Collecting My Thoughts

#61 Body attachment and grandma attachment I was a little surprised to see a photo of Carle Hospital and Clinic in the Wall Street Journal...

#60 Halloween dangers Today is Halloween. Last night was Beggar's Night, but because there are no children in our "NORC," ...

#59 I’m married to Mr. Neat It takes a lot to get me to change brands. I like Tropicana, Grovestand, high pulp, with calcium orange juice...

#58 Ginko stinko Just got back from the Ag Library. Three ginkgo trees along the walk to the door. They are beautiful this time of year....

#57 Chicago Wilderness Magazine I suppose by this time I should never be surprised by a journal, but I am. I picked up this issue at a ...

#56 Why do cats love to watch people in the bathroom? Why do cats love to watch people in the bathroom? Not just the obvious stuff, but ...

#55 About that dress The formal mentioned in blog #54 has turned up in an essay, a poem and a blog. It truly has stood the test of time. Mad...

54 How to find a roommate who doesn’t speak Spanish My first visit to the University of Illinois was to attend an ROTC dance with my high ...

#53 Citing your sources without misleading your readers I've been doing some research on hyperinsulinemia, the over production of in...

#52 A no swear zone? I was getting my final refill of decaf at Panera’s before leaving for home. I had already finished the USAToday an...

51 Sounds vaguely familiar I noticed this abstract (free) in the PNAS 100 (19):11163-1170 Sept. 5, 2003 (there is a charge for the on-lin...

#50 Today is the 13th “Make a Difference Day” “Make A Difference Day is the most encompassing national day of helping others -- a celeb...

#49 That Depends Peace of mind, control guard, extra barriers, tape, wrap ups, briefs, tabs, panels, color coded, containment zones, reduc...

#48 Growing up healthy in the 1950s In Spanish class last night we were talking about the way they used to line us up at school for vacci...

#47 Flyboys, the book I read a review of this book in USAToday this morning. ( Another review here ) Was puzzled by one quote from the a...

#46 Index I have indexed my blogs to date, and if it is convenient, I’ll keep updating this as a blog entry. Food themes seem to be taki...

#45 Pay it forward, you may need it We’re in a Gospel of John class on Monday evening taught by Dave and Pam Mann. They are a terrific ...

#44 Susanna looked East [poem] My newly married great-grandparents, David and Susanna of Pennsylvania, settled in Lee County, Illinois in 18...

#43 Vivica A. Fox Vivica Fox was on the Fox TV morning investment show the other day. She wanted advice--didn’t like her investment advi...

#42 Indian Summer Can we still say “Indian Summer?” That glorious warm, blue sky breather between the first frost and the last leaf slo...