Over the weekend, the people who brought us TaintedEggs™ said that anybody who got sick? It was their own damn fault. Yes, that’s right, it’s our fault for enjoying eggs over easy, Hollandaise sauce, and Caesar Salads. These aren’t your grandmother’s farm fresh eggs, sweetie! Treat them like toxic waste that must be incinerated to [...]
I seriously hope to have something more interesting posted this afternoon. I just wanted to let you all know that I’ve just almost finished updating FitLike.Us. I still need to populate the links and fix the contact script. If you see anything else, let me know. In the meantime, who knew that shark attacks are [...]
From the Economic Policy Institute. See also, half of teachers report buying food for students with their own money. We can’t even make sure all our citizens have food, yet obesity is a huge problem. We can’t even make sure all our citizens have food, yet Congress wants to force them to buy insurance. We [...]
Back in college, my friend Janie and I both had to do a presentation on the Bel Canto singing style of the Baroque era. Janie was the voice major, and she ended up going right before me (“Great,” I thought, “Just what everyone wants is to hear two presentations on the exact same thing right [...]
Las Vegas is one of the top foodie cities in the nation — or the world, depending whose list you like to use. When Top Chef did a season here, we thought “it’s about time!” We’ve got our own copy of the latest Michelin guide. There won’t be a 2010 edition for economic reasons, but [...]
We’ve tried writing our elected officials, calling and emailing them, threatening them with the loss of our votes, giving money to progressive organizations, telling the DNC the way things are when they call on the phone, crashing events, and anything else we could think of. Still, it seems at times that the actual constituents are [...]
A new report suggests that while many women are getting the HPV vaccine, the ones who need it most are not: The new HPV vaccine, which protects against viruses that cause most cervical cancers, has been a commercial success for manufacturer Merck, with worldwide sales last year of $1.4 billion. But some doctors now question [...]
I am a purist about cocktails, for the most part. As far as I am concerned, a “martini” comes in two flavors: Gin or Vodka. You won’t catch me drinking apple-tinis, choco-tinis, berry-tinis, kalhua-tinis, mocha-tinis, tini-tinis, or any other abomination served in a cocktail glass ending in tini. The plain, simple, unembellished martini was good [...]
It is my pleasure to inform all ShortWoman readers about the relaunch of Age Against the Machine. The renovated site will feature commentary on nutrition, fitness, anti-aging, and general health. Included will be regular reviews of books, exercise programs, and other products written impartially. Oh, yeah, and I’m one of the writers. Most of the [...]
When I have dinner at a nice restaurant, I can reasonably expect that people at neighboring tables will not be blowing cigarette smoke at me. When I buy a ticket on an airplane, I should reasonably expect to have a seat — a whole seat, without somebody else’s flesh crammed against me. I have some [...]
