Sleep is really important, and getting enough sleep is essential for good health. The National Sleep Foundation recommends that adults age 18 to 64 get seven to nine hours of sleep a night, and seven to eight hours if you’re 65 or older. Not getting enough sleep can cause all kinds of problems: Not getting…
Read More Are You Getting Enough Sleep?By Samuel Huneke November 16, 2020 at 6:00 a.m. EST While there are critical differences between what this administration is suspected of doing and the violence committed by Nazi Germany, the commentariat often compares Trumpism to Nazism. [I]f denazification’s principal purpose was to convince ordinary Germans of the wrongness of Nazism, then it was at best a…
Read More Can we hold Trump and his allies accountable without further splitting America?By Rebecca Traister It can be undone just as quickly and as effectively as we did it. Stacey Abrams In the flood of post-election analysis of muddied results and still-emerging data, answers can seem simple and obvious. But real life, real states, and real political organizing don’t always lend themselves to easy explanations or diagnoses. And…
Read More Stacey Abrams On Finishing the Job In GeorgiaObama’s post-election lunch with the former presidents is what America should look like By Annie Reneau 11.19.20 A Facebook post from Sebastian Copeland shared an excerpt from Jean Edward Smith’s biography of George W. Bush that reads: “As part of the presidential transition, Barack Obama asked Bush if it would be possible for him to meet all…
Read More What America Should Look LikeI saw an ad for new Crayola crayons called “colors of the world.” Went to Wally-world and bought 2 boxes. Described as “24 new skin tone crayon colors,” the box of 32 crayons actually has a variety of realistic skin tones plus 8 classic colors for hair and eyes. Great idea for gifts for people…
Read More Crayola has “Colors of the World”Today’s recipe is from My Recipes and is by Foua Vang from St. Paul, Minn. S. won’t eat Brussels sprouts, but I do on occasion, so here is something we’ll try together. Ingredients 1 pound Brussels sprouts, trimmed, cut in half 2 tablespoons olive oil Salt and pepper 2 tablespoons honey 1 cup dried cranberries ½ cup…
Read More Honey-Roasted Brussels SproutsHomemade Peanut Butter Bacon Dog Treats | Sally’s Baking Addiction 1 cup smooth peanut butter (not chunky) 3/4 cup milk 1 egg 2 cups whole wheat flour 1 Tablespoon baking powder 1/3 cup quick-cooking oats 2 strips of bacon, cooked very crisp and crumbled Mix everything except the oats and bacon in a large mixing…
Read More I made some homemade dog treats for Maggie. Here is my version of the recipe.Here are some things I’ve learned over the years that helped me get out of debt, avoid spending too much when I did shop, and not be sucked in by the lures of advertising. The examples below are taken from today’s emails. Put your credit cards in a container, fill it with water, and put…
Read More How to Avoid Spending Too MuchWriting in Well, the NY Times newsletter, Tara Parker-Pope says, “It’s time to double down on your pandemic safety precautions. Our country is entering a dark phase of the coronavirus crisis. Yesterday, more than 65,000 people were hospitalized with Covid-19 — that’s more than at any point during the pandemic. In recent days, more than one-third of the nation’s governors have issued…
Read More How to Celebrate Thanksgiving SafelyBy Perry Bacon Jr. At nearly 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, the morning after Election Day 2016, the Associated Press declared Donald Trump the winner of the presidential election. Around the same time, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton phoned Trump to concede, a call she made at the urging of then-President Barack Obama. That Thursday, less than 48 hours after the…
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