If five slices of bacon give you 28% of the thiamin (vitamin B1) you need, 18 slices will give you 100%. Three things to consider, however: 1) Bacon, as a processed meat, is generally considered unhealthy due to its high …
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A lady asked me to define existentialism the other day, and the words at left are essentially what I told her. Some people find this concept depressing, i.e., that we live in a universe that is coldly indifferent to our …
The reader who sent me this asked if found what Macgregor wrote here to be offensive. Let me preface my response: I clearly remember Douglas Macgregor from my K-12 education at the William Penn Charter School in Philadelphia, even though he …
All I can say on this subject is that it never was my style. I didn’t have a problem saying, “Sorry, we can’t do that, because …. (e.g., we’ll be late for school). Being an authoritarian for no real reason …
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Trump adviser Stephen Miller said: “Children will be taught to love America. Children will be taught to be patriots.” Is this really what we want? Wouldn’t we rather that our children be taught the unvarnished truth about the United States …
Certainly the poem here by John Roedel speaks to many of us, in particular the lost art of kindness. This from Aldous Huxley: It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one’s life and …
To the reader who sent me this meme: About 70% of Americans have liberal values across a wide range of social issues. And they “celebrate” abortions? They support the genital mutilation of little kids? Assassinating the president? I celebrate educational …
In response to the reader’s question here, I would suggest joining me and the ranks of people who read and write on matters of environmental responsibility. I got on board here after a 27-year career as a marketing consultant. During …
The quote here has been attributed to everyone but Betty Crocker, which, one might suppose, is why it’s such a good point. Especially now, get involved.
Mary Shelley’s observation at left is an interesting one, but I think it would be more accurate if it began, “No sane person…..” It appears that Donald Trump, to take a prominent example, is perfectly happy to participate in the …
