Jane vs. Julia — The Power of Self-Reliance

By: politicalwoman (Diary)  |  May 8th at 02:56 PM  | 

I was perusing The Wall Street Journal online edition over the weekend, when a video they were showcasing on their site caught my eye. It was an interview with Jane Wurwand, the co-founder of Dermalogica skin care products. What caught my eye was not the “multimillionaire” in the title, but rather the words, “self-reliance,” a term I believe that could be found today on the | Read More »

You are What You Eat, or rather, What the Govt SAYS You Can Eat

By: politicalwoman (Diary)  |  May 8th at 09:46 AM  | 

Grrrrr… This latest article, Parents: Rule’s half-baked — State’s junk food ban could take bite out of school fundraiser (h/t Drudge) has me steaming, and I mean steaming. The Massachusetts Dept. of Public Health has decreed that as of August 1, 2012, bake sales are banned from public schools because of “nutrition standards.”  Since when does a taxpayer-funded Govt. entity have the right to tell the | Read More »