The red menace and janitorial nightmare, the mostly social book club being, well, mostly social…

Fight fire without water! Worried those wings will repeat on you tonight? “Sleep on your left side,” says Anthony A. Star-poli, M.D., a New York City gastroenterologist and assistant professor of medicine at New York Medical College. Studies have shown that patients who sleep on their left sides are less likely to suffer from acid … Read more

Raven Rock State Park, a serendipitously pleasant lunch, catching up with Kevin, and dancing…

Overcome your most primal urge! Need to pee? No bathroom nearby? Fantasize about Jessica Simpson Colin Farrel. Thinking about sex preoccupies your brain, so you won’t feel as much discomfort, says Larry Lipshultz, M.D., chief of male reproductive medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine. For best results, try Simpson’s “These Boots Are Made for … Read more

Fund adjustments, catching up with Gregor, a walk around the lake, and Show Tunes…

Clear your stuffed nose! Forget Sudafed. An easier, quicker, and cheaper way to relieve sinus pressure is by alternately thrusting your tongue against the roof of your mouth, then pressing between your eyebrows with one finger. This causes the vomer bone, which runs through the nasal passages to the mouth, to rock back and forth, … Read more

A riveting Hudson, some work, some exercise, and some connection frustration…

If your throat tickles, scratch your ear. When you were 9, playing your armpit was a cool trick. Now, as an adult, you can still appreciate a good body-based feat, but you’re more discriminating. Take that tickle in your throat; it’s not worth gagging over. Here’s a better way to scratch your itch: “When the … Read more

Faggot

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2007/03/faggots.html Faggot by Andrew Sullivan06 Mar 2007 12:16 pm I watched Ann Coulter last night in the gayest way I could. I was on a stairmaster at a gym, slack-jawed at her proud defense of calling someone a “faggot” on the same stage as presidential candidates and as an icon of today’s conservative movement. The … Read more

Logos galore, a decluttering solution, celebrating mom’s 75th, and a night of non-entertainment…

This is a visually interesting web site: All My Faves. Do you have a bunch of “wire clutter” around your computer? Here’s one person’s solution: Click on the image to see how to build such a thing, all for less than 34 Canadian Dollars. We celebrated mom’s 75th birthday today at the Country Squire Inn … Read more