Monthly Archives: June 2008

So who is driving the bus? Really?

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Kirsten

More evidence that our rational self isn’t really the self that’s in charge: as described in a piece by Robert Lee Hotz in Friday’s Wall Street Journal, research suggests that when we “decide” to do something, we’re not really deciding. … Continue reading →

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Eye-spotted Ladybug

Posted on June 29, 2008 by Kirsten

I haven’t found one of these since I was a kid . . . Isn’t it gorgeous? Most the ladybugs we see anymore are non-native species that were imported by the U.S. Dept of Agriculture in the 70s to control … Continue reading →

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If you break one, LEAVE THE ROOM

Posted on June 24, 2008 by Kirsten

US Representative Ted Poe reads us a bedtime story. Part 1 is the text of the law Congress has passed that mandates we replace incandescent lightbulbs for compact fluorescents by 2014. For Part 2, he reads from the EPA requirements … Continue reading →

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Fluoride in Rochester, Part II

Posted on June 23, 2008 by Kirsten

Jim Nugent, Water Quality Laboratory Manager at our Monroe County Water Authority, graciously answered the questions I emailed about our municipal fluoride policy. So allow me to share :-) First, the more factual bits. The county spends $88,000 on fluoridation … Continue reading →

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My fave McCartney-only tune

Posted on June 18, 2008 by Kirsten

Nothing original to say here. Lennon-McCartney was magic. But I LOVE this song — it’s a pop gem. So it popped into my head this afternoon & bless youtube I’ve been able to listen to it over & over 87,000 … Continue reading →

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Time to rethink fluoride

Posted on June 17, 2008 by Kirsten

In case you haven’t checked lately, I’ve got the inside scoop, fellow Rochesterarians: Monroe County adds fluoride to our water. Here’s what they say on their website. It’s not much. Water provided by the MCWA contains about 1 ppm (part … Continue reading →

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I’m in love . . .

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Kirsten

With who, you ask? It’s all revealed here.

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Demon, Daemon, Daimon, Daimonion

Posted on June 16, 2008 by Kirsten

I’ve been thinking more about Gallwey’s book and the implications of what he discovered about executing the golf swing. Gallwey observed that there are two different “modes” of being that affect a golf swing. One is judgmental, critical, verbal, analytical. … Continue reading →

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The inner game

Posted on June 11, 2008 by Kirsten

(Crossposted at Golfolicious.) Last fall, around the time it got too cold to golf anymore, I was feeling pretty discouraged about the game. It seemed to me that after a year & a half of playing I should have been … Continue reading →

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