Skip to content

Billie's Back Porch

Everything that makes life real

  • Music
    • Jazz
    • Soulful Notes
  • Better Health
  • Yummy
    • Breads – Yeast and Quick
    • Libations
    • For the Carnivores
    • Sweets for the Sweet
    • Vegetables, Fruits and Grains
      • Vegetarian/Vegan
  • Things to Read
    • Books
    • Poetry
    • History
    • Video
  • Contact Us

Year: 2022

  • Kintsugi
  • January 17, 2022

WHOSE HOUSE? THEIR HOUSE: JUST WHO WAS HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE 1/6 INSURRECTION IS TELLING

BY SUSANNAH CROCKFORD  JANUARY 1, 2022 Almost as soon as the tear gas cleared from the Capitol grounds on Jan 6, multiple stories emerged. About what happened, and when, and who was

Read More

  • Kintsugi
  • January 17, 2022January 17, 2022

Blender Olive Oil Hollandaise Sauce

from Myrecipes.com (original story from cookinglight.com) We want to start off the new year eating more healthily. Here is a good recipe that is anti-inflammatory and lower in satura

Read More

  • Kintsugi
  • January 17, 2022January 17, 2022

Year of the Tiger: What 2022 Has in Store for You

Taylor Markarian Updated: Dec. 22, 2021 According to Susan Levitt, author of Taoist Astrology: A Handbook of the Authentic Chinese Tradition, Tiger years such as 2022 are all about going

Read More

  • Kintsugi
  • January 17, 2022January 17, 2022

8 Resolutions You Can Actually Stick to for a Happier, Healthier 2022

By Betty Gold and Juno DeMelo Updated December 10, 2021 Sit differently. Set a bedtime alarm. Walk more. Eat veggies with breakfast (omelets are always great) Read more HER

Read More

  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

What to Wear to a Winter Wedding

I’ve been thinking about what to wear to a winter destination wedding in February. Not only is the wedding in a cold climate, but it is also black tie. There are lots of sites that break down the

Read More

  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022

Where Blue Bell Got Its Charming Name

By Melissa Locker Updated December 19, 2018 You know that Blue Bell is my FAVORITE store-bought ice cream. It all started back in 1907 when a group of local farmers in Brenham, Texas, dec

Read More

  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

From the Daily Skimm (12/30/21)

Attack on democracy…On Jan 6, Congress got together to certify then-President-elect Biden’s electoral win. But pro-Trump supporters who refused to accept the 2020 election results sto

Read More

  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

How to Trim Your Dog’s Nails at Home

Let me say that we are still taking our dog to the groomer. She doesn’t like for us to trim her nails, she just wants the treats.

Read More

  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

Striking findings from 2021

BY KATHERINE SCHAEFFER DECEMBER 17, 2021 As 2021 draws to a close, here are some of Pew Research Center’s most striking research findings from the past year. These 15 findings

Read More

  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

Broken families, reunited

By Lois M. Collins@Loisco  Dec 8, 2021, 10:00 pm MST The two authors separately published books this year, offering expert advice and research while sharing their personal experience

Read More

  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

Learn How To Cook A Perfect Prime Rib

By Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. Nov. 22, 2021 The best way to cook Prime Rib, or the Ribeye Roast, is by roasting it in the oven fat side up to your desired doneness and allowing it

Read More

  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

Vaccinated and test positive? What to know about omicron, COVID for this holiday season.

Adrianna Rodriguez USA TODAY As COVID-19 cases surge, fueled by the highly transmissible omicron variant of the coronavirus, Americans wonder how to approach the holidays a

Read More

  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022

15 Signs Someone Just Stole Your Identity

Brooke Nelson Updated: Dec. 01, 2021 You see errors on your credit report (3 major bureaus, check a different one every 4 months for free) You notice unexplained charges on your credit card Yo

Read More

  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022

What Made Black History in 2021?

After the tumult and triumphs of 2020, here are the achievements that shaped the first year following the country’s racial reckoning. By Dodai Stewart Kamala Harris became the first Black wo

Read More

  • Kintsugi
  • January 7, 2022January 7, 2022

The Best Hot Chocolate Mixes According to Cocoa and Cozy Experts

Lisa Kaminski Updated: Nov. 30, 2021 As soon as the temperatures dropped, our Test Kitchen squad was ready to search for the best hot chocolate mix to warm up on cold days. For this

Read More

Posts pagination

1 2 3 4

NY Times

  • Voters Sue Over Louisiana Governor’s Move to Delay Primary
  • Spirit Airlines Prepares to Shut Down After Trump Administration Bailout Falls Through
  • As Iran War Reaches 60-Day Mark, Republicans in Congress Grow Impatient With Trump
  • Can the Costume Institute Survive Without the Met Gala?
  • Obamacare Enrollment Drops Sharply as Costs Rise

NPR

  • Trump gives the go-ahead for a major new Canada-U.S. oil pipeline
  • Giving coffee a jolt could help assess its quality
  • Craig Venter, pioneering human genome decoder, dies at 79
  • How Trump's EPA head has transformed the agency — and sided with polluters
  • Like soap operas, 75 feet up: How bald eagle nest cams hook online communities

The Progressive

  • In Chile, Latin America’s Latest Far-Right Leader Takes the Stage
  • Waking Up the Possums
  • Let’s Get Ready for the Next Pandemic
  • The Equity Docket: Black Americans’ Stolen Past
  • The Battle to Close Ridglan Farms

FactCheck.org

  • RFK Jr.’s Unsupported Claims About Tylenol-Autism Study He Called ‘Garbage’
  • Definition of ‘86’ at the Heart of Comey Indictment
  • Providing Context for Leavitt’s Examples of ‘Violent Rhetoric’
  • Project 2025 Series Wins National Headliner Award
  • The Persistent Misleading Claim That Vaccines Aren’t Properly Tested for Safety

Snopes.com

  • Report claims 14K SNAP recipients own luxury cars. The evidence is lacking
  • Posts claim Trump appointed Ghislaine Maxwell's former defense attorney as acting AG. Here's the real story
  • Investigating claim Chief Justice Roberts, wife took $20M from law firms he ruled on
  • 16 rumors we've inspected about King Charles III
  • Did Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, superglue sorority sisters' eyelids shut? There's no proof

Tradeoffs

  • Doctors Hated the No Surprises Act. Now Some Are Getting Rich Off of It.
  • New York Braces for Trump's Big Medicaid Shakeup
  • Should People Who Want GLP-1s Have to Work for Them?
  • High Health Care Costs Are Fueling a New Fight Over Old Laws
  • Trump's Pick to Quiet the Chaos at HHS
https://youtu.be/I4qDOF3RbCw?si=f92yXaL8ysdAGaYq

Meta

  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.org
Powered by WordPress