Archive for June, 2008
Are You a Blogger or Blog Junkie? Start Noshing!
I can’t resist a great idea. This is why my About me page makes me look mildly psychotic. But hey, I’m known as the queen type-A mom, so that’s just me. When I first heard about
Blog Nosh Magazine, I knew I had to get a bite of that. First of all, it’s the brainchild […]
Why Newspaper Stories Need to Be Longer - Part I of the Newspapers Are Doing It Wrong Series
I have some advice for newspapers. I won’t even charge you for it. I know you can barely afford to have each reporter do 3-7 beats as it is, so consider this one a freebie. Hey, you underpaid me for 15 years, so I guess I owe you.
You are doing it all wrong. All of […]
Homemade Bruschetta from Garden Tomatoes and Basil
This is precisely a main reason, a culmination, of why I am doing my Sustainable Kitchen Project. It’s just for amazing experiences like this. Just yesterday, I glanced over towards my garden. I noticed a flash of red. Not green, and not the even more likely brown. Red. It stopped me in my tracks.
Tomatoes. […]
Need Some Ultimate Indulgence? Try Thalassotherapy
A popular pursuit in France since the 1960s, the Aquitaine is a prime destination for pursuit of thalassotherapy. Thalassotherapie, translated to mean sea water cure, was discovered by a Tour de France cyclist who healed from his injuries by sea water in his home of Brittany. Today, there are numerous thalassotherapy treatment centers in […]
Cathar Country, an Amazing Undiscovered Part of France
One of the bloodiest points in the history of this area revolves around the rise and eventual massacre of the Christian Cathar religious sect in the 12th century. Tourists can visit the ruins of Cathar strongholds, and villages where crusaders conducted massacres with a trip to the beautiful and history-rich Cathar Country.
I just posted all […]
Bite Me, Wachovia! A Case Study in What’s Gone Wrong with the Banking Industry
I am not that old. I am in my 30s. But I feel like a geriatric for what I’m about to say. I remember way back when banks didn’t piss me off. They didn’t suck. I actually used to have a bank that would call my cell phone or work if I was overdrawn just […]