JOANNA ELM, Author, Journalist, Attorney
The Pleasures and Perils Of A Writing Life
Donald Trump applauded the vote for Brexit when he landed in Scotland the day after the UK voted to leave the European Union. By now, he knows, or should know, just how ugly things got for minorities in the UK after the vote. And how hate crimes surged 42%. Continue reading “Trump, Brexit & the Politics of Hate”
Why I Love This Book — but can’t recommend it to my women friends.
I would like to know where Dr. Steven Hatch hangs out so that I could go there and kiss the ground he walks on.
Dr. Hatch is the author of Snowball in a Blizzard (Basic Books), a book which addresses the problem of “uncertainty” and “haziness” in medicine. He writes that despite the great advances in science and technology, and even with access to the most complex diagnostic tools, medicine can still be a bit hit-and–miss because “a diagnosis is, much more often than not, a conjecture, and a prognosis is typically less certain than that.” Continue reading “Snowball in a Blizzard: A Review”
Which of the following are actual flavors of Lay’s potato chips:
a) chilli and knuckle of pork; b) Marmite ; c) balsamic sweet onion; d) all of the foregoing ?
If you answered (d), you would be right. You may be astounded however to find out, as I did after a recent shopping trip, that those flavors are just three of some 250 flavors of potato chips made by Lay’s and its foreign subsidiaries world-wide.
Shopping for Snacks
My shopping trip was a mission to pick up snacks and beverages for my son and his girlfriend who were visiting for a long holiday weekend. I texted my son from the supermarket as to flavors and brands. This is how the texts went: Continue reading “Potato Chips: Do We Really Need 250 Flavors ?”