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NOT RIGHT? HOW TO GET RIGHT SOONER THAN LATER WITH THE RIGHT FOOD

July 31, 2023 by

Feelings of being not right could be from something you ate? What’s the last thing you found on your plate or in your bowl? It’s probably not food poisoning, but it could be something. For example:

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EXTREME FITNESS IN EXTREME WEATHER

July 30, 2023 by

Extreme fitness begins early. And it’s not difficult. Just get up early. Except in extreme weather, like the prolonged heat wave Arizona lives and works in, you can’t get up early enough. Open a morning door is like standing behind a car exhaust pipe.

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PREMIUM CHICKEN WITH CHICKEN BONES

July 9, 2023 by

Premium chicken answers one question: What came first, canned chicken or bagged chicken. The question not asked: Who eats canned or bagged chicken? If that’s you, please continue; if that’s not you, please continue.

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EATING ETIQUETTE: WHEN TO EMBARRASS YOURSELF

April 14, 2023 by

Eating etiquette is a class thing. Yep, it’s a class thing right up until you know better. The difference is between people who grew up with proper eating etiquette and those who recently converted from face-stuffing shovelers. Both groups have names: one is English People, the other is The Rest Of Us.

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FOOD EVOLUTION ON TELEVISION

February 28, 2023 by

You can track food evolution from your TV watching schedule. Some shows have their people shoveling in grub. The Last Kingdom was a shovel-fest with royalty sitting down to a bowl of gruel fit for a king. Follow that with an episode of CHOPPED to complete the circle.

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SPECIAL BIRTHDAY? FIND SUSHI KUNI IN WEST LINN

January 26, 2023 by

Was the special birthday at Shushi Kuni my choice for a celebration feast? It was the inspired choice of a West Linn birthday girl who knows things, lots of things. Which includes having the inside track on sushi. Now you will, too.

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HOBBY CHEF COOKS SIGNATURE DISH

November 7, 2022 by

Hobby chef says: start out with the right ingredients. My signature dish, a take off on a childhood favorite at birthdays, includes the healthy and the questionable healthy. The question comes up a few times a year on house birthdays, so the ingredients are not deadly. Cooking birthday dinner for others in hobby chef style:

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WESTERN CIV 101: A BASIC SURVEY

March 9, 2022 by

Western Civilization, Western Civ, starts with a journey that began as a walk, or a float. Someone young enough, strong enough, and smart enough wanted more than what they’re getting. “More what,” you ask? Since this is a simple explanation I’ll keep it basic: more food, more clothing, more shelter. Or any food, any clothing, […]

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CREATIVE SPARK: DRUMS, GIUTARS, BASS, AND STEW

February 21, 2022 by

A creative spark hung in the room while two guitar players worked it out. They decided which key to play in, set the tone and tempo, while the bass player and drummer listened in. “Sorry to take so long,” one guitar player said. “Not a problem, you’ve got go pick it out,” the drummer said. […]

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BLOG TOOLS: HOW TO ORGANIZE TIME AND SPACE

October 1, 2021 by

Blog tools help writers get where they’re going, and as any writer will tell you, they are going to fill up a page. Sometimes it’s a long, long, loooooong haul to fill up one page, then another, then another. Look at a stack of printer paper some time and imagine filling them all. From the […]

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