November 12, 2020

I have a 3-quart InstantPot. I took a 1 lb. package of beef stew meat, which is just cut up chuck roast. I peeled and cut into quarters 1 large yellow sweet onion. I put the onion in the bottom of the instant pot container. I added a lot of garlic. I poured in enough…

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Jill U. Adams November 7, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. EST Frozen shoulder is painful, aggravating and inscrutable. Sometimes it occurs after a shoulder injury, but more often, “It just happens,” says Todd Schmidt, an orthopedic surgeon in Atlanta. An inflammatory process causes the ligaments that hold the shoulder together to contract and tighten up. “It’s like…

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By Jonathan Abrams Nov. 1, 2020 The Atlantic Beach King Mackerel Fishing Tournament had stretched for three weeks. But this, the final day of the tournament, marked the first time that the Ebony Anglers could sync their schedules and sink their lines together. As the women walked from the dock to weigh in, a few bystanders cast curious glances…

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National Novel Writing Month, also known as NaNoWriMo, is a month-long creative writing challenge that takes place every November. During the month participants from all over the world are challenged to write a 50,000 word first draft of a novel. There is no charge to take part in the challenge, although it is all run…

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How can you show your support for treating black folks equally without marching or demonstrating? According to The Strategist, “You can donate money to a local, grassroots organization. You can join a protest, if you feel you can do so safely. You can educate yourself and, if you are white, talk to other white people about racial justice. But one of…

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Since it appears we will be stuck with Mitch McConnell for another 6 years, the only thing we can do to ensure that real changes are made in our government is to gain control of the Senate. If we do not, McConnell and his cronies will deny Biden the opportunity to appoint progressive judges and…

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