Maya Angelou on the subject of complaining:

Angelou says that when "whiners" would come into her grandmother's store in Arkansas, she would go through a routine that would begin by quietly beckoning Maya to come closer.

Then she would bait the "whiner" customer with "How are you doing today, Brother Thomas?"

As the complaining gushed forth she would nod or make eye contact with her granddaughter to make sure Maya heard what was being said.

As soon as the "whiner"...

jezzie

Using a crockpot

I wanted a bit of science, a bit of calculation to decide on energy efficiency. It turns out that crock pots have heat conductive linings so you can cook at a steady 200 F.

Because you put all the ingredients in and then turn your back on it, you never lose any steam or heat from repeatedly lifting the lid. Opening your conventional oven, even just a couple of times loses a lot of heat. Okay, but what about the actual power draw?

I finally came across a website from a power corporation in New Zealand that gave a chart of appliances...

jezzie

Today I begin a little eighteen week walking experiment.

Newest low carb theory is that exercise does not produce weight loss because it just makes you eat more.
(Actually it isn't so new. Kimmer didn't believe in exercise for weight loss either.)

I'm not an 'expert du jour'.

My personal observations and experiences lead me to respectfully disagree with Mr. Taubes and Ms. Kimmer.

Time will tell.

In my first six week segment I will walk thirty minutes every day and eat 'as usual'.
'As usual' is about 1950...

jezzie

You ate what you wanted to eat and smoked where you wanted to smoke.

There were no seat belt laws because there were no seat belts.

Lardy chili and greasy bacon and eggs in diners late at night.

Women in the kitchen and blacks in the back of the bus.

Hydrogen bomb and Cheeze Whiz developed, McCarthyism, the Korean war.

Orville Faubus, Strom Thurmond, Jimmy Hoffa, Vincent Gigante, Frank Costello

Rebels without causes. Leather jackets, engineer boots, and skin-tight Levi's.

Blue suede loafers....

jezzie

How to Spot a "Quacky" Web Site
Stephen Barrett, M.D.

The best way to avoid being quacked is to reject quackery's promoters. Each item listed below signifies that a Web site is not a trustworthy information source.

General Characteristics
* Any site used to market herbs or dietary supplements. Although some are useful, I do not believe it is possible to sell them profitably without deception, which typically includes:

(a) lack of full disclosure of relevant facts,
(b) promotion or sale of products that lack a rational use, and/or

...

jezzie