Collecting My Thoughts

Too much salt, Americans? In today's health column in WSJ, Melinda Beck writes about America's unfortunate love affair with sodium....

Who the heck is Peter Heck? Don't know, but he sure has this one right on the arrogance of our President. Obama sounds like a poor loser...

Just start a blog Today I received an e-mail from someone (don't remember--they might have scooped my e-mail address from another FWD li...

Apple pie, bubble gum and stained teeth Tonight our Holy Land Cruise group is getting together to share our photos and experiences. My end ...

Enough about illegal guns and drugs, let's talk about people "The United States (U.S.) is a destination country for thousands of me...

Not to be disrespectful of the office. . . This photo brings to mind several possibilities for captions. Buming out. May I have this dance? ...

The original ARRA You probably can't copyright an acronym, but ARRA also stands for Ar kansas R epublican A ssembly: "News for soci...

Why I won't be supporting the Upper Arlington Library levy The signs are popping up in yards like daffodils. Can you imagine a worse tim...

Ten Random thoughts about Aging 1) I think I'm looking pretty darn good. Got on a new dress and the hubby says "you're beautif...

Several new lady links Sometimes it's tough hanging on to the lady bloggers--they go back to work, or get discouraged, or think they sho...

Economic Recovery Payments to Recipients of Social Security This one leaves me out. I get a teacher's pension and am subject to the Gov...

How does evolution do this? "Desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) reveals that a simple red seaweed uses 28 d...

Susan Boyle sings Cry me a River One of my favorites. Apparently someone found a charity compilation CD at Whitburn Academy (Scotland) . . ...

How did this get into print? The Ohio State Lantern had a reporter at the Columbus Tea Party on April 15. He apparently interviewed the ...

No source Obama's doing enough bad stuff accurately reported that I don't need to add unsourced material, but if you personally want...

The Dam Howard whom I don't know but who is part of Bill's list (whom I do know) is sending this around. I haven't checked the a...

Information you can use--or not When I was researching the very expensive food programs (huge increase during the Bush years) for low income...

Great legs No one has ever suggested I have them. I had short, stubby legs as a kid, and still do. Fat does shift around. My waist is now ...

You're in analysis Most of the fodder for my green-go blogs comes from architectural publications, usually the AIA. They are young and h...

Who is this? Fortunately, I've never heard of her or seen her. Maybe she doesn't exist? "Liberal actress and political activist...