants, shops and neighborhoods because they're afraid of the coronavirus. In Chicago, Chinatown restaurants are suffering from as much as a 50% decrease in business. Why do they think every...
Book Review: American Dirt
No. It’s not a good book club book.
The Science-Defying, Middle-Aged Female Body!
Previous post on food & weight: Hurdle I'm still fat, but in this photo I'm wearing pants that one of my neighbors shrank in a dryer a couple of years ago. I couldn't begin to squeeze into them for a long time, but now they fit just fine! Last April is when I...
Broke Up with Amazon.com
Hey, since I stopped buying things on Amazon.com I've reduced my spending and started getting out of my apartment more. I didn't foresee that not getting things from that website would cause me to get more exercise, but duh: if I have to leave my home and go to a...
Hurdle
I'm in my first real test since my three-day fast. Yesterday I felt depression symptoms coming on, possibly because of prolonged lack of sleep (I'm working with my health practitioner to fix this problem). In the afternoon I badly wanted a nap, but had to keep going....
Supporting the Spleen
Previous post on food and weight: No sugar cravings. Apparently each type of cell has its own life cycle with certain kinds cells lasting a few days (colon, sperm) and others lasting weeks (skin), months (red blood) or years (white blood). This means the body is...
Off-Line Shopping
Newly severed from Amazon.com, I actually left my apartment and went out to shop on Black Friday. It had been years since I'd done that. Physically, it was as vaguely uncomfortable as I remembered, but I am a woman in her 50's and it felt right to join my peers....
Breaking Up with Amazon.com
I have dearly loved Amazon.com. My relationship with it began in 2002 when I ordered John Lithgow's CD, Singin' in the Bathtub. A few books and CDs were the only items I got from Amazon.com for years, but since 2012, I've been a happy Amazon Prime member who has spent...