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I’m re-arranging my meetups. I’m starting a new book club– the Buddhist Book Club of Takoma Park. This will be the third time I’ve tried to start a Buddhist themed meetup group. The first two times, it wasn’t a book … Continue reading →

I’m continuing to become an expert in babies and toddlers, at least from reading pop-non-fic books about birth, toddlers, and early childhood development. Did you know that if mothers eat, say beets during their third trimester, their toddlers are more … Continue reading →

TV can either be bad or good or neutral, depending on a lot of factors.  1) Kids need age appropriate TV.  Signs of age appropriateness: the kid pays attention and shows signs of understanding. 2) Kids need a model for … Continue reading →

What a huge undertaking! I’m in the mood for lists, so I’m going to list some of the projects I’ve started for the baby project: Reading baby books. There are so many of them. The best so far have been … Continue reading →

I call it secret because you have to read about a third of the book before you realize that the cornerstone of the health advice is using glucometer to figure out what meals you eat are a kick to the … Continue reading →

When I was a kid I read the Exiles Trilogy, by Ben Bova. The third book was gripping and fantastic. I can’t remember the first two thirds.  A year or so ago I saw Pandorum and thought it was a … Continue reading →

I’ve been super excited about my ‘quantified self’ project. I now measure: Goals –  I use joesgoals.com to track things like brushing teeth, sleep debt/sleep debt paid, doing flash cards Weight – Usually 145, sometimes up to 155. Measured with … Continue reading →

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Zombies love brains, so any zombie with a herd of humans will want to pay attention to folate since without enough folate, the humans are born without brains. The relationship between folate intake is strong and linear, and it appears … Continue reading →

1. Reading aloud 2. Spaced flash cards (as opposed to massed) 3. Comics 4. Listening to podcasts (both actively and passively) 5. Copying lists from dictionary at spaced intervals (although the jury is out on how effective this is) 6. … Continue reading →