The Gluten-Free Fad
Nowadays it seems like everyone from hipsters to soccer moms are taking up a gluten-free diet. But do they even know what gluten is, or...
Out With the Old, In With the New?
[caption id="attachment_4552" align="alignright" width="218"] Getting new friends to mix with old can be difficult.[/caption] As I write this article on the last few days of...
What’s In Your Protein Shake?
[caption id="attachment_4549" align="alignright" width="300"] Some dangerous metals like lead (above) can be found in protein shakes.[/caption] As our society pushes an image of fitness, whether...
Ukraine, Russia, The US and You: Part II
President Obama recently set sanctions against Russia for their continued presence in Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula. According to the Associated Press’s Nedra Pickler’s article “Obama announces...
So I’ve Been Talking to this Guy…
[caption id="attachment_4495" align="alignright" width="294"] How well can you really get to know someone via text?[/caption] My dear readers, it is finally time for me to...
Ukraine, Russia, The US and You
Despite the fact that the Olympics – a display of international harmony through sport – ended just a week ago, tensions are high between the...
A Belated Farewell to Harold Ramis
[caption id="attachment_4490" align="alignright" width="300"] The Ghostbusters (from left to right: Harold Ramis, BIll Murray, Dan Aykroyd. Not pictured: Ernie Hudson)[/caption] The Mount Greenwood Chronicles will...
Quick Bits: The Internet and the Movies
The Internet is a breeding ground for people who don’t want to have any fun. Recently, I saw the film The Monuments Men. To give...
The Mt. Greenwood Chronicles II: Hamburger Lane
[caption id="attachment_4417" align="alignright" width="300"] The hamburger - the corner stone of Mt. Greenwood cuisine.[/caption] Mt. Greenwood is a place that many may not think of...
You Say You Want a Revolution
[caption id="attachment_4414" align="alignleft" width="300"] Four men from Liverpool changed music for all time.[/caption] As many of you know, the 50th anniversary of the Beatles first...