Eat anything you want…

Eat anything you want. Just cook it YOURSELF! (says Michael Pollan) I can't eat anything I want in the broad sense given my food intolerances, but I really like this way of thinking. I do cook all my food and I do not eat anything out of a box, can or jar. (with some very few exceptions) It really does change the way you eat in very deep and meaningful ways. And it changes the way you think about food as well. It's been a really great education for me to consider how food comes to my table. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

January 14, 2014

Aging: a lovely thing maligned…

Aging...not such a bad thing. Really. The older I get, the greater power I seem to have to help the world; I am like a snowball -- the further I am rolled the more I gain. … [click on title for the rest of the post]

January 14, 2014

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function wpb_rand_posts() { 
 
$args = array(
    'post_type' => 'post',
    'orderby'   => 'rand',
    'posts_per_page' => 5, 
    );
 
$the_query = new WP_Query( $args );
 
if ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
 
$string .= '<ul>';
    while ( $the_query->have_posts() ) {
        $the_query->the_post();
        $string .= '<li><a href="'. get_permalink() .'">'. get_the_title() .'</a></li>';
    }
    $string .= '</ul>';
    /* Restore original Post Data */
    wp_reset_postdata();
} else {
 
$string .= 'no posts found';
}
 
return $string; 
} 
 
add_shortcode('wpb-random-posts','wpb_rand_posts');
add_filter('widget_text', 'do_shortcode');