Self-tutoring about health: the tutor mentions a possible advantage of walnuts. Perhaps around two months ago I began a low-fat vegan diet for health reasons. From what I can tell, it’s delivered, I’m happy to say. However, I was experiencing …
Self-tutoring about yard work: the tutor mentions the apparent robustness of parsley. To my knowledge, parsley has always grown in the yard I maintain. Perhaps previous occupants planted it; perhaps it escaped from somewhere else. It’s well established, however it …
Self-tutoring about June life as a student: the tutor reflects on the luxury of over-capacity. In June, there seems this “other” existence that some people have, but others don’t. One can sense it on campus, for instance. I recall taking …
Self-tutoring about cholesterol: the tutor mentions the connection between saturated fat and ldl cholesterol. By now, people who research cholesterol and health likely are aware that ldl cholesterol is generally seen as detrimental, while hdl cholesterol, beneficial. (See my post …
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Self-tutoring about insects one might find: the tutor mentions the rove beetle. I can’t recall seeing rove beetles in the Maritimes, and usually don’t see them out here. The ones I’ve seen have a long, black abdomen, with obvious segmenting, …
Self-tutoring about weather: the tutor mentions the UV index and what “very high” seems to mean thereon. One hears about the UV index or sees its reading in the weather report. Today, here, it seems forecast to be 8, or …
Self-tutoring about bird watching: the tutor mentions a junco sighting. I often see Oregon dark-eyed juncos. Today, two came near a window I was sitting by, so I could observe them, it seemed, without their noticing me. I love to …
Self-tutoring about plumbing: the tutor continues about freeing up a bathtub drain. In yesterday’s post I begin about activities to unclog a bathtub drain. Once I had the drain cover off, I had to decide how to proceed. I’ve used …
Self-tutoring about plumbing: the tutor mentions a bathtub situation. I have had to use drain opener on a shower drain before, because a lot of hair goes down that drain. The drain cleaner works great, used as directed. Today, a …
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Self-tutoring about exercise and fitness: the tutor reflects about diet vs exercise. I started hearing decades ago that between diet and exercise, diet was the more powerful for keeping slim. One needs both good diet and exercise, of course, to …