On February 8, 2022, archaeologist Jennifer Raff published her book Origin through her publisher Twelve, an imprint of the Hachette Book Group. It is 369 pages long in hardcover and costs $39.89. The Kindle ebook costs $14.99. Since then, at least seven “summaries” of her book appeared on Amazon. They are: SUMMARY: … Read More
Enough is Enough!
Usually, I avoid discussing political issues, but I must speak out about the stupidity of some of these anti-vaxxers. One said that the COVID vaccine was a “bio-weapon” and another called it a “crime against humanity.” What planet were these people born on? Would they return us to the days of polio paralysis and the scourge of smallpox, which killed … Read More
How I Got PMA
Don Hammond and Frank Crosby taught me PMA. It’s sorta like a religion except there are no prayers, churches, ministers, or services. In fact, it’s all in your mind because those letters stand for Positive Mental Attitude. When I was teaching at Virginia Commonwealth University in the early 1970s, I had the summers off with nothing really to do and … Read More
Welcome the Year of the Tiger
Thanks to Heimo Aga.
Pizza Hut Joins the Fiery Foods Movement
Pizza Hut’s New “Spicy Lover’s Pizza” People are increasingly craving spicy food, Pizza Hut says. A third-party report from Technomic, a research firm that specializes in the food service industry, found that nearly 80% of fast food customers say they enjoy “moderately spicy foods,” and that spicy flavors attract younger and more … Read More