Well, of course. Scientists have discovered that certain people can eat anything and everything and not gain an ounce. Well, duh. I could have told them that years ago. In the early 70s I was blessed with three roommates of … Continue reading →
When the Europeans came to this continent, it was already inhabited by millions of indigenous peoples, originally and (erroneously) called “Indians” by the invaders, and later known by the more PC term “Native Americans” (although, just to confuse things even … Continue reading →
I don’t know about you, but this phenomenon doesn’t seem like much of an advance to me. For those of you who aren’t registered at the NY Times website, the article by Elizabeth Hayt is about the fact that middle-aged … Continue reading →
For years, hormones were touted as the panacea for the menopausal and post-menopausal (dare I say, “aging”?) woman. HRT (hormone replacement therapy) was seen to be a fountain of youth in all respects, and who wouldn’t want that? Skin benefits, … Continue reading →
Yesterday morning I was awakened by a phone call from my mother’s caretaker, the sort of phone call no one likes to get. She said my mother was having tingling and numbness in her left arm and left leg, which … Continue reading →
A few weeks ago I had a bout of laryngitis. It’s a funny thing, laryngitis; an excellent tool for making a person feel powerless. Something most of us ordinarily take for granted—the voice—mysteriously vanishes without a word of warning. Now … Continue reading →
I was watching TV the other night right before bed. I usually do a bunch of stretching exercises then, and I often turn on a cable news station to accompany the action (although, come to think of it, that may … Continue reading →
Dean Esmay has flung out a challenge to the female blogosphere, and I thought I’d take him up on it. In this post, he points out that the practice of female genital mutilation (known also as “female circumcision”) is neither … Continue reading →
This extremely sad news greeted me when I went to Yahoo to check my email today: “Christopher Reeve’s Widow Dies at Age 44.” I can’t say I followed the entire saga of the Reeve family all that closely, but I … Continue reading →
First it was low fat diets. Now it’s calcium supplements that have been tested and found somewhat wanting, according to the Washington Post and many other newspapers reporting on a recent study. What’s a woman to do? First, a personal … Continue reading →
An article appeared in this Sunday’s NY Times advising us that our relations with our neighbors may need to change if the much-feared bird flu pandemic ever arrives. This is what will be necessary if we want to protect ourselves … Continue reading →
Come on, sing along with neo-neocon: Just around the corner, There’s a rainbow in the sky, So let’s have another cup of coffee, And let’s have another piece of pie. Trouble’s like a bubble, And the clouds will soon roll … Continue reading →