Social networking used to be so simple but oh, how things change. I remember when I had AOL Instant Messenger (AIM) and my friends and I basically chatted on a daily basis. Of course, you could always add people you didn’t really know (by finding…
Do you know what today is (besides Wednesday, March 14th)? It’s Registered Dietitian Day! This day was created to increase the awareness of registered dietitians (RDs). RDs are food and nutrition experts who work throughout the community in hospitals, schools, public health clinics, nursing homes,…
Patience is a virtue! Unfortunately, some people lack that virtue. Personally, I have a limited amount of patience. Like most people, I don’t like to be judged unfairly and I hate it when people depend on me to do things that they can do themselves,…
The last day in February this year was very awkward and confusing for me. Nothing weird happened at school or at home that caused me to have this feeling, but something strange happened to the calendar. When I looked at my math teachers clock in…
I remember when I first started having pain. I was 14 years old and told my mom about a constant pain in my side. She brushed off my comment and gave me some Advil thinking it would help. After a while the pain just never…
Recently I heard of a strange website (bostontcrush.com) that encourages people to secretly take a picture of someone they find attractive on the T, and then post it on the website – without the knowledge or consent of the poor soul in the photo. All…
You may be very familiar with what you can do to preserve the environment, such as recycling and using less fuel. If so, you probably also realize that your actions will affect future generations – but what are the benefits now? Earlier this week a company…
The month of March is dedicated to raising worldwide awareness about endometriosis. Like other months that dedicate colors in association with certain conditions (pink for breast cancer, red for heart disease) endometriosis has one too; yellow. Endo affects millions of women around the world, myself…
A few months ago my friends and sister were all reading this book called The Hunger Games. I had heard of the book and based on reviews it was supposed to be very interesting and compelling. At the time I was pretty busy, but I…
I just read an article in The New York Times called Young, in Love and Sharing Everything, Including a Password. The author wrote about how many people – both couples and friends – share their password to prove their love and/or trust for one another. He…