tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-94864912019-06-04T09:05:25.861-05:00Kandel Fangirl-ing Live from Lancaster: life as an Eric Kandel enthusiast, dog-obsessed, wannabe vegan who likes to write and is a 717 transplant from up north. Let's try and keep it simple....rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comBlogger240125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-18357974116288810792019-05-28T09:25:00.001-05:002019-05-30T13:49:15.856-05:00The Perils of Job Searching A company asks in its application process: define your uniqueness in 150 characters.  Having been initially tempted just to say something tongue in cheek, I was reminded of Ze Frank, who once wisely said that the very thoughts which make us feel the most 'alien' amongst our peers are really what we have most in common with them. Anyway, because I also did a reading of the application where I rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-50396187547519226282018-07-02T12:34:00.000-05:002018-07-02T12:40:44.368-05:00Overheard at Boehringer's in Adamstown...Characters: Darren (hubby); ME /myself/ I; Kelly (SIL) Setting: Creekside, see above Burgers (them)- fries (me, cause I'm nice 😏) Had impromptu dinner with the sister-in-law of  Darren's best-friend JB. She's an NEPA native, too-- transplanted to Ephrata from Pittston a few years back. I was ready to tell her how my hubby calls me "such a tourist" when she spontaneously said: "I still wave at rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-73536926677763275012013-12-22T18:55:00.001-05:002013-12-22T19:40:34.798-05:00The Way Way Back MovieIncredible...just incredible !   And not just because of Sam Rockwell ;p Liam James (Duncan) is so understated but he does so much with this role. The writing is great, imo. I was so impressed when I found out Nat Faxon (Ben of Ben&Kate) and Jim Rash (Dean on Community) wrote this. Both do amazing jobs with their supporting roles. The last scene made me cry, and I wasn't even a fan of Pam's rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-90364173361881300202013-07-14T14:34:00.003-05:002013-07-14T14:35:56.904-05:00President Obama just issued a statement today about the jury's decision on the Trayvon Martin case: The death of Trayvon Martin was a tragedy. Not just for his family, or for any one community, but for America. I know this case has elicited strong passions. And in the wake of the verdict, I know those passions may be running even higher. But we are a nation of laws, and a jury has spoken. I now ask every American to respect the call for calm reflection from two parents who lost their young sonrachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-32736901480675704202013-07-14T10:09:00.000-05:002013-07-14T10:09:04.624-05:00After Zimmerman verdict, we don't have any right to talk about equality in this countryThey should make jurors take a stupid test before a trial starts... Anybody who has studied law even a little bit knows that the fact that Zimmerman did not testify means his OWN LAWYERS thought he would hurt his case if he took the stand.rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-9688999241374991582013-06-01T14:37:00.001-05:002013-06-01T14:42:56.684-05:00Overheard today on NPR's 'Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me...' Peter Sagal:   You were on Oprah a lot! Dr. Deepak Chopra:   If Oprah married me, she'd be                                      Oprah Chopra. PS:   Or, you could be Deepak Winfrey...but, that wouldn't         be as funny. DC:   No, that would not be funny at all. ... (Later) PS:   Do you object to the term 'New Age guru'? DC:   Spell 'guru.' PS:   G...U...ooh!rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-32747924097949497702013-05-29T16:52:00.000-05:002013-06-01T15:54:15.330-05:00ZeFrank: "Thinks like me" "It makes me think that the thoughts that i have in my head that make me feel the most lonely, because I don't think anyone else thinks them, are also the thoughts that have the potential to make me feel connected."  rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-54272938619345807022013-03-31T18:22:00.001-05:002013-03-31T18:36:24.735-05:00so i live under a rock...I just spent an embarrassing amount of time trying to find the name of a song I heard on the radio earlier this week.  All I knew was a man was singing it, and the chorus was: "Ooo ooo ooo ooo ooo ah ah." Just so you know, that description fits about a hundred songs from the last 30 years! In my case, the brother figure knew it when I finally gave up and called to sing it to him: "Some nights, rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-39691743975036175542013-03-18T21:32:00.000-05:002013-03-18T21:32:04.117-05:00Ze Frank's Ted Talks...these are amazing rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-16498805073018100482013-03-17T19:03:00.000-05:002013-03-17T19:03:00.298-05:00"The Secret Life of Pronouns"Not as crazy as I thought I would be about "The Secret Life of Pronouns" (which I should have read sooner...) Having a little trouble with the primary thesis about the importance of function words. Not to mention when Pennebaker asserts that individuals who use the words 'aforementioned' or 'condescending' have low self esteem-- that's a little too Freudian for me. I do appreciate his early nodrachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-7702959493444862912013-03-17T08:30:00.000-05:002013-03-17T00:05:09.521-05:00"There are few people who won't be disarmed by a genuine smile" rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-61897314544306708512013-03-03T22:50:00.001-05:002013-03-17T00:10:23.470-05:00Sensory Integration Disorder--- a hypothesized disorder that was 'discovered' by Anna Jean Ayres, an occupational therapist. Very interesting! Watch Raising Adam Lanza on PBS' Frontline webpage.  rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-15861279815453280022013-03-03T17:07:00.000-05:002013-03-17T00:11:17.060-05:00they grow up soo fast! rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-67740196120277891232013-03-02T16:52:00.002-05:002013-03-17T00:18:21.686-05:00how did no one tell me about maddie?                                         I just read on ratemyprofessor that my sister is an excellent teacher, but 'she's too obsessed with her dogs'-ha! Ack- check out Maddieonthings.com !! rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-43488291556613374032011-02-12T12:42:00.009-05:002011-02-12T13:18:36.668-05:00josh ritter: no one better, part IIhe rocked the troc on feb 10. did an AWESOME version of his own Rattling Locks (which i can't find video of yet-- link is march 2010 in nj). covered velvet underground, talking heads, even the everly brothers with his opening act, scott hutchinson of frightened rabbit.now we just have to wait till ritter comes back to philly on march 6 to perform at The World Cafe.Check it out!!!rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-45729449006412821552011-01-30T23:48:00.005-05:002011-01-31T00:00:20.641-05:00note to spielberg...I think I've accidentally run across the next great religious thriller/ movie plot; re: exorcist or stigmata.from the New Testament book of Mark: And if Satan rise up against himself, and be divided, he cannot stand, but hath an end.Devil must be “split” to be destroyed. He is discovered to be a triumvirate being, likened to the Protestant view of GOD. In which, perhaps in some bit of irony, one rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-76477118773364110042011-01-23T16:14:00.016-05:002011-01-23T18:12:26.495-05:00celebrity look alikesmaybe it's me, but i can't tell the difference- rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-25327249605599816772010-06-22T16:39:00.006-05:002010-06-22T17:00:27.948-05:00there's no one betterJosh Ritter - "Change of Time" (Live, Solo Acoustic) at Fingerprints from Doug Rice on Vimeo.rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-76242801981512805102010-06-13T13:28:00.012-05:002010-06-20T21:22:17.993-05:00fit-flops and the "rocker sole revolution"great, what an idea! Who wouldn't opt for a 'non-workout' toning method? And the science, if not the anecdotes, seems to be behind it. Flatter abs and less cellulite. Now let's talk about the foot and ankle problems that scores of cellulite obsessed women are going to develop in the next five years! Anything for a trim waistline!*check out the small print on these ads as well-- 'not for use in a rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-17227519477944972962010-06-07T23:14:00.015-05:002010-06-13T13:51:48.120-05:00okay, this is the one cat i would maybe let inside the new house...check out his other antics here...***by the way...listen!!!rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-84467919111131441052010-06-02T18:14:00.001-05:002010-07-02T18:22:48.393-05:00recommendation for jeffrey remas home inspections.i can honestly say that in the whole REAL ESTATE process that encompasses both buying and selling a home, everyone is out to maximize self-gain. many are liars, many 'shade the truth' and some... you just don't know what to think!!that being said, in my recent NEPA home purchase process, i did meet one real estate professional who was the epitome of integrity.if there is anyone out there rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-88033799973426520802010-05-14T09:06:00.003-05:002010-06-13T13:52:26.699-05:00adventures on F-book...what’s with this “Follow us on Facebook” badge on all these corporate websites? Does anyone really do this?shhh!… I follow Simple Shoes on their F-book page—and they are only one of many companies using F-book to change the way they do business. For instance: A recent post asked how much consumers would be willing to pay for a U.S. made Simple Shoe. Manufacturing is big business, or at least it rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-71407334836627509652010-04-22T00:00:00.000-05:002010-04-22T00:00:04.399-05:00Earth Day 2010rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-71653289873268993642010-04-20T20:27:00.011-05:002010-04-20T22:16:05.794-05:00how to get over hero worship...i suffer from hero worship--as do, i know, many of you. It can strike in many forms. What follows is just a sampling:extreme ambition at work, to please the BOSS.extreme ambition in a relationship, to please a LOVER.extreme, almost blind devotion to a MENTOR. extreme idealization of FRIEND or FOE.So, how do we get over it? And should we? The first step is to realize that BOSS, LOVER, MENTOR, rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9486491.post-372846194262011652010-03-28T08:47:00.003-05:002010-04-04T19:44:01.136-05:00hot-house them when they're young and lock them in retirement homes when they get old??in our time-crunched world, every activity is combined with something else to bow to the holy god of Efficiency. Kids write in schools, but the writing they do is bland and unimaginative--meant to teach them structure. "What i did on my summer vacation." "What i want for Christmas" (apologies to Jean Shepherd!)Kids are 'hot-housed' to use Sigel's apt terminology. In most schools, imagination is rachaelmh18http://www.blogger.com/profile/00548138803817280683noreply@blogger.com