Cosina Sinclair's MindSay Blog http://cosina.mindsay.com Cosina Sinclair - MindSay Blog http://cosina.mindsay.com/the_exaggeratedly_straight_spine.mws cosina 2008-07-15T08:07:35-05:00 <![CDATA[The exaggeratedly straight spine]]> http://cosina.mindsay.com/the_exaggeratedly_straight_spine.mws The other day we were out driving, and Nelson said, "Check out that guy's posture."

It was amazing!  If you looked at the man from the side, you could drop a plumb line from the back of his head to his...

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I'm still running.  I had an especially good run today.  I've been trying...

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]]> http://www.mindsay.com/comments/cosina/word_for_the_day.mws http://cosina.mindsay.com/lets_stick_together.mws cosina 2008-05-19T08:05:43-05:00 <![CDATA[Let's Stick Together]]> http://cosina.mindsay.com/lets_stick_together.mws While I was out visiting Ally in Northampton -- oh, and if you don't know Northampton, it's this cool little town in the middle of the state, directly north of Springfield. It has Smiff College right in town, and is...

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Maybe it's even the NEW new new math.

I don't want to explain it, but basically it's very empirical,...

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I managed to make the drone with...

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]]> http://www.mindsay.com/comments/cosina/didgeridoos.mws http://cosina.mindsay.com/cayenne_gets_in_your_eyes.mws cosina 2008-05-08T07:05:47-05:00 <![CDATA[Cayenne gets in your eyes]]> http://cosina.mindsay.com/cayenne_gets_in_your_eyes.mws I'm not usually bothered by allergies, but today I was sneezing my head off and my eyes were so itchy that I couldn't stop rubbing them.

DISCLAIMER:  I'm not a doctor or health professional, and...

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Except the didgeridoo, but now I'm going to try that, too.  I found...

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"What can I do to stop this itching?"

I...

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