Category: Blog

Published 20 May 2020, Revised 28 January 2022 I am using Bangladesh as the ”canary” to show the impact changing climate and global warming is having on food in poorer… [Continue Reading]

Hand Hygiene This post was initially drafted last year, when hand hygiene was not a pandemic issue. The reason I started this post was that The Guardian (April 2019) printed… [Continue Reading]

Cellars and Pantries Some people, especially in more rural areas and living in older homes, likely have a cellar pantry that they can use to hold home-canned foods, potatoes and… [Continue Reading]

4/23 Industrial Ag Meat News Read some news and have some thoughts. Just as industrial, large meat production is terrible for the animals, it is also terrible for the workers… [Continue Reading]

Pandemic or not, my lemon and lime fruit trees continue to bear fruit, lots of fruit. And since we are in a “stay home” mode, I cannot just take all… [Continue Reading]

Crisis Can Mean Opportunity The one thing to remember about crisis events, while they can be terrible and devastating to many; they can also bring about inventions, innovations, and revolutions…. [Continue Reading]

Hunter + Gatherer’s Honey I watched a TV special series on The History of Food, offered on the Curiosity Channel, that featured the Hadzabe. This is an indigenous ethnic group,… [Continue Reading]

“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana Human Experiences In many ways, my personal experience of this Pandemic is bifurcated. I am over-stressed from work and… [Continue Reading]

Pandemic Update In the time of a pandemic, canned and boxed foods are often gone from the shelves due to panic buying. But they are not the only food to… [Continue Reading]

I am focusing this post on how to clean and disinfect your kitchen, and some ideas for unprepared people and what they can do. I will also provide some DIY… [Continue Reading]

Beer Connoisseurs PBS has a small video series called the Origin of Everything, that does in depth explanations of interesting topics. I ran across this series by accident last week,… [Continue Reading]

My Day Job At my University job, one of my tasks is to evaluate risks and plan for events that can shut down our services. The reason why this is… [Continue Reading]

Taking Turns My spouse and I take turns planning Valentine’s day. The day after I made a little comment about how I planned it last year (hint-hint), I had a… [Continue Reading]