Author Archives: Naomi

What’s a more extreme term than schadenfreude?

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: Thousands of anti-abortion protesters who attended the National March for Life rally and concert this January may have been exposed to measles.

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So what are “ancient grains”?

Posted on February 10, 2026 by Naomi

Don’t know if you were as puzzled as I was when I noticed a loaf of bread I’d unwittingly paid too much money for contained “ancient grains.” Yesterday, when I had a lovely BLT at the Green Kitchen (est’d 1931) … Continue reading →

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Mysteries of life: Ancient grains and all that

Posted on February 7, 2026 by Naomi

Just returned from a shopping trip with a number of necessities, one big mistake (a box labeled “chocolate chips” in which the chips, with which I was going to make oatmeal choc chip cookies, were hidden in a dry cookie … Continue reading →

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