Tuesday, December 13, 2005Your "Diet" Is a Myth: Give It Up and Lose WeightThe biggest problem that people who are concerned about their weight and health have is not the foods they are putting in their mouths, it's the word coming out of their mouths: "I'm on a diet." Everyone is on a diet, even if they don't know it. And it is crucial that people who are concerned about... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, December 12, 2005There Is No Such Thing as a "No Carb" DietBelieve it or not, none of the low-carb eating gurus----not Dr. Atkins, not the Eadeses, not Fran McCullough, not Barry Sears (who hates being lumped with the low-carbers, but there it is), not the Sugar Busters team---- none of them advocate a "no carb" approach to eating. What they do recommend is... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, December 11, 2005Something to Think About: Whether You Diet or NotPreach not to others what they should eat, but eat as becomes you, and be silent. Epictetus This should be a warning to all of us, no matter our dietary status. If you are on a diet, don't annoy or bore the heck out of people by going on about your diet, or by telling them why you are now eating... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, December 10, 2005More "Trimming" ComingWell, I've finished moving all of my former posts from Editormum's Reviews, and deleted that blog. Now I've decided to do the same thing to Editormum's Lower Your Carbs. I just don't have time to keep up with it, and it never generated all that many hits. So. The posts from it will be moved into... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, December 9, 2005The Narnia Movie: A Must-SeeJust got back from the theatre, where the children and I watched The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. It was fantastic. Spectacular. Wonderful. Marvellous. Enthralling. Astonishingly true to the book, the movie begins in London during the Blitz. You see the Pevensies... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, December 8, 2005The Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle BooksI discovered Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle at the age of 12. I fell in love with her, and I am now reading these stories to my 4- and 6- year-old sons. There are four books in the series by Betty MacDonald: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Hello Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm, and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic.... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, December 7, 2005Beginning Books for Early ChildhoodThe Cat in the Hat and other Dr. Seuss (aka Theo LeSeig and Theodore Geisel) books are some of the best kids' learning books available. The stories are short, simple, and easy to read. For pre-readers, they make great bedtime stories, with their bright, active pictures and beginning vocabulary. For... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, December 6, 2005The Phantom TollboothThis is one of the best books for kids on the planet. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norman Juster is graded for kids aged 9 to 12, but I have found that even 5 and 6 year olds can enjoy the story if it is read to them. The video is good enough to have made my kids beg me to read them the story. Milo is a... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, December 5, 2005Mr. Popper's PenguinsMr. Popper's Penguins, by Richard and Florence Atwater, is one of the very best books I ever read as a child. Excellent for reading aloud, and written with just the right mix of easy and advanced vocabulary to challenge the intermediate reader. This is a Newbery Honor book. The story is that of the... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, December 4, 2005Pegeen and Others by Hilda van StockumI came across Pegeen when I was 10 years old, and it was an intimidating book: 2 inches thick and larger than a typical hardback. (It was in very large type, with many pictures.) I was, and am, so glad that I was brave enough to read it. In my adulthood, I searched for it for years before I... Sign in to see full entry. |