one down, harder, more important one to go

Finished the online Sociology course, scooting in just under the two-hour limit for the essay final with about a minute to spare, so one of the questions was shortchanged. I'm expecting an A anyway. I am behind on the homework due tomorrow in Cardio-pulm, and have done relatively little prep for the practical and written final on Thursday. Brief advice summary: don't smoke.

Canadian bullies

Not a phrase one normally imagines, but it's what's going on with the Tar Sands Keystone XL pipeline, as explained here:
http://www.americablog.com/2011/08/day-2-of-protests-to-stop-obama-from.html

better living through chemistry

Flo was here visiting on our anniversary, and made a vegan version of our usual celebratory carrot cake (our wedding cake was a carrot cake). We bought a new tin of baking powder for the occasion, as I had no idea how old the previous one was. I made biscuits tonight and it's astounding how much better they turned out using the new stuff.