April 27, 2012
I have a degree in music. Many hours of my life have been spent practicing piano, voice, and flute. Many more hours of my life have been spent leading others in rehearsal. Moreover, I have spent yet more hours of my life practicing physical activities such as yoga, weightlifting, dance, and drama. I know a [...]
Tags: airport security, banks, budget deficit, fairy tales, Financial reform, national debt, practice, prisons, scripts, truth
Posted in Running a Business for Fun and Profit
April 19, 2012
Gee, no kidding: When young people pay all their money on student loans, they don’t have money to take out mortgages. Separate but Equal?: On women’s workouts. I hate agreeing with Kip: I’ve said a lot of things about former TSA director Kip Hawley over the years, but the Kipster is making sense these days. [...]
Tags: airport security, Bank of America, banks, Bruce Schneier, budget deficit, corn syrup, crime, drug testing, economy, exercise, federal budget, Financial reform, Florida, food safety, foreclosure fraud, foreclosures, HFCS, Houston, inflation, Japan, Kip Hawley, national debt, police, student loans, taxes, the lottery, wage gap, War on Drugs, women's issues
Posted in Shorties
April 14, 2012
When I was a kid, any decent grocery store had a butcher counter. The butcher was there every day. He could help you pick a cut of meat for your recipe, or grind some beef for you, or get “specialty cuts” for you. If you only needed a small roast and all that was out [...]
Tags: alcohol, Apple Computer, cherry blossoms, diet, ethnic markets, Financial reform, fish, food, gardening, Japan, meat, produce, Republicans, the law, vegetables, women's issues
Posted in Eat, Drink, and Move That Body!
April 11, 2012
This week’s Life Well Lived question is: How do you organize paperwork both online and off? Share your tip(s) to managing physical and digital clutter! Be sure to visit BlogHer’s main post on the topic and add your comments. While you’re in the area, don’t forget to enter the current Life Well Lived sweepstakes. I [...]
Tags: airport security, BlogHer, bullies, cell phones, Financial reform, global climate change, health care, Japanese, Life Well Lived, organization, privacy, War on Drugs
Posted in Random Thoughts
April 5, 2012
The Templars are here in Las Vegas. Tell Desmond.
Tags: Asssassin's Creed, funny pictures, Templars
Posted in Picture This
April 3, 2012
Simon at Palms Place does a lovely Sunday Brunch. A limited sushi selection is available, and their sushi chef is always up for conversation in Japanese. He decorated my “crispy rice spicy tuna” with this little smiley face. It was delicious.
Tags: food, Kerry Simon, Palms Place, sushi
Posted in Eat, Drink, and Move That Body!, JapanFilter