Thursday, February 28, 2013

Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

Iceland is Poised to Make History

Posted: 27 Feb 2013 01:49 PM PST

I have a day job, but I’ve also spent much of my adult life as an activist. Over the years, the causes I have addressed include tenants rights, violence against women, pornography, fracking, and global climate change. This spring I heard the most exciting news: Iceland will address violent and degrading pornography nationwide! This is [...]
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Monday, February 25, 2013

Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

I Looked Danger in the Eye Today and Lived to Tell About It

Posted: 24 Feb 2013 11:52 AM PST

So, I was driving home from Western Massachusetts to Boston this morning when I hit a patch of ice somewhere around the town of Gill. My car careered down the highway, completely out of my control. I put the brakes on, and no dice. I had many seconds to contemplate what was going to happen [...]
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

I Took the GREs Today

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 03:50 PM PST

I took the GREs today. That’s the Graduate Record Examination, the test you have to take to apply to most graduate schools. I did this back when I was in my 30s, but I never attended grad school. Today I’m 54 and very excited by the possibility of going back to school for marketing. If [...]
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Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

If You Are Drinking Diet Soda, Stop It!

Posted: 19 Feb 2013 02:05 AM PST

A lot of people drink diet soda believing they are making a healthy choice. Well, think again. Most diet sodas contain a sweetening substance called aspartame (also known as Nutrasweet), and this chemical has been proved to be poison. The FDA approved it only after a very checkered history of attempts. It is believed to [...]
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Monday, February 18, 2013

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Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

I’m Going to Eat Spotted Dick

Posted: 17 Feb 2013 10:41 AM PST

English friends of mine asked me to buy this stuff today. We’re having it tonight. My first time. I have no idea what it is.  
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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

Rhea Becker's Short Attention Span

Monkeys as Pets: A First-Person Account

Posted: 15 Feb 2013 01:20 PM PST

I had four monkeys as pets when I was a kid. Why? Because my dad loved animals, and the weirder the better. The monkeys were fun but not as fun as normal pets. You couldn’t, for instance, let them roam around the house. They are too destructive, as they grab onto everything with their tails [...]
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