I was just now reading an article on Slate by pediatrician Sydney Spiesel about five less-thought-of reasons for the obesity epidemic. Though mildly interesting, the reasons don’t excite me that much. It’s what Spiesel proposes near the end of his article that caught me eye…
For the last month or two, General Motors has been flaunting their “Live Green. Go Yellow.” campaign across the airwaves. I die a little bit every time I see one of these ads…
Below is my live blog record from the State of the Union. A more full-fledged post can be expected tomorrow (Feb.1). I never worked up the energy for a more full-fledged post, so I might recommend a Slate article about the speeches, published earlier today.
All times in EST (UTC-5).
09:10: Senators crowd around his highness, hoping […]
So I was sitting at my desk after school today, observing a discussion going on behind me. One student had earlier discouraged another from using “gay” in a negative sense (e.g., “This homework assignment is so gay”). My advisor (teacher) was praising the discouraging student for his actions. This fueled the larger discussion on the […]