Author Archives: Mel Green

Dejunkfoodifying the schools

Posted on Fri, 23 June 2006 by Mel Green

Anchorage School District is pulling junk food & soda pop from vending machines in ASD schools. Continue reading →

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Summer solstice

Posted on Thu, 22 June 2006 by Mel Green

Solstice. A changing of the year, from increase to decrease. Well, that’s summer solstice anyway. Winter solstice goes the other way. It’s very yin-yangy, how the longest day holds the seed of the dark of the year, & the shortest … Continue reading →

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Changes

Posted on Wed, 21 June 2006 by Mel Green

My birthday was a few months ago, but I kept forgetting to take the personal holiday off that comes with it, as a job benefit, until now. End of the fiscal year coming up, don’tcha know, & these personal holidays … Continue reading →

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Eat your veggies

Posted on Mon, 19 June 2006 by Mel Green

Vegetables may help arteries stay clear Reuters UK (Mon Jun 19, 2006 1:26 PM BST)By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A healthy dose of vegetables every day may help keep the heart arteries clear, a study in mice … Continue reading →

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A fishy heredity

Posted on Fri, 16 June 2006 by Mel Green

Taste for meat and fish inherited, study shows Children learn to like fruits and vegetables from their parents, however LONDON – Children inherit their taste for meat and fish but when it comes to vegetables and desserts it’s more nurture … Continue reading →

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Eye contact

Posted on Fri, 9 June 2006 by Mel Green

I was on my bike at the intersection of Northern Lights & Lake Otis, waiting to cross Lake Otis. This is a busy intersection, so it’s not one I mess with: I wait for the light. Along came a pickup … Continue reading →

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Superdykes

Posted on Tue, 30 May 2006 by Mel Green

So DC Comics, originator of such comic book heroes as Superman & Batman, is now unveiling a new lesbian superhero: Batwoman, who is actually a recast of a minor DC Comics character who I gather was killed off in the … Continue reading →

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Dirty feet

Posted on Mon, 29 May 2006 by Mel Green

It’s been plenty warm for the past week, and I haven’t been wearing shoes at all. Instead: sandals. But since I’m also doing an awful lot of walking, it means my feet get pretty dirty. This is the result of … Continue reading →

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Field of Words: Breaking through on Ophelia

Posted on Mon, 29 May 2006 by Mel Green

Some good news on writing progress; full scoop in Field of Words.

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Breaking through on Ophelia

Posted on Mon, 29 May 2006 by Mel Green

The last couple of days have been very productive with writing. Not so much with direct writing, as in breaking through a problem so that I can write. No offense, Ophelia, but that problem has been you: needing just a … Continue reading →

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