Today the USDA announced some new policies that are supposed to help prevent us from eating beef infected with mad cow disease. The scary part of this story–I can’t believe we were already eating this stuff. 1. “Downer” cattle (cattle that are incapable of walking by themselves at the slaughterhouse) can no longer be eaten [...]
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I am still looking for a job as a librarian. It’s sort of hard for me to get motivated to look for jobs because I’m not willing to move. I have an interview at Palmer Chiropractic Collegeon Jan. 6. I’ve pretty much applied for any library jobs that I’m qualified for within a 60 mile [...]
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If you know me very well, you know that I’m always looking for products that make cleaning easier. I hate to clean! My parents used to punish me by making me clean up the house…stupid projects like cleaning out the kitchen junk drawers or washing the walls. Cleaning still feels like torture to me. Today [...]
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Last night my old college roommate–Tara–came to town for a brief visit. I spent the evening with her and her daughters at a Coralville motel. We spent a lot of time soaking in the hot tub, talking about work, husbands, and life in general. It always seems like it’s going to be weird, seeing an [...]
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We returned from John’s parents today, after spending 2 days in Burlington. I wanted to go to a movie, but John thinks it is wrong to go to movies on holidays because then people have to work at the movie theaters. I decided against going to the gambling boat which was just as well. I [...]
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