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Chat Wednesday, radio Friday

E-mail|Link|Comments (4) Posted by Robin Abrahams April 1, 2008 03:42 PM

I'll be chatting tomorrow from noon to 1 p.m. on boston.com--come on by!

Also, I'll be on the Peter Blute Show on WCRN (830 AM) at 9:35 this Friday for my biweekly "Mind over Manners" segment. If there's anything you'd like to hear me discuss--etiquette, ethics, current events, pop culture--leave your ideas in the comments section!

UPDATE: Today's chat is online here. Comments are open, so if you want to keep the conversation going, please do! "Carrots and hummus" were an ongoing theme in the chat. Excerpt:

AJ_2: I also send my daughter to school with hummus and carrots. She also brings frozen peas, which are not frozen by the time she eats them. The other mothers have actually thanked me because their kids have asked to bring them now.
Robin_Abrahams: Wow, you can MAKE CHILDREN ASK TO EAT PEAS? You clearly have powers beyond those of mortals. That's it, I'm turning my column over to you. Please e-mail my editor and inform her of the change.

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I know you've posted on this subject before and thought you may be interested in the following New York Times post in the Health Blog .

Fat Bias Worse for Women: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/31/fat-bias-worse-for-women/

Posted by Danielle D. April 2, 08 10:11 AM

I just wanted to let you know that even though I can never actually get to a computer during your chats, I very much enjoy reading them afterwards!

Robin says: Thanks, Mira!

Posted by Mira Whiting April 2, 08 04:09 PM

A suggestion for all those people with noisy neighbors -- how about ear plugs?

Posted by Dave's not here! April 2, 08 04:14 PM

Wow, you can MAKE CHILDREN ASK TO EAT PEAS?

I *loved* frozen peas when I was a kid, long before I willingly ate cooked ones. My kids (well, one of them) loves them, too. They are crunchy, cold, a little sweet and make a really good treat, especially when they're teething.

Posted by Eeeeka April 3, 08 09:38 AM

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