Here's the tagline for a body wash product I just got a sample of: "Clean you expect. Ingredients you trust." Here's the list of ingredients (in order): Water - Off to a good start. I know what this is! Cocamidopropyl Betaine - Voted 2004 Allergen of the Year by the … [Read more...] about Ingredients and Chemical Compounds
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Amendment One Perpetuates Fear and Loathing: A True Story
She was about 16 and teetered between wanting to be cool and needing to be cuddly. She had had auburn hair that must have glistened marvelously with her green eyes. Bright green eyes are rare, and I remember hers as they stared in silence or twinkled in laughter. The … [Read more...] about Amendment One Perpetuates Fear and Loathing: A True Story
Acupuncture Remedies Anxiety!
Do you remember when I had acupuncture? I think I need to do more of it. Dude, it treats anxiety! Who knew?! Who isn't anxious time to time or all the time or much of the time or that time of the month or when you're not on time? I mean, I am a tish anxious just … [Read more...] about Acupuncture Remedies Anxiety!
Teach Kids About Food
Every time I eat lunch with my sons in their school cafeteria, I am amazed and saddened (and a little bit sickened) by what kids are eating. School lunch is notoriously bad. Adding pink slime to the equation is downright poisonous and an abominable disservice to our children. But … [Read more...] about Teach Kids About Food
I get around.
I'm donning some swank shoes and getting around today. Check out what I have to say about presidential candidates' personal wealth over at The Stir. And I regaled you with a story at The Broad Side about how I learned a lesson on self image from a 13 … [Read more...] about I get around.
Dental Care is Health Care
I have an odd soapbox issue that might surprise you. It's not about Lunchables or sexism in the workplace or appropriate hemlines for women over 40. Dental hygiene. Seriously. Have you ever seen those gum disease images. Blech. I remember one night when Bird had a friend … [Read more...] about Dental Care is Health Care
Local Artist Helps NC Food Bank
There's nothing that breaks my heart more than childhood hunger. The sadness is deepened when it's afflicting children close to me, children I know. I, as just one person, can only do so much. There is always the issue of dignity so simply giving a handout is not an adequate … [Read more...] about Local Artist Helps NC Food Bank