success in a basket

cardin at optimistlab tagged me the other day with the simply successful secrets experiment (get the details here; it was started by aaron potts at todayisthatday, and it came to cardin via karen lynch at livethepower; it’s also been featured in amsall’s inspirational and motivational carnival). for a few years now i’ve had what i… Continue reading success in a basket

carnival of eating disorders #4

welcome to this month’s carnival of eating disorders, where we look at blogs that help us understand the various forms of eating disorders, and point ways to recovery. OVEREATING this time around, the biggest category is on overeating. we have marsha hudnall who discusses a finding that has been making the rounds lately: binge eating… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #4

an 18-year-old talks about international women’s day

hello, i’m isabella’s personal assistant. i’m an eighteen-year-old who has very strong views on the treatment and consideration of people in general. when isabella asked me to write something about international women’s day i was very intrigued and excited to be featured. cat’s lab tells us that celebrated on 8 march, international women’s day (IWD)… Continue reading an 18-year-old talks about international women’s day

more on online conversations: twittering with robert scoble

robert sanzalone, who is, by the way, one amazing and knowledgeable guy, especially when it comes to blogging, got me into twittering the other day. what’s twitter? it’s a neat little live chat/blogging combination and relatively new, so there’s all kinds of interesting people still on there talking to everyone. i’m really intrigued by twitter… Continue reading more on online conversations: twittering with robert scoble

carnival of eating disorders #3

welcome to the february 28, 2007 edition of carnival of eating disorders. this time around, the majority of our entries are about body image. i particularly like audrey hepburn’s beauty tips – a bit corny, perhaps, but true and beautiful nonetheless. topic: body image rt regales us with an interview with erin pavlina, wife of… Continue reading carnival of eating disorders #3

designing the web

i’m still digesting the great fare at the northern voice blogging conference. as you may have gleaned already, one of my favourites there was nancy white. in talking about how we interact with one another, on and offline, she said something that left a lasting impression on me: “everyone is a designer!” what does that… Continue reading designing the web

conversations at northern voice

conversations are at the heart of my practice. conversations are what i was hoping for when i first started this blog. conversations was one of the topics at this year’s northern voice blogging conference – i facilitated a little presentation about it at moosecamp (the first day’s unconference) in connection with the vancouver bloggers meetup.… Continue reading conversations at northern voice

a fix for both obesity and malnutrition?

research on obesity is really going places these days. a little while ago, i reported on the discovery of an obesity virus and an obesity molecule. now, feifan guo and douglas cavener, two biologists at penn state university, have discovered an enzyme with the weighty name of GCN2 eIF2alpha kinase (let’s call it GAK, shall… Continue reading a fix for both obesity and malnutrition?