It grieves me to see how much it costs to use these potentially life-changing medicines...but the lowest dose restored my willpower over food.
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Book Review: ‘Daughters of Eve’ by Sally Wiener Grotta
In her new book 'Daughters of Eve,' Sally Weiner Grotta mines the lives of Biblical women to give us insight into our own.
Read More »GLP-1 Journey: Week One
I just finished my first week on my GLP-1 weight loss journey. I'll be updating weekly on Blogcritics, so be sure to follow along!
Read More »To GLP-1 or Not to GLP-1: That Is the Big Weight Loss Question!
I’ve had a weight problem pretty much my entire life. And, mainly to take the weight off my now-arthritic knees, I’m about to take a stab at one of the new GLP-1 medicines. Even Weight Watchers has a GLP-1 plan through its partner Sequence. (I did check into this one, …
Read More »Good Guys with Guns Can’t Stop Mass Shootings
“Only Thing That Stops A Bad Guy With A Gun Is A Good Guy With A Gun.” The favorite bull*hit spewed by the NRA, Trumpsters, MAGAs. Nothing is holier than the second amendment, for which there is only one reading, one interpretation according to the usual suspects. Really. No, I …
Read More »Sunrise, Sunset, and the Burning Bush
The other day, we observed the winter solstice. The day with the fewest hours of sunlight in the calendar year—the longest, darkest night. I happen to live 100 feet above the Lake Michigan shore, and I am often treated to beautiful sunrises if I get up early enough–the beauty of …
Read More »Jewish and Truly Perplexed: A Cantorial Origin Story
So how did I get here? I mean wind up as a Jewish Cantor? A Hazzan and full member of the Jewish clergy. I wasn’t born to it. Nope. I was raised in the most secular of Skokie homes. Sunday School, not Hebrew school (parental units though that would be …
Read More »Pete Buttigieg Makes His Case for the 2020 Presidential Race
Mayor Pete Buttigieg is the real deal. More substance than Beto, more straightforward and clear-spoken than Elizabeth Warren (who I completely admire and adore).
Read More »Election 2018 Aftermath: Baby Steps and Hope Renewed
After last night's mid-terms, I am hopeful that nationalist, authoritarian, and yes, racist (or at best race-baiting) POTUS, Donald J. Trump will finally be subjected to genuine checks and balances!Â
Read More »Cold Brew Coffee Done Easy (If not Quick)
No muss, no fuss cold brew coffee done quick and easy -- and right on your countertop!
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