Today is the 2 month anniversary of meeting my weight loss goal, and all continues to go smoothly. I continue to weigh myself daily, and adjust that day’s intake accordingly. I’m hoping that as more time goes by, this constant attention won’t be as necessary. But for now, it seems to Read more…
It doesn’t happen very often, but even the USC Trojans sometimes lose. This time, it happened at home in the LA Coliseum. Mr. F. and I were actually watching the game at home on TV, having passed our tickets for the Stanford game on to family members. I’m rather glad Read more…
Now for the news you all have been waiting for….drum roll….the winners of the 2007 Ig Nobel awards. The awards were established in 1991 to honor achievements that “first make people laugh, and then make them think.” Harvard University sponsors the awards, which are handed out by real Nobel Laureates. Read more…
SB 832 is an attempt on the part of the California State Legislature to address the issue of textbook costs at colleges and universities. Its main provisions are to require publishers to make cost information available to faculty in their marketing materials, so that faculty can consider the costs when Read more…
Psychologists have known for many years that aerobic exercise is beneficial to mood. James Blumenthal of Duke University has led the way in providing empirical data of exercise’s effects. In his most recent work, Blumenthal and his colleagues looked at 202 men and women who had been diagnosed with Major Read more…