Usually, it's a good idea to avoid reading comments on any news story. But not this one! Be sure to read the comments on this science news story; they range from educational to charming:
Gravity’s strength still an open questionThe comments following this article are worth reading, too, although many are frustrating to any American who cares about ( Read more... )

Next week, I get a colonoscopy, whee!

And then, guess what? The following week -- a root canal!

Oh, the joys of being 50-something.

I am making an extra effort these days to include red meat in my diet, in addition to the iron supplements my doctor recently prescribed to treat my anemia ( Read more... )

I read a wise and pithy bit of advice recently ( Read more... )

Woohoo! Three pairs of pants, three different styles, each one a full two sizes smaller than the last pair I bought:

Three zipped-up zippers! Three abilities to sit down while wearing them zipped! Three over-the-shoulder glances at a great-looking tush!

Muffin tops are "in" this year, right?

I started the new year with clean insides: I had my first colonoscopy this morning!

( Details hidden for the benefit of the squeamish.... )

Since starting the South Beach diet last August, Woof and I have each lost over 10% of our body weight. We've not been terribly strict about it, going off diet when we go out of town, and sometimes getting special treats, but what we have done has been Good Enough ( Read more... )

His blood work showed no signs of pancreatitis, and the symptoms have subsided. So either the low-fat bland diet staved it off for him, or what he had was a touch of gastroenteritis. (In which case, a low-fat bland diet would be just the thing, anyway ( Read more... )

I haven't been cooking much of anything but broth and rice these days. Last Tuesday, Woof started feeling discomfort in his stomach. He worried that it was a return of the pancreatitis he's had before, so he switched to a very low-fat, bland diet that kept the pain at bay. He can tolerate everything that's on the canine pancreatic diet: boiled ( Read more... )

Eitan loves Thomas the Tank Engine and all his anthropomorphic train friends. He told me the other day, "Hi! I'm Eitan! I'm a busy engine!" as he chug-chugged across the living room ( Read more... )