Year: 2011

Do Cellphones Cause Brain Tumors? Definitely Maybe Not.

July 14, 2011
A few years ago, a research study showed a possible link between cell phone usage and brain cancer. They wanted to list radiofrequency energy as “possibly carcinogenic”. Everyone freaked. Now, a flurry of studies have been done and completed to show no linkage at all between them. Not even a little...

Mediterranean Wellness at sea

July 2, 2011
Bringing the Mediterranean lifestyle back home. The mistral is finally letting up enough for us to leave Santa Teresa, here on the northern most tip of Sardinia. Only a few more days to go before I have to leave this beautiful place. I want to put it all in...

Mediterranean Wellness at sea

June 29, 2011
How To Eat Light: In our last day in Bonifacio, I had one of those days where I just wasn't hungry, throughout the day. So much good food, but no real appetite to eat it with!! I wasn't ill, I just wasn't that hungry. Thinking back to the day...

Mediterranean Wellness at sea

June 27, 2011
Irony: the coma of my iPhone. Life us just like this. I was in a lovely port, sipping my coffee and had just started my blog post about the surprising freedom that comes from imposed inconvenience. In other words, here?, the grocery stores?, they close at 1:00 and don't...

Chilled Tomato Soup with Chipotle Cream

June 23, 2011
  You’ll Need  2 Tablespoons olive oil 6 green onions, chopped 1 red bell pepper, chopped 2 garlic cloves, chopped 1 jalapeno chili, seeded, chopped 4 cups tomato juice 1 ½ pounds tomatoes, seeded, chopped 3 Tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice 2 Tablespoons prepared horseradish Sour cream...

Bonifaccio

June 21, 2011
This is what I see just off to starboard from my secure little nook of an anchorage....

Olive Oil Lovers Will Love This

June 17, 2011
Olive oil was Athena’s gift to Greece, according to legend, and the happy recipients of the largess d’godess took it straight to heart — literally.It turns out that those who use olive oil regularly are less likely to have your blood vessels pop open in your brain, making your...