Most knitters & crafters would agree - working on an interesting project helps us feel good.   Now there's some explanation for this, based on neuroscience!   Seems it's good for the brain too - engaging lots of different brain areas in simultaneous activity.  

I hate it when the government of the day uses sleight of hand to present service cuts as service improvements. And I hate it even more when that sleight of hand affects a vulnerable population.

If you had listened carefully recently, the Minister of Health made a major funding announcement touting increased access to physiotherapy services, exercise and falls prevention classes in long term care homes and communities.

According to some physicists, we are in G.Õ.D. and G.Õ.D. is in us. To explore this idea, check out the work of Neil Turok, who wrote the book THE UNIVERSE WITH--From Quantum to Cosmos. Here are some of the detail you will need to participate, OK?

http://www.cbc.ca/ideas/episodes/massey-lectures/2012/11/12/the-2012-cbc...

http://www.quillandquire.com/reviews/review.cfm?review_id=7795

THIS NEW THREAD IN SCIENCEAGOGO.COM JUST OPENED

Orac is an atheist who grew up in very atheistic and communist  Russia. He now live in the USA.

A technical glitch has caused some members of the United Church's health and dental plans to drop off the coverage list for Green Shield.

Green Shield is aware of the problem, as well as Ministry and Employment unit: thanks to the members who called us right away to alert us to this error.

Just made my own buttermilk for the first time today and it turned out spectacularly.

So we're getting to be more and more a ferment friendly household. So far we are making our own

yoghurt

creme fresh (sp?)

buttermilk

naturally fermented ginger ale

bread

pickles

sourkraut

wine

beer

My next fermentary adventure is going to be in the direction of chees making.

Mmmmmmmmmmmm

Please note that the General Council Office is closed from December 24 until January 3.  Work will continue first thing Tuesday, January 4!

We wish you all a safe and happy Christmas and New Year celebrations.  May peace and joy fill your hearts at this glorious time of year.

~The Staff of the Human Resources Unit, General Council Office~

Maintaining balance in your work, health and life is about respecting your personal capacity. Boundaries help you define how much you can take on as you actively try to build a physically and emotionally harmonious life.

So for a while now I've been wondering if there was something going on with my 3 yr old daughters hearing.  But in the winter/early spring, she had a few colds and so I thought maybe her ears were a bit plugged. But over the last few weeks, its been noticeable.  And way beyond a three year old loving to say the word What? What? What?  She's now coming closer or leaning in to hear me and says Pardon Me (or What) about a hundred times.

so, even though i'm not particularly good at asking for help or prayers, i'm being inspired by Serena to just post here and ask for a good outcome from tomorrow's cardiologist appointment - stress test to begin and then talk about what's going on.  i've already had a blood workup and they'll determine tomorrow whether i need an MRI, etc.