FiveFingers in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness

I recently bought a pair of Vibram FiveFingers Sprint (pictured). They're minimal, lightweight shoes with "toes". They'r...

Weekly Update on H1N1 in Maine 8/19/09

Tracking Updates Maine has identified 354 cases of H1N1, which include 19 individuals requiring hospitalization and one individual who has d...

Find The Fault No 35

Posting this week's puzzle picture a bit early, as Norfolk is beckoning for three days. Interesting one this, as the answer wasn't q...

Ischemic Heart Attacks: Disease of Civilization

Or, more precisely, disease of industrial civilization. The scientific literature contains examples of cultures that don't suffer fro...

For Safety's Sake!

(Click on the images to read the text.) Source: Modern Beauty Shop, April 1943 Who doesn't love Veronica Lake, even without her signatur...

Caring Talk Saves Lives

This is a shameless plug for a new kid on the blog, the bloggee being not unknown to me. Wartime Housewife is a template for our age, and ev...

What’s in a name? “HIN1 flu” vs. “swine flu”

Judging from news stories and conversations across the nation, the term “H1N1” isn’t as contagious as the virus itself. Most people still us...

On The Verge

I photographed this chap on our nearby green lane last Saturday afternoon, and I'm a little unsure what it is apart from being fungaloid...

Jezebel does Modern Beauty Shop Again

Jezebel has posted more vintage hair magazine scans, this time from Modern Beauty Shop, June 1942 . I have that magazine too (here's my ...