2009 – Less is more

A new year, a new focus.
In 2008, I did a lot of things:  knitting, baking, blogging, throwing parties, etc.  In 2009, it’s time to cut back.  I tend to get in over my head and end up just stressing out about all these supposedly fun things that are going on.
Less

No more TWiB.
Knit only for fun, [...]

Isn’t that okay?

I had a job interview yesterday that was… mediocre. First of all, diabetes dared to interrupt, but I didn’t let it.
I talked to 3 different people about various things, and I hope I managed to give them the answers they were looking for. However, I managed to get tripped up when the last [...]

Menugate

This Consumerist article about the debacle going on in NYC over restaurant menus is hilarious.
A new law was passed that requires restaurants that already maintain nutritional information to post it on their menus. This makes it easier for consumers to see how many calories are in the stuff they’re buying right off the bat. [...]

Why is America fat?

I found this obesity map/timeline on CNN today, and it’s rather disturbing. In 1985, 8 states had obesity levels of 10-14%. In 2004, there are 9 states that have obesity levels of over 25%. Only 7 states have levels between 15 and 19%. There are no states that have less that [...]

It’s not gonna work…

I found this article a few days ago about parents putting on lavish “purity balls” for their young daughters (around age 11). The idea is that the girl will make a pact with her father to abstain from sex until she is married. There are so many holes in this idea, it’s not [...]

The wonders of public transportation

I read this article from the online version of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and I just wanted to hit the author over the head. He talks about the horrendous traffic in Chicago and how he nearly goes into road rage about it (with excruciating detail). The simple solution? DON’T DRIVE
Yes, that’s right. [...]

Vegetarianism is not a religion

I’m getting tired of people that think being a vegetarian is the equivalent of enlightenment and that veganism is the ultimate goal. Those who are vegan look down on those who are “just vegetarians” and those who are vegetarians look down on those who are not. That is completely uncalled for.
In general, it’s [...]

“New Math” a joke

I found an article entitled “Is Your Child a Math Moron?” via Digg this morning, and it brings up a number of interesting points. Why are people, specifically young adults and children, completely dumbfounded when it comes to simple mathematics? The author points to some new math “programs” that are being used in [...]