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BMI? Oh My!
Published on 28 Dec 2006 at 12:22 pm.
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When did the BMI become the metric for measuring one’s worth? The BMI, or Body Mass Index, is a ratio of weight to height. It’s a convenient (but not precise) way to tell if you need to lose or gain weight. You can calculate yours at the press of a button. The scale for the general population […]
Pie in the Sky
Published on 25 Dec 2006 at 7:00 pm.
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A recent report in the New York Times that college-educated women are losing ground in the race for pay equality will come as no surprise to any woman who’s spent time in the working world. As a full professor, I can report that even people who know the law are rarely aware of the discriminatory […]
The Longest Day
Published on 6 Dec 2005 at 8:57 pm.
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I was sick this week and decided to tackle a task I hadn’t had time for before: watching the first season of “24″ on DVD. I spread it out over four days, and I’m still recovering. The plot is a ragged sweater of holes and loose ends. Almost nothing the characters do makes sense; it’s filled […]
God’s Country
Published on 13 Nov 2005 at 11:33 pm.
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I have never had so much religion forced down my throat. America is in the grip of Christian cultural colonization, and our colonial overlords are beginning to show their true “christian” values. Pat Robertson tells a town that voted intelligent designers off its school board that God is going to destroy them. Bill O’Reilly—that paragon of […]
Free Cell and the Search for Enlightenment
Published on 23 Oct 2005 at 11:23 am.
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I’ve been addicted to computer solitaire ever since I stumbled upon it. It helped me quit smoking, and has been a crutch through a lot of trauma that might otherwise have required sedation. I’m sure some enterprising grad student has done research explaining the chemicals in the brain released during computer solitaire. Eventually, I […]
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Welcome to Buff Crone, Superher*
Published on 5 Oct 2005 at 1:34 pm.
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I am Buff Crone, Superher. I’m a retired professor. I became a superher during a hotflash, while on the phone trying to change a plane reservation. I use my powers to right wrongs and correct grammar. I hate mindless institutions—like credit card companies, health insurers, and airlines—that seem oblivous to the needs of their customers. […]
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Religion
Published on 4 Oct 2005 at 12:53 am.
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I spent Rosh Hashonah contemplating my spirituality and how I would like it to develop in the next year. I wonder if I’m still a practicing Jew, or if I know enough to call myself a Buddhist. Among other things, I’m reading an old Newsweek Magazine article on spirituality in America. I’ve had some very […]