Author name: judyann dutcher

Yoga

I’ve been doing yoga regularly for maybe a dozen years. I did a class here and there in the decade before that but it didn’t really capture my interest. I did ballet as a child and maintained much of my flexibility so when I did do yoga, it was easy and not a work out. […]

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Science, Religion and Politics

Galileo’s Daughter: A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love by Dava Sobel is a reminder that the catholic church is mean-spirited and unenlightened. The primary content is about Galileo’s discoveries and writings, from crafting the telescope to supporting Copernicus’ heliocentric cosmology. Since logic supported a sun-centered universe, this was seen as heresy and Galileo

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Maddow at the Arlington

Rachel Maddow visited Santa Barbara through UCSB Arts and Lectures. She was promoting her book “Drift” as well as answering questions that had been submitted previously  from UCSB Political Science students and teachers. Maddow noted that she wasn’t used to talking in front of a large group. Her show is filmed in a small area

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Restaurant Quality

When we go to a restaurant, my kids order impossible drink combinations: ginger ale with strawberry syrup and a slice of kiwi lemonade with pureed cherry, three straws and four ice cubes half orange juice, half cranberry juice with cherry and a splash of grenadine “everything except the tomatoes” The goal is to see if

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