Recovering from an eye problem…

by | Oct 9, 2012 | Journal

First I’m on the end of my contact lenses, need to order some—went to Fencon on just about the last of my lenses, didn’t take a spare—now, understand, I can see far off just fine without glasses or contacts. I CAN drive without glasses or...

The ancient world the way it was…

by | Oct 8, 2012 | Journal

sacrificed army For quite a while modern historians have been inclined to doubt the Roman viewpoint in history: if Romans reported it, it’s got to be propaganda has been the view quite conspicuously on the history channel, with certain folk with whom yrs truly...

This rice thing is kind of interesting…

by | Oct 5, 2012 | Journal

Apparently the plant has an affinity for arsenic (the atevi might think it a nice trait)—and sucks it up where available. Now, the US set acceptable arsenic levels in drinking water. But—you take to raising rice on certain ground, and apparently it will do...

Recovering rapidly—

by | Oct 4, 2012 | Journal

Thank you, Donna, for the suggestion. I don’t know whether it’s the silver or the sugar that’s done it, but it went from a full-blown upper-respiratory awfulness to pretty bearable in 15 minutes, and I got some sleep last night in a stack of about 6...

We brought something else back from Texas—

by | Oct 1, 2012 | Journal

…the infamous Convention Crud. I think the fires and the smoky drive set us up for it. It’s respiratory, and I’m chilled, dizzy and feel like heck, but improving. I laid out this morning and just rested. Now I’m feeling a little...