Guest comments
Food and Pharma Connected?
copyright 2014 Bettina Network, inc. We had another one of those breakfasts and we are all still reeling, having put different backgrounds, experience, education, parts of the world together we came up with a startling conclusion: The discussion centered around Bettina Network’s attempt to keep Bettina Homes as organic as possible – in cleaning, food,…
Read MoreAn Intensely Religious Week
copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2014 Intensely Religious – how do we turn that into – gloriously Spiritual! I hope it is not the intensely religious who have brought about so much bigotry in the world and the gloriously Spiritual who have given us so much freedom! Maybe my values are a bit screwed. It is…
Read MoreRepublicanism BC and AD – oops, AT*
*BC = Boehner Cruz; AT = After Tea Party copyright 2013 Bettina Network, inc. The singing reported in the Tea Party’s caucus reminded me of the Titanic – remember? As they went down, those who could not or did not leave the ship went down singing Amazing Grace. Isn’t that what happened last night? It…
Read MoreGoing to the Toilet
copyright 2013 Bettina Network, inc. What a horrible title for a blog! We have postponed writing this blog for a couple weeks, but it has been such a great find and the topic of several breakfasts so with fear and trepidation – here goes!!!!!! We discovered – would you believe across the breakfast table –…
Read MoreGiordano Bruno – A Talk by Alan Powers
Alan explores the life, writings and legacies of Giordano Bruno. Powers has an addendum to his book on early efforts to map the moon. He calls Bruno “The Man Galileo Plagiarized and having written 26 books Bruno lost a University post to a man who had written a small pamphlet – you have to…
Read MoreWOW! What an article!
Thanks for your article on the Government shutdown. I am a Democrat who is constantly mystified by the workings of this political campaign business. As a regular traveller to Cambridge, I stay fairly often in your home. It is quite the place for good conversation. What I appreciate about this article is that I haven’t…
Read MoreI Tried Your Liquid Vitamin C….
It was terrific. I started using it when I heard about it at a Bettina home. Liquid C is a little difficult to find, but I discovered it in a Vitamin Shop. It comes in a bottle – like a milk bottle – and the bottle is covered with an orange plastic wrap. That was…
Read MoreA Guest Responds – Popcorn and Mosquitos
Thank you for the recipe for an exceptional snack. I tried it and it was sensational. I had to make two tries before I got it right. The main problem was keeping the popcorn crisp while adding the simple syrup and the chocolate. I messed up the first try and had soggy popcorn. The second…
Read MoreA Bettina Guest Comments on Zimmerman-Martin
You don’t have to copyright my comment! It is free to whoever wants to use it. I’ve been a guest at Bettina homes for many years. My regret is that I was not at the home in Harvard Square to be a part of the discussions that I know took place over this trial and…
Read MorePlease ask your readers to sign the petition
Thank you for your writings about the Trayvon Martin – George Zimmerman encounter. It was special and I learned a lot. You said everything I wanted to say. The NAACP has a petition on its web site which you can sign asking that the Department of Justice file a case against George Zimmerman, who violated…
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