Category Archives: By Ali

Words I wish I’d written: chronos, kairos and carpe diem

If you haven’t read this piece on Chronos and Kairos and the old lady at the store — and you may have, for it’s a facebook favorite these days — read it now. It captures the experience of parenting so … Continue reading

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In which Ali does the most gruesome of Thanksgiving tasks

My next door neighbor has been raising turkeys. About a month ago he asked me if I would like to help him “process” the turkeys before Thanksgiving. “Process” is such a clinical term. It sounds clean, it sounds efficient, it … Continue reading

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Honey-smuggling? Wha-huh?

In the completely-absurd-and-wholly-depressing department, we now have reason to fear that plastic bear sitting contentedly in every cabinet shelf. Apparently honey smuggling is big business. Behind those innocent bear eyes might be honey; or maybe not. If it is honey, it might contain lead. … Continue reading

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Prevention (and Ali) on shopping more healthfully, less expensively.

Ali has a few quotes in this Prevention.com article, Eight Ways the Grocery Store is Making You Eat More, about shopping for better health (and a fatter wallet!). Great tips here, and we’d think so even if the author, the … Continue reading

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Real chicken in Chicago public schools

Great story today on the school lunch front (and how often can one say that?) from the Chicago Tribune. The Chicago Public Schools will be using 2.5 million pounds of unprocessed chicken — real chicken, that is, not processed nuggets … Continue reading

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