The New Year

This is the Gaon (Genius) of Vilna, allegedly my ancestor It is the new year for us Hebrews (as we were called at Ellis Island) or Israelite...

Update: the Search for Organic Whey Powder

Bovine growth hormones: Does she or doesn't she? I wrote quite a while back about my search for protein powder without soy or rBGH --rec...

Back in the Saddle

Ceci n'est pas une Cancer Bitch. Friday I was riding my bike to French yoga at the Alliance Francaise . (It's yoga with instructions...

For the Girl Who Has Everything...

LINK: I found these (above link) while I was looking for something else. A Chicago Daily News columnist, Sidney J. Harris, used to write occ...

Wind and Water

It rained here in Chicago for almost two days straight, flooding some neighborhoods and suburbs and I kept thinking that this is what it...

This is not a picture of Ikea.

Everyone thinks that Dante said the lowest rung in hell is reserved for the neutrals. Actually, he said something much subtler than that. B...

This Mortal Coil

So I'm filling out the marketing questionnaire for The Adventures of Cancer Bitch. This means I'm listing possible reviewers and int...