At the risk of turning this into a food blog (it’s my third foodie post in a row), I can’t resist talking about a recent study from Mr. F’s previous employer, Nestle. According to Nestle researcher Sunil Kochhar, people who Read more…
Sometimes, my students are shocked when they run into me shopping. I guess, we professors are not alway thought of as having ‘lives’ beyond the classroom — but we do! If you haven’t seen my main web site, there is Read more…
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 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 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 Read more…