– GMO being only one Last year in Oregon there was a state initiative to demand labeling of GMO (genetically modified organism) products. It failed, but only after a razor-thin result which demanded an automatic recount. Most of the small farmers, along with the environmentalists and health advocates, supported the ban, but did not … Read more
Does this sound somewhat familiar? You enter a doctor’s office for the first time; you look around awkwardly. You are handed a clipboard with numerous forms on it (unless you were instructed to fill them out electronically from home). There could be a big bad surprise in that pile of……………..forms. Typically, people don’t LIKE going … Read more
A party-neutral exploration. Under the ‘live and learn’ category, I had a recent eye-opening discovery myself. While it was something I had HEARD before, I never quite put the historical 2 + 2 together. Humorous too that it was in the political realm, to which I pay quite a bit of attention. A couple weeks … Read more
I have a close friend who hates the word ‘happy’ and rather detests being asked if she is happy. “It’s like a trick question” she once told me. Yet, I know another man who adamantly insists that no matter what his mood changes are, he KNOWS that ‘happiness’ is the same as contentment (pure and … Read more
A post for April 15th (tax day) has to have some reward attached. This one is special, containing an idea with both pleasure and benefit. Before moving to Oregon we had a spa (hot tub). It was relaxing and very little trouble – mainly because we didn’t own it and it wasn’t our responsibility. Along … Read more
I am posting this a few days early so you won’t miss Pi(e)day – a once in a lifetime occurrence. On March 14, 2015 at exactly 9:26:53 am (and pm) it will be the long-awaited Pi time. [These numbers: 3/14/15, 9:26:53 are the first 10 digits of Pi (π) the mathematical constant.] So let’s talk … Read more