Anachan's Corner

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Archive for August, 2013

Hot Chocolate May Be Good For You?

Pseudo-science articles drive me crazy.  They typically have headlines proclaiming great progress or possibilities.  (Usually possibilities.)  The trouble is that when you get down into the details, you usually find the study being reported is way too limited to make any kind of reliable conclusions; they are often meant as justification to ask for more […]

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Uncraftiness

Recently, I ran across this article, linked by a friend on Facebook:  Why I Hate Pinterest.  I had to laugh a little, empathizing with the author as she expressed feelings of frustration pertaining to the overload of ideas sent to her by well-meaning friends trying to help her plan her son’s birthday. The first time […]

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