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The Day I Discovered the Treadmill
The day I discovered the treadmill was cold and snowy and – did I mention cold? The story begins something like this: On any given day, I would much rather lament my running incapacity than to do something productive to remedy it. Every once in a while I do something advisable (recall Exhibit A). But…
Anyplace
I am practicing being able to write anyplace. I admire those people who can write anyplace. People like that often say, “If I needed peace and quiet to write I would never get anything written!” I agree. The difference is that they fall into the “manage to get it done” category and I fall into…
If Life Were Like the Super Bowl
This week at a Bible study, my pastor lead us through an interesting discussion beginning with the question, “If life were like the Super Bowl, what would our role be?” I liked his analogy so much, I decided to share it. Credit for this analogy goes to my pastor; any misrepresentations in my embellishments are…
History Class
Don’t worry. This post isn’t really about history. I wouldn’t have much to say in that regard anyway. Partially for a reason which you are about to see. As a student, I rarely slept in class. But by the end of my undergraduate years, after consistently burning through more than one box of proverbial candles,…
Going Through, Part II
Click to read Part 1. When I was writing the first “Going Through” article a couple of months ago (seriously, where does the time go??) I was already thinking of part 2. Unfortunately, rather than sitting right down and writing it then, which would have been the smart thing to do, I waited. Now, I…
Running
I am not a runner. But I admire people who are. I would like to be a runner. Except for that fact that becoming a runner would require me to, well, run. I am the epitomy of everything you should not do to become a runner. I follow no schedule whatsoever. I wait for a…
Going Through
I had a screen saver on my computer in college that rotated through inspirational quotes. I don’t recall exactly where I got it. I think my roommate received it from someplace; maybe it came with a bookstore promotion. That part doesn’t really matter. What matters is there was one particular quote that always resonated with…
Plow Forward
You may have noticed the last two articles seem a little contradictory. After all, the moral of Cooking Tip #1 is to consider your actions before you leap; the moral of Non-Newtonian Fluids is to leave the pondering to someone else. Leap out of the boat and go with gusto! So wait, aren’t those contradictory?…
Non-Newtonian Fluids
I had a friend recently introduce me to the wonderful world of non-newtonian fluids. (Stick with me here; this is cool.) Non-newtonian fluids are fluids that change their properties when presented with different forces. One classic example is a mixture of corn starch and water. Try this at home: mix 2 cups of corn starch…
Rotten Bananas
My apartment currently smells like bananas. This is because I have a banana languishing on my counter encased in an increasingly brown skin. It has passed the point where I actually want to eat it, but it is not quite so far gone as to be demoted to the compost bin. What it really needs…
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Janet Beagle, PhD is the founder of The Mustard Patch. She divides her time between the Midwest and New England, and if she’s not writing, she’s probably out hiking with her 2-and 4-footed friends.