So I was teaching a class this weekend in Costa Mesa, and while I shopping for groceries at the local Whole Foods, I was leaning down to scoop some brown rice when I saw a scooper to my left, digging into  the millet.  Of course, it’s not everyday someone scoops millet for anyone but their [...]

So I bought this book about farts for my sister.  It’s got a little battery-operated box on it that contains ten fart sounds.  She’s a full-grown woman, but has this really infantile love of farts which I’ve never understood, but lovingly endured.  I AM TOO MATURE FOR THAT!!  But then, I was listening to aforementioned [...]

There comes a time when one has to totally fess up.  Especially when one has written a book about macrobiotics and when one thinks one is supposed to follow a certain diet as perfectly as one fantasizes one should.  OH WOE IS ONE! 
I’ve been drinking coffee this week.  I really, really hate to admit [...]

Okay.  I’m really excited about this because I don’t consider myself the best cook in the world and it’s a rare day I think one of my original recipes is worth repeating, SO PAY ATTENTION:
Mysteriously Good Noodle Dish
1/2 package whole wheat spaghetti noodles
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 collard greens, washed sliced with spine chopped into thin [...]

My back went out this week.  I feel like an old man, saying that.  "OY…MY ACHING BACK!!!" 
I was at the gym, lifting some free weights–like the total jock that I am–and I thought I would just do a little multi-tasking.  So I set my iPhone down between my thighs, on the bench, and continued to [...]