How has technology changed your job? My job, in as far as it is to write, and these days, that is what I do, is greatly changed. The keyboard allows me to write coherent thoughts. The technology preserves my scribbles, in their now legible form. I eschew A.I. assistance, being a purist. Without its help, […]
Writers rites
A.I. in the form of Grammarly or whatever the auto spell check might be employed by my writers platforms interferes with my artistry.
We complained about the lines; we overheard the women behind us complain.
My question to my friend (artist and frequent art date) LisaMaria and anyone else who was willing to listen, “if it’s a Member Event why are half the elevators out of service; why isn’t the Cafe open; why are there such long lines. I should have just come early in the day.”
To my credit, I did not raise all these ‘plaints at once. But you get the point: Avoid the lines. Go at off hours.
BTW, the Metropolitan Opera is launching a new production, El Último Sueño de Frida y Diego, created by Gabriela Lena Frank (music) and Nilo Cruz (libretto), about Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera.
The Frida and Diego exhibition is MoMA’s tie-in to the premiere opera. The tree and the diorama of the tree are part of the set design. Also on exhibit is some of the well-known art by the well-known artist-couple.
My friend K stays in the loop about matters of health. She forwarded the summary of this study to me.
The trial, published in Nature Communications, involved 15 men and 17 women with metabolic syndrome.
Not in order of appearance in Nature Communications. Limited study by University of Bonn in Germany.
“The level of particularly harmful LDL cholesterol fell by 10 percent for [the oat group] – that is a substantial reduction, although not entirely comparable to the effect of modern medications,” says senior author Marie-Christine Simon, a food scientist at the University of Bonn in Germany.
We were able to identify that the consumption of oatmeal increased the number of certain bacteria in the gut,” lead author Linda Klümpen explains in a press release.
“For instance, we were able to show that intestinal bacteria produce phenolic compounds by breaking down the oats.
“It has already been shown in animal studies that one of them, ferulic acid, has a positive effect on the cholesterol metabolism. This also appears to be the case for some of the other bacterial metabolic products.”
To take the results further, the team tested the effects of dihydroferulic acid – a byproduct produced by gut bacteria breaking down oats – where it appeared to reduce cholesterol storage.
It’s important to note that the results may not apply to everybody in the general population. Volunteers participating in the trial all had metabolic syndrome, a condition associated with excess weight, high blood pressure, and elevated blood sugar that can be a precursor to diabetes.
But given that LDL concentrations remained below starting levels six weeks after the diet had ended, the researchers think they’ve found a biological process worthy of further investigation.
The researchers also ran a second trial in which 17 volunteers ate 80 grams of oats daily for six weeks without other dietary restrictions, compared to 17 controls who did not eat oats.
While there were some benefits, the longer, less extreme oat diet didn’t produce the same rapid cholesterol drop.
Eating oats for every meal for two days cut ‘bad’ cholesterol by up to 10 percent in a small clinical trial.
Surprisingly, the effect was still visible in participants’ blood six weeks after they returned to their normal diets.
The Challenge, such as it is, is to try having an oatmeal meal for breakfast, lunch and dinner for a couple of days. I will try it.
After all, it doesn’t involve drugs, or even a natural supplement.
My limited TV watching is limited to movies. Since my streaming services are only those bundled with my cell network from (shout out to) Spectrum, I watch what Xumo or Tubi give me.
(BTW, I pronounce– insist on pronouncing it Tubby, as in a bit chubby.)
We know there is no such thing as privacy where networks are involved. Tubi knows I’m watching.
The thing that disturbs me is the childish suggestions I get for my future entertainment. It’s a little disturbing that I am not perturbed by the fact that while I am watching Tubi, Tubi is watching me.
Have I raved about the on-line food mall at Wonder to you?
One order, many restaurants, so everyone at your table can enjoy a different food from a different kitchen.
Which animal would you compare yourself to and why?
Do we have a spirit animal? Do I?
Should I envision myself as half-maddened by the light of a bright, beautiful moon? Shall I be moonstruck or sun-dappled?
Which animal would those images elicit? A wolf, a dog? A moo cow, a window lazying cat?
We made a stop at 6th Avenue and West 4th Street for a Cheese Wheel Pasta. Don’t worry, it is superb and delicious. The cheese wheel is a useful gimmick.
The patrone places the fettuccine in the big wheel of Padua cheese (cheese removed) to cook. He has six fry pans in which he fresh preps the sauces and other ingredients. This is not fast food.
Met a new friend who asked about my blog(s). Flattered, of course. Suggested a search for TheRealTamara.
Tried it myself. Why not, I love googling.
Shagrin, 😞 so many results, and so many other TheRealTamaras. Is this even possible.
(No ¿?, this is not a question. It’s a complaint.)
Had to find a way to top being The Real.
How about, I asked ACJ, I call myself OGTamara?
All The Best