Kara & Michael’s Blog

I have this habit, it’s really a bad habit. I get addicted to songs. I mean, I binge on songs and then some day, months after I’m done with binging, I get to the point where I can’t even listen to that song any more. My stomach starts turning because I overdid it for the [...]

If you’re smart, you plan out your meals for the week, hit the store once or twice and cook what you set out for yourself. It’s cheaper, less time-consuming, keeps you from eating out on-the-fly (which gets expensive very quickly).
Of course, no amount of planning can take every little thing into consideration. Sometimes, you have [...]

For all my discussions about politics and weight and everything else, I don’t often talk about my depression. Which is a shame because I do spend a lot of time considering my mental health and the nature of happiness in general. I just tend to do it privately because I am sorting most of these [...]

In this week’s box:

5 Zucchini
3 Cucumbers
2 tomatoes
6 ears corn
1 yellow onion
Spring mix
Beets
2 peaches
Green beans

I think that’s it, although surely Michael will correct me if I’m wrong. A coworker brought in a lemon cucumber from his garden yesterday, which is positively darling. I managed to take it home since everyone else was weirded out by it, [...]

I’ve taken the liberty of removing the depressing parts of today’s news, so that you, the reader, may enjoy it without requiring prescription medication. Enjoy!
Oil prices [...] $8 on economic [...]
By ADAM SCHRECK, AP Business Writer
NEW YORK - Oil prices [...] Tuesday as [...] about the nation’s [...] moved to the fore and [...] that [...]

The Washington Post frequently holds chats and publishes a column by veterinarian Dr. Michael Fox. He tends toward the holistic treatment of animals. If you’re like me, you just choked on your morning coffee or slim-fast. But not so quickly - his website of published musings shows how thoughtful he is. He’s a healer concerned [...]

Dear Senator Obama,
The cover of the July 21 issue of The New Yorker is funny. It is not offensive or incendiary or a provocative attempt to obtain media coverage. It is satire.
By condemning it publicly, you have not only caused the media to once again use the word “slam” in a context I detest; you [...]

I’ve been bad lately about updating this blog about our CSA and this week, Michael and I were away on vacation. For pictures of the sights we seen and a few pictures of Michael (since I am the appointed photographer, there are never any pictures of me) on our gallery.
In the meantime, we came home [...]

Chuck Colson claims he’s never met an atheist. I thought I’d introduce myself. Hey Chuck, how’s it hanging?  My name is Kara.
I’ve studied a load of religions in depth. I’ve studied groups you probably don’t even consider religions. They interest me endlessly. Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Pastafarianism… and then all the cults [...]

I read a lot of writing on the internet, and so many people screw up the simplest phrases because they’ve only heard them and never read them and don’t think about it.  Today it was “intensive purposes” which is supposed to read, “intents and purposes.” Let me ask you something, does for all “intensive purposes” [...]