Reporters Without Borders just published it's worldwide press freedom index. Top on the list is Finland, followed by other enlightened Scandinavian countries. The U.S. ranks 17th, below Slovenia, Costa Rica, and Switzerland. Taiwan is 35th on the list, below Namibia, Paraguay, Croatia, and El Salvador. The bottom three are Burma, China, and North Korea. No surprise there.
This is a recipe that I got from the PCOS Association natural discussion list:
Immune Support Breakfust
4 c rolled oats 2 c oat bran 1 c sillybum seed (crushed) 1 c flax seed (crushed) 2 c sunflower seed 2 c lecithen
mix all together and store airtight in the fridge.
mix 1/4-1/3 c with enough milk/soy milk/water to moisten, and let sit over night or for 2 hours. sweeten only with real maple syrup or honey, add fresh fruit if desired.
The true blog in this site, here are some sites I frequent.
Melissa likes to keep informed via CNN. However, I've always visited the New York Times. Sections I turn to first are Dining, Travel, Health, and Advertising. Forbes keeps me abreast of business' concerns. The Economist has two weekly newsletters on political and business events which keeps me from being an ignoramus even when I am caught up in the minutiae of life. Although in print I never miss the
New Yorker's The Talk of the Town, online I prefer the
Atlantic.
Guilty pleasures. I am a big fan of the WB's dramedy series, Gilmore Girls, now in its second season. My dad is taping the shows
for me while I am in Taiwan. In between videotaped installments of the show, I keep up by reading the scripts and looking at screen captures from GilmoreGirls.net, the best fan site. I am so glad that there are dedicated fans who have this kind of time on their hands who enable me to get my weekly Gilmore Girls fix. The characters are complex, the dialogue fast-paced, funny, and filled with references to literature and pop culture, and the interaction between mothers and daughters at times poignant and reminiscent of my own relationship with my mother.
Fup, the store cat at Powells, is a character I still don't understand, but I always enjoy reading about him in their bi-weekly newsletter. Visiting the bookstore is dangerous, since I often end up making a purchase...
