Sep 19, 2022Consistency: 5 tipsI used to think that things that made people successful were attributes like being clever or creative or an ability to communicate well. …Consistency2 min readConsistency2 min read
Sep 7, 2022“We Lost Touch”Before there was being “ghosted”, the phrase we used was “lost touch”. As a Girl Scout we used to sing, “Make new friends, but the keep the old. One is silver and the other gold.” https://youtu.be/sMAxP-95yn4 Maybe that’s why I’ve always felt a little guilty about not being able to…Friendship3 min readFriendship3 min read
Aug 14, 202212 Titles to Check OutHere are 12 books to check out. As you’ll see from this list. I tend to like books about food, food history, farming, agriculture and…Books3 min readBooks3 min read
Jun 20, 2022Why did the Turtle Cross the Road?Last week I was headed to the grocery store on a narrow country road near my home, when I saw something in the middle of the road. I recognized it as a large turtle, probably close to one foot in diameter. No one was behind me, so I braked, put…Analogy2 min readAnalogy2 min read
Apr 20, 2022A look at GriefI’m not really good with grieving. We never lived near any of our close relatives, and I only remember going to one funeral in my pre-teen years for a relative I didn’t know. When I began to experience loss as an adult, I felt like I was in an unfamiliar…Grief And Loss6 min readGrief And Loss6 min read
Jan 24, 2022Empty Supermarket Shelves? Don’t Play the Blame GameEmpty Supermarket Shelves? Don’t Play the Blame Game Throughout the Pandemic in the U.S., you may have seen items in short supply at your local supermarket. …Supply Chain3 min readSupply Chain3 min read
Dec 27, 2021Books of 2020-2021One of my “Pandemic Positives” has been reading more non-fiction books. Pre-Pandemic I would probably describe my reading habits as “escapism”; I’d deliberately look for fiction, biographies and murder mysteries to distract me from a busy schedule of travel, speaking and writing. During the Pandemic, with a very different schedule…3 min read3 min read
Oct 15, 2021Commanded to Mandate“I command you” “He commanded…” …it seems to be just a short linguistic leap from “command” to “mandate” … “He mandated…” and of course… “The hospital had a vaccine mandate..” A commandment is an “order given”. Many of us have probably heard about or seen the classic movie, “The Ten…Vaccines1 min readVaccines1 min read
Jun 20, 2021Why “Healthy” Foods Can Make Some People SickWhy “Healthy” Foods Can Make Some People Sick The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is trying to figure out how to define “healthy” and how to label it on food packaging (Use of the Term Healthy on Food Labeling | FDA) and they want your input (by July 6th 2021) At first glance this may sound like a…FDA3 min readFDA3 min read
May 6, 2021Curious about EpicuriousLet’s take a closer look at the self-congratulatory statement by the gourmet recipe website Epicurious, “ The Planet on the Plate: Why Epicurious Left Beef Behind | Epicurious “ regarding banning beef from their website. But first, some level setting: Epicurious still hosts thousands of beef recipes on their website…Epicurious3 min readEpicurious3 min read
