My last weight loss journey: keep on learning

The Obesity Code by Jason Fung I just finished listening to this book. It made a lot of sense. We aren’t designed as humans to eat all the time. If you think about it, there are very few animals in nature that eat all the time. With the help of Google, I found four.  WeContinue reading “My last weight loss journey: keep on learning”

When White Man Came

🛑 Warning – long  This poem was about Things Fall Apart by Achebe. It was written as extra credit on our literature final exam. Out of 10 points possible, I got 10 points and a Very Impressive!  *Sadly, I remember reading Things Fall Apart but don’t remember writing this.  When White Man Came In theContinue reading “When White Man Came”

Thoughts on White Paper

Saturday, June 6th, I went to the Poke Sallet Festival in the Harlan County hills. The title of this book got my attention; Thoughts on White Paper. Poetry! It’s a book of poetry. Not something I’m used to seeing at festivals. So yes, I bought one. Her poem, My Face is my favorite. It isContinue reading “Thoughts on White Paper”

A Field Guide to Getting Lost

I was gifted a copy of Rebecca Solnit’s – A Field Guide to Getting Lost. Not far into the book she uses a quote, “How will you go about finding that thing the nature of which is totally unknown to you?” (Plato)  Try as I might, I couldn’t find this in audio form that wasContinue reading “A Field Guide to Getting Lost”

Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy: it’s all HER fault.

I just finished listening to the book and it upset me greatly. Before I start, allow me to say that yes, this book was written in a different time. But gee. So here’s the low down. The local preacher tells Tess’s dad that they are descended from a wealthy line of people. Tess’s branch hasContinue reading “Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy: it’s all HER fault.”