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New Bill Bryson book – Seeing Further: The Story of Science, Discovery, and the Genius of the Royal Society
I am a big fan of Bill Bryson books. He started out as mainly a travel writer, but in the past few books he has ventured more into topics that might be considered mundane like the history of objects in a house. I love his writing style. It is informative ...

Yoga and stretching are basically the same? Say it ain’t so.
A study believed to be the largest of its kind suggests that the physical aspects of yoga are effective at relieving low back pain, but it didn’t find any evidence that yoga provided broader mental benefits.
But the current study found both yoga and stretching were equally as effective, suggesting ...

Recommended Reading for October 2011
I was having a bit of a bad run of reading in the past few months, so it was a refreshing surprise to have hit three good books in a row. Finally!
Things that I recommend for this month?
- Super Sad True Love Story – by Gary Shtenygart
- The Art
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Diving Ni’ihau Hawaii
A few months ago I went to Kauai, Hawaii and ended up going out to scuba dive Ni’ihau aka The Forbidden Isle. I went with the dive operator called Bubbles Below and had a great time. My only complaint is the crossing on the way back is a good 2 ...

Introducing Nerdgirl HD
You may have noticed that there have been some changes around here to the site. I want to now introduce Nerdgirl HD to the world. I have decided to take control of my site, once again, and also consolidate several other sites that I have been contributing to into one ...









