It’s been awhile since I did a diet blog. I survived the holidays–up a couple of pounds initially, but Jenny takes care of such things quickly, and I’m back at my goal weight. I’m coming up on 18 months of maintenance now, and haven’t fluctuated more than 3 pounds from Read more…
As readers of my blog know, my objectivity regarding coffee is questionable, given my habit of drinking gallons of the stuff (it’s a Swedish thing). Articles about coffee always catch my eye, and a recent report by Miia Kivipelto and colleagues is no different. It’s fun to note that an Read more…
I am always amazed at the creativity of researchers and the questions they ask. Emily Holmes and her Oxford colleagues [1] followed a very interesting line of reasoning in their investigation of the use of Tetris in preventing PTSD flashbacks: The brain has limited capacity for processing information within a Read more…
Mr. F and I are so regular with our afternoon walks to the Nautical Bean, that some of our more distant neighbors stop us and ask about our real names, as they’re tired of referring to us as “the Walkers.” Just today, a woman startled us by pulling over on Read more…
Photo permissions can be a pain. I’ll find a terrific photo for one of my books, and the owner wants too much money or it’s not available and so on. So this afternoon, my intrepid photo researcher was frustrated about hitting another dead end in our efforts to find a Read more…