Marlene Dotterer's Blog, page 22
May 21, 2015
Panel votes to kill meat-origin law – Contra Costa Times
This makes me mad. I truly believe that we have a right to know where our food comes from and how it was produced. It doesn’t matter if it’s meat, apples, or fish… we have that right. The argument that “we cannot sit back and let American business be held hostage to a small minority…” is just bunk. That “small minority” are customers who have the right to decide whether they want to buy your product or not. Withholding information about your product is just wrong.
And if that darn minority is...
The Time Travel Journals: Shipbuilder, Chapter 1
Read the Introduction here.
Chapter 1
January 25, 2006
Sam Altair broke a lifetime of following the rules when he stole equipment from his employer and set up an experiment they’d forbidden him to do. Then he sent himself back in time to the year 1906.
That last part was an accident.
When the Sun Consortium’s Technical Review Team cut off his funding, citing a “lack of results,” Sam heard the bong of a death knell. A lifetime of research was about to be boxed up and filed in a records center...
May 19, 2015
The Fourth Trimester – AKA Why Your Newborn Baby is Only Happy in Your Arms
Simple and true suggestions for a happy newborn.
Originally posted on Sarah Ockwell-Smith - Parenting Expert:
“My baby is only happy in my arms, the minute I put her down she cries”
“He sleeps really well but only when he’s laying on my chest, he hates his moses basket”
“She cries every time we lay her on her play mat”
“He hates going in his pram, he cries the second we put him in it”.
If I had a pound every time I heard these from a new parent I’d be a very rich lady by now!...
May 16, 2015
Good Times
Today’s event was hiking Mt. Tamalpais. Fitbit tells me I walked 21,000 steps, or about 8 miles. No “active” minutes, though. Fitbit is a tough crowd!
San Francisco Bay from Mt. Tam It’s worth it to enlarge this photo for a good look.
Proof I was there. 
May 12, 2015
killing time | Wentworth is Coming. Some thoughts.
If you’re watching Outlander, you know what’s happening this Saturday. If you’re like me, you’ve been wondering and worrying about this episode ever since you knew they were filming the series.
I’ve already watched a few scenes while peeking through my fingers. This will be another one. I could see things clearly enough just reading the book. The excellent work of the TV series will probably make it more real than I can handle. I may close my eyes completely. Some things I don’t HAVE to see.
...May 11, 2015
Scientists Discover Children’s Cells Living in Mothers’ Brains – Scientific American
Wow, this is amazing. I remember some time back reading about fetal cells remaining in the mother’s body, but this report also says that those cells are active and can affect the mother’s health.
While the cells can have a detrimental affect (I’ve bookmarked a couple of the links to read later), it seems that in a lot of ways, the cells improve the mother’s health. I wonder if this is possibly a contributor to women living longer than men?
U.S. Food Policy: What crops to grow in California?
I don’t expect politicians to pay any attention, but here’s a practical suggestion.
U.S. Food Policy: What crops to grow in California?.
May 9, 2015
Making Surgical Childbirth a Rarity
It’s not exactly rare yet, but this hospital is at least trying.
