Monthly Archives: November 2015

Glycerinate Fall Leaves

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Roger Gosden

Here’s a cheapskate suggestion for decorating the table at Thanksgiving or giving at Christmas to people who have everything. Fall leaves! While other families in the neighborhood are filling bags with leaves from their yard for collectors to cart away … Continue reading →

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Inferno in Indonesia

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Roger Gosden

Indonesian forests are burning. It happens annually, but this time the inferno is far worse. On some days, the fires evolve more carbon into the atmosphere than the whole of America (whose economy is 20 times larger), and the smog … Continue reading →

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Trust your Microbiome (Gut)

Posted on November 7, 2015 by Roger Gosden

The gut feelings of psychic “scatomancers” who studiously examined the color, shape, and buoyancy of poo to forecast well-being and life prospects were more reliable than palm-reading, tarot cards, and astrology. They had “data,” and now we have the microbiome. … Continue reading →