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Reading The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite by Dr. David Kessler changed my life. David Kessler, best known as the former head of the Food and Drug Administration (appointed by Bush the first but serving … [Continue reading] about The End of Overeating and me
I found myself more drawn to the news about Queen Elizabeth’s death than I expected to be. I have never been especially anglophilic. And I was not at all in sync with Princess Diana or her death. I knew a lot of people, mostly women, whom it … [Continue reading] about the queen and i: re-embracing the goddess within
I cringed when I first read about the play Smart People, playing now at Capital Stage theater in Sacramento through July 24th. First the title, coupled with the promo phrase "It is the eve of Obama’s first election. Four of Harvard University’s … [Continue reading] about Smart People at Cap Stage is Worth Seeing
former president richard nixon coined the term "the silent majority" to refer to white americans who were upset at the changes taking place in the 1960s and 1970s, like ending segregation and pro women's rights. over time, that majority became a … [Continue reading] about the new silent majority needs to get loud get busy get organized
More thoughts and unsolicited advice about Zoom as there's no end in sight. Here's a few things you might want to know: Waiting rooms/links/pass and host codes. Last September Zoom made it mandatory to have either a waiting room or a passcode. … [Continue reading] about Life ahead on Zoom
(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) Pixar's Soul streaming on Disney+ now is a rare find: a mainstream fictional movie that reveals deep spiritual truth. In this beautiful animated movie a middle school band teacher (Joe Gardner voiced by Jamie Foxx) dies on the … [Continue reading] about the truth in animation: pixar’s soul rejuvinates mine
Last year I acquainted my readers with the concept of the Shiksa Hanukkah, starting with answering the question, “what is a shiksa?” So I won’t repeat myself except to refer you to that post and the Shiksa Pandemic Passover below. This year I … [Continue reading] about The Shiksa Hanukkah 2020: fantastic meal, menu & recipes
(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) 5 snouts up for HBO’s short one season series Run starring Merritt Wever (Nurse Jackie), Domhnall Gleason (Harry Potter Weaver family), Archie Panjabi (The Good Wife) and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Flea-Bag), who is also an executive … [Continue reading] about HBO’s (movie length series) “Run” Instantly Wins
Last Friday we celebrated our daughter’s birthday with yet another takeout meal. Except it wasn’t just another takeout meal. It was a takeout meal from Localis Restaurant (at 21st and S streets in midtown Sacramento). My husband and I had been to … [Continue reading] about 4 face Masks for Localis Restaurant in Sacramento—this is how to celebrate during COVID
3 and a 1/2 snouts up (:)(:)(:)(: for Chi-Raq (2015) directed and produced by Spike Lee, written by Kevin Willmott and Spike Lee and starring Teyonah Parris, Nick Cannon, Wesley Snipes, Jennifer Hudson and Samuel L. Jackson. We finally got around to … [Continue reading] about no peace, no pussy–Chi-Raq entertains as it explains
(:)(:)(:)(:)(:) Five Snouts Up for Solvable podcast by Malcolm Gladwell and Jacob Weisberg. with many new progressive officials starting work at the local level around the country in the next few weeks, maybe it's a good time to reboot and … [Continue reading] about homelessness is one of many problems that is solvable (podcast)
In May of this year I wrote tips from my five years on Zoom for those of you who were just entering its world. Since May I've learned another five years' worth of things about Zoom. I'm going to roll them out over the next few days, with or without … [Continue reading] about five more months on zoom new features & tips–today’s focus: breakout rooms