It's important to me that Alexander learn how to swim and I've realized that he progresses better in daily sessions (the kind the city offers in the summer) rather than weekly sessions (the kind the city offers in the winter). Last year he languished in the same level for three cycles. That's just frustrating for him and not worth the money for ( Read more... )

FOR TODAY Monday, March 18, 2013

Outside my window ... it's cloudy bright. There was a red sky this morning, so I suppose I should take warning. I went to Crossfit this morning at 6am, so I saw the dawn at 5 past 7 as I drove home. It was very pretty. We're supposed to be getting some weather sometime today. (Don't you love how that ( Read more... )

Is it terrible to admit that a woman my age has a favourite Saturday morning cartoon? And that it's "The Emperor's New School"?

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theagentx used part of our Christmas money this morning to buy a panini press. For lunch we had "panini" (in the current North American usage of the word, which I find highly amusing). Mine was procuitto, brebis (French ( Read more... )

( in which I lament a situation that occurred today at work today and how I see it reflecting on our society at large and my own personal spiritual state )

So CFL's (compact fluorescent light bulbs) really aren't so green after all. Apparently Home Depot is experiencing a very high rate of return on them since they don't last near as long as advertised - sometimes not even as long as the incandescents they're supposed to replace. There are at least three reasons for this ( Read more... )

This makes me so angry.

from Throwaway People, Throwaway Land
The impact of "mountaintop removal."
by Norman Wirzba

In August 2004, a massive boulder loosened by mining blasts rolled down a Virginia hillside, crushing to death the sleeping three-year-old Jeremy Davidson. In the spring of 2000, soon-to-be college graduate Darlies Carter was ( Read more... )

Interestingly last night Global ran a story on the danger of plastic (#7) baby bottles. That's the same kind of plastic that macman47 pointed me to an article about back in July:
http://eliskimo.livejournal.com/164036.html

And in the What?!? category:
A meteorite makes Peruvians ill

I really should be working on Investiture stuff, but I've had some things percolating in my head for a few days and want to job them down ( Read more... )

Thanks to macman47 for pointing me to this article on polycarbonate plastics ( Read more... )

This is from the Globe & Mail:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20070402.wxbees02/BNStory/Science/home