Electric costs rise in summer as we turn on the a/c to keep cool and reduce humidity. Here are some tips for ways to lower your electric bill: Use realistic thermostat settings. Every degree you raise your thermostat temp above 72F in the summer saves you approximately 3% on your electric bill. The US Dept…
Read More Ready for warmer weather?When it comes to minutes, here’s the magic number for most couples. By Anonymous April 13, 2021 Can a woman rightfully expect sex to last a certain amount of time? Does longer sex equal better sex? I reached out to women, men and some experts alike to get answers to my questions. Here’s what I learned. Read the…
Read More How Long Should Sex Actually Last … Really?I love language. I wanted to be a linguist when I was in college, but my mother said I wouldn’t be able to support myself and my family on that income, so I became an English teacher instead. The English language has 26 letters, including 5 vowels (a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y)…
Read More Which Letter in English is Never Silent? (and other facts about this strange, wonderful language)This weekend I was looking at my expensive lingerie and other delicates and realized that the rules I learned for taking care of it may not be the same as the rules that are being pushed by experts. This is what I was taught: Change your underwear (bras and panties) daily. Read the label. Don’t…
Read More Taking Care of Expensive LingerieMedically Reviewed by Michael Dansinger, MD on May 18, 2019 Steroids (also called corticosteroids). They treat diseases caused by inflammation, like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and allergies. Common steroids include hydrocortisone and prednisone. But steroid creams (for a rash) or inhalers (for asthma) aren’t a problem. Drugs that treat anxiety, ADHD, depression, and other mental health problems. These can include clozapine, olanzapine, risperidone, and quetiapine. Birth control pills Drugs that treat high blood pressure, such as beta-blockers and thiazide diuretics Statins to lower cholesterol…
Read More What Medicines Can Make Your Blood Sugar Spike?Amid a series of mass shootings in the U.S., gun policy remains deeply divisive While a few specific gun policy proposals garner bipartisan support, partisan divisions on others – and even on whether gun violence is a serious national problem – have widened over the last few years. Today, 81% of Democrats say gun laws should be stricter…
Read More Did You Know? 411 from Pew ResearchRick Muscoplat Updated: Apr. 05, 2021 It’s a bacterium called Serratia marcescens, and it can grow in wet areas. Chlorine in city water helps prevent it. But if you have an activated charcoal filter, you’re removing the chlorine, according to the North Dakota State University Extension Service. This bacterium has been known to cause pneumonia, wound infections,…
Read More What Is That Disgusting Pink Slime in Your Bathroom?I finally tried Japanese Milk Bread. It makes a fabulous loaf. I like it because it makes one loaf, important for a small household. The bread slices well and makes great sandwiches and toast. It also makes good cinnamon rolls. Honey would eat it before it cools, with butter, unless I warn him off. Pictures…
Read More Milk BreadWhen I was a kid, we changed into our play clothes when we came home from school, and changed our shoes as well. In winter, we left our boots in a tray outside the door and put on house shoes or slippers. We also didn’t sit on our beds but in chairs. Why? Because my…
Read More Take Off Your Shoes and Change Your Clothes(Why does every picture of him look like a privileged frat boy?) David Badash and The New Civil Rights Movement April 22, 2021 U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor delivered a strong warning to the American people and a strong rebuke of Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the newest far right wing Justices on the Trump-shaped conservative-majority Court in a blistering but…
Read More Sonia Sotomayor rips Brett Kavanaugh with a warning