I am currently reading Crazy Like Us: The Globalization of the American Psyche by Ethan Watters. I really wish it had been around when I took my diversity class. I highly recommend it ( Read more... )

First quince and paperwhite blossoms have arrived! Huzzah!

1. Vietnamese soup
2. Loaf of bread
3. Dinner rolls
4. Banana-Orange-Ginger-Sour cherry loaf
5. Mincemeat loaf
6. Beef stew
7. Lentil soup

Then:
raked the front yard

Then:
cleaned the kitchen and bathroom

Someone asked me for study tips. I broke them into 2 batches/ 2 posts. One post deals with rote learning; the other concerns concepts. Feel free to just move along ... nothing to see here. ;)

Thinking Skills: Learning for Meaning/Concepts ( Read more... )

Hint #1 ( Read more... )

samosas; ham & cheese turnovers; focaccia; stuffed chicken breasts; and ceasar salad.

I have been watching Celebrity Rehab because I will be taking a class soon on drugs (treatment and abuse). I haven't taken the class yet but even from my untutored point of view watching the show is very much like watching a trainwreck -- and I am not actually talking about the behavior of the celebrities but of the people who are supposed to be ( Read more... )

In other parts of the world mental illness is seen as an affliction rather than an identity ....

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/magazine/10psyche-t.html?pagewanted=1&hpw

My family was not into food at all when I was growing up. It was so predictable and so bland that even the pepper shaker never needed topping up ( Read more... )