Archives for March, 2009
Simple lesson I’m learning from our rose plants — perseverance
There are some simple lessons I’m learning over the years from our unkempt, scraggly old rose plants — mostly things about perseverance. When my son lived at home years ago — I think during his late high school or early college years — he took an interest in planting some roses in our backyard. He [...]
Once again, simple moderation wins the battle of exotic diets
Once again, some researchers have demonstrated that simple moderation wins the battle over most exotic diets the weight-loss gurus are pushing at us. Specifically, a “New England Journal of Medicine” study of 811 people on various, often contrasting, diet plans over a two-year period discovered the only real “key” to weight loss: If you eat [...]
Origin of street names, place names often linked to fun stories
Wouldn’t it be boring to live in a community where all the streets were just lame old standbys like “North Street,” “Main Street,” “Eastgate,” “Westgate,” etc. (I can’t recall living or traveling in a town with a “Southgate,” although we lived near the “Northgate” region of Seattle for a few years. Odd.) But how much [...]
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