#LoveYourNeighbor. People need to eat… and those of us who have enough can (and should) share what we can.

Support your local food bank to feed your literal neighbors (money is always the best way to help a food bank).

Donate to World Food Kitchen to help in Jamaica and Cuba in the wake of Hurricane Mellisa.

Make bags to keep in your car to give to your neighbors on the street. 

Do what you can…

Science can be beautiful! I am absolutely not an “RNA-Seq nerd”, but I understand why an experimental result like this is delightful! This is beautiful basic science to understand a cool question … with millions of different smells how do we know the difference between a rose and petrichor? 

I’m enchanted by these paintings…

And then, while looking through the artist’s website, I discovered this painting which was commissioned by the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland… 

Paper clip on your lapel?  The history of wearing a paper clip started in Norway in World War II… a history that is fascinating and worth knowing. 

Oh… these poems that carry us….

So easy, sort of healthy, and delicious. I went searching last week for a dessert recipe that was sort of healthy, wasn’t too sweet, and would be a perfect bite after dinner.

Mission accomplished: Pan de elote! (Mexican Corn Cake)

p.s. I used a can of corn (instead of fresh) and substituted 2% milk for half of the condensed milk which was a perfect level of sweetness for my taste.