My student Xiaoke Zeng and I were in the Saskatoon newspaper to talk about some research results from the Farmers Back Study. I thought the journalist did a nice job of making the science understandable – let me know if it made sense to you!
Looks like it got picked up by MedXpress and Regina Leader-Post as well.
Hope you have a great day, Mom(s)!
Diesel is now a daily visitor at the house. Looks like they are putting up with it. 🙂
Swedish springtime can be cold and rainy, but folks are so eager to get out during the long days after a dark winter that picnics with heaters, blankets, and fires are pretty common. On my visit to BC last week, I had some Swedish-style picnics with my family.
We had a picnic (almost) every day and hardly got rained on at all!
This post has nothing to do with the fast and the furious, and no apologies for that.
While visiting my parents in March, I saw a cat in the backyard as I was doing dishes. I tiptoed outside to try to convince the cat to be petting, but she came running right over, and purred REALLY loudly. Mum came out to see her, and said she sounded like a diesel, so that’s what we called here. David decided one name wasn’t enough, so she became Vin Diesel.
She is comfortable coming inside, and has event gotten some treats left over from the last friendly neighbour cats that moved away a year ago. She has been visiting almost daily and usually gets up to some cute hijinks during her visit. She is really big and fluffy, and she seems smarter than usual, so we suspect she is a Maine Coon.
Of course, Diesel can’t be the cutest kitty of all time, since that title is held by long-departed grey kitty (see below). However, she does seem to be the cutest kitty currently.
It’s April 24. Do you know where your snow tires are?
Art cards seem to be my main outlet for artistic expression these days.
This one was for my Uncle Matt. I was recently reminded of the Zen Koan painting I did for David last year; seems somehow relevant today as well.
The days are getting longer and spring is generally a more hopeful time, but even the late December day in photo had some sunshine. Sometimes ‘still standing’ is a real accomplishment (even if your branches are mostly gone).
A bit late to the party, but I started a twitter account and that is where many of my work photos and news is ending up these days. Even if you don’t have twitter, you can see my feed on the ErgoLab website. If I post less on this blog, you’ll know why!
As promised, here are some more art cards to draw up during cold days and send in the mail. I didn’t make or send any heart-shaped valentines this year, but feel free to interpret these with a loving spirit.
