The Bugs In Our Moral Code

I actually caught this video over at NPR’s Planet Money, but it’s really interesting if you’ve got some time to watch.  I think it’s 20 minutes.  Daniel Ariely is a behavioral economist.  His research focuses on discovering and measuring how people make decisions.   This lecture  asks (and answers in terms of what Mr. Ariely has [...]

And The Beat Goes On

You know, I started a post a few days ago about having visited The Little Aussie Bakery on Avenue B. I was all set to tell you how good the large cheeseless veggie pizza Stuart and I had was; how good the green-leaf salad with the citrus dressing and the $8 ($8?!) loaf of gluten-free [...]

Heavy Cloud, But No Rain–Though My Tongue Is Out Over Some New Crochet/Knitting Patterns…

Well, we’re about to go into Stage I water restrictions around here, though for the life of me, I’m not sure why we haven’t done so already. Eighteen months with little to no rain and no rain in sight before early summer, if then–planting season is right around the corner, too, and Medina Lake, mainly [...]

That Bee Problem Hasn’t Gone Away

There’s a column in The New York Times today about the continued disappearance of bees (yes, Colony Collapse Disorder is alive and well). Now I know that with all that is going on in the world today it may be hard to keep in mind the fact that our food system is still very much [...]

Inauguration Day 2009

I’m listening to inauguration day coverage on NPR, and I have to admit, it’s a little hard not to get excited about the day. I really wasn’t before. I don’t think I have the expectations for Obama that so many other people seem to, and I don’t like crowds, don’t much like following the crowd, [...]