So the week before Christmas is several things all at once. Yes, it may be kind of slow as far as news, but it’s also an abbreviated work week. Only a few days left to get gifts all put together and wrapped; (I loathe you, gift wrapping!) get together with friends and travel to see [...]
Archive for December, 2010
Let there be dirt…
Friday, December 17th, 2010So while I’m never a fan of animal testing, this report raises some interesting questions about the benefits of playing outside. Can dirt make you smarter? In an age of disinfectant sprays and readily-available hand sanitizer, it begs to be asked whether our obsession with being germ-free has an impact on the immune system. But [...]
Spicy Thursday: On the gravy train
Thursday, December 16th, 2010For me, gravy is like glitter. A weird statement, I know, but essentially it means I’m inexplicably and unavoidably drawn to it. And with the holiday season going full-tilt, gravy is everywhere. Since becoming a veggie almost five years ago, gravy is one item I desperately missed. It seems to even be considered gravy, chicken [...]
Itsy Bitsy Bums
Friday, December 10th, 2010So what’s one of the most prevalent environmental culprits outside of plastic bags? Disposable diapers. No, Husband and I don’t have kids. And in theory, I can see how the ease and convenience of the petro and chemical-laden diapers would be oh, so appealing. (This is where I could launch into a huge schpeel about [...]
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