Marlene Dotterer's Blog, page 53

A Cooking Post: Baseball

Yesterday was our first baseball game of the season. It was actually Game 3, of which Our Team managed to lose the first two. They made up for it last night, though!

So why is a baseball game fodder for a cooking post? What, you don’t think I actuallyeatthe food they serve in those places, do you?

Okay, you’re right. Idoeat the food. I like it, too. Even though I know it’s not good for me.

What I really hate are the prices. Talk about a captive audience.

Except that we’re not captive. They always...

WWW Wednesday

In another bow to Book View Cafe’s WWW Wednesday, I’m going to snatch the idea and post it here.

The meme is simple:

What are you currently reading?
What did you recently finish reading?
What do you think you’ll read next?

What are you currently reading?

A Hidden Witch (The Modern Witch #2) by Debora Geary. I’m enjoying this series, despite it’s simplistic nature. In fact, that’s part of the fun. I like characters I’d be comfortable with at a picnic, and this crew of witches definitely fits that id...

U.S. Food Policy: Biotech rider is “very, very bad government”

U.S. Food Policy: Biotech rider is “very, very bad government”.

Lovely, Lovely Rain

It’s been a long time since we’ve had this much rain all at once. Since Friday night, we’ve had showers, and starting yesterday afternoon, it’s been a steady, soft downpour.

I missed it, all these months, in what is supposed to be our wet season. I love the sound of the drops, the clean smell in the air, the muted light that surrounds everything, and the cheery green of our redwoods and newly planted vegetables as they open to the moisture.

I know to some people, it’s cold and gloomy. I hope th...

Courtesy of APOD: All Alone in the Night

I think it’s better with the sound turned off.

I Felt the World Shift

There are times when the world runs on more than one reality. Actually, this is probably always the case, but for brief periods, for whatever reason, we are able to experience it.

I’m sure you’ve seen it. The moment when you see what all reason and sanity tells you MUST be happening, yet your senses know perfectly well that something else is going on. I’m not talking about the paranormal. I’m talking about choices. Those moments when a decision is made and reality shifts, because you so clearl...

With Delivery Times, Defer to Mother Nature | acogpresident

Print this article and take it to your OB if he/she wants to induce your labor, rather than waiting. Their own governing board does NOT recommend inducing labor, except for true medical emergencies.

With Delivery Times, Defer to Mother Nature | acogpresident.

Climate Change and Desertification: Answers

Here’s an important suggestion for solving some of our most serious problems. Allan Savory is an ecologist giving this TED talk. He calls it “Holistic Management.” With a name like that, you know I couldn’t resist!

It’s about 30 minutes, but worth every moment. Now, how does something like this get implemented on a scale that will do some good?

Using Our Talents

People can be really amazing. We live in a society that runs on specialization – we all have a job that generally requires us to do one thing. True, the one thing often includes various “tasks” so we’re not literally doing nothing else. The receptionist will answer phones and greet people, but probably also files documents, does some typing, runs errands, and of course, makes coffee. Teaching includes reading, writing, watching children and keeping order, creating art, and million other thing...

Transmat World: The Future of Housing

Awesome information. For once, here’s something about the future that’s not all gloom and doom. Writers: you’ll appreciate the aesthetics of these future buildings.

Transmat World: The Future of Housing.